One quote to rule them all, and in the darkness guide them!
I often joke about there being a ‘Lord of the Rings’ line or quote to fit every situation in life.
Well, I would I’m a ‘Lord of the Rings’ fan! In saying that there is depth to some of the lines and quotes from the film or book whether from Gandalf, Bilbo Baggins, Frodo, or Sam or any of the other characters.
“It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.” (Isaiah 55:11).
Jo
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I just a moment ago received a forwarded message in Finnish from Christians in Ukraine. I made my own translation of it to English (as best as I could) to post it also here:
An urgent message from
Vitaly Orlov
Sumy's Christian church's
Pastor/Bishop,
Verkhovna Rada, Kiev
Beloved friends, brothers and sisters from all over the world.
We appeal to you in this dark time for all of us, when the black clouds of bombs cover the sun over our capital city.
This night the elite specialforces of the Russian federation together with Tsetsenian units attacks one of the world's oldest (from 400 A.C) and most beautiful cities, the spiritual capital of East-Europe - Kiev🇺🇦.
At this moment there are streetfights going on in Kiev. Everyone who are able to hold a gun in their hands; even senior citizens, students and pupils, have raised up to defend the city.
(Continues...)
@sarikorpi Father in Heaven please hear this heart cry! Father I pray for those who love you in Ukraine to be blessed & strengthened, that they may show forth love and hope in Jesus. My heart is deeply ashamed of America for not helping Ukraine! I pray many souls will turn to God and find eternal salvation! My heart is with you! Father please make a way out where their is no way!
@DevotionalTreasures After that being said, the Ukrainian president has agreed to negotiate with Putin at the border of Belarus. Let's pray those negotiations will go well and the killing and destruction will stop 🙏
The coming night and tomorrow day are critical moments. At stake is everything, what the whole civilisized world believes and what it has built so far.
With tears in our eyes we request you, no matter on what time zone you are in, to spend time in prayer and fasting in front of God. 🙏
Pray the Lord to protect us from insane armies, which wants to mock at the cost of faith and God's truth.
We ask you to share this message to all your friends, relatives and acquaintances in Europe, Asia, America and all over the world!
Prayer is stronger than the strongest enemy🙏🙏🙏!
Your brothers and sisters from Ukraine 💙💛
I am not a person who usually blocks others on social media, but the last two weeks I have blocked three persons on DingDash. All of them with anonymous profiles, two of them my followers. I suppose all three were from the Mastadon network. The combination anonymity and ad hominem – attacking a person instead of attacking an argument, makes me lose my patience. It’s the lowest form of argumentation. Yesterday someone called @sinbach names in my post, just because he is American and a former military. That was too much for this person to handle, so he used the argumentum ad hominem.
After 14 years on FB I don’t have the same patience anymore. I’ve been kind and polite to people that haven’t been kind or polite to me. I don’t want the same thing on DD. Don't expect me to respect your opinions if I don't know anything about you. I don't understand why people are so anonymous, if they don't have to for security reasons (like missionaries).
You can’t kill off hope!
A quick little blog post that I wrote today, on this Sunday.
Because the small spot of sun, that was poking around a curtain, inspired me to remember to never give up hope!
Romans 5 points us to a hope, not in a something, but a someone. And that someone has a name, and that name is Jesus Christ!
For the rest of the post --> https://www.berrybunch.family/you-cant-kill-off-hope/
Andy B
Devotional Treasures News No.3
https://devotionaltreasure.wordpress.com/2022/02/26/devotional-treasures-news-no-3/
The full Psalm 1 Devotional Series
https://devotionaltreasure.wordpress.com/2022/02/26/psalm-1-devotional-series/
The final instalment of my series on Psalm 1
https://devotionaltreasure.wordpress.com/2022/02/26/invited-guests-of-the-king/
‘Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
— Isaiah 41:10
From last night I have been hit with a spell of major fatique, which hasn't happened fir a while. I am running on empty. My writing may not be up to standard, but I will keep leaning on Him.
What is your value in Heaven?
https://devotionaltreasure.wordpress.com/2022/02/25/the-weight-of-righteousness/
I am no hippy...but I am a tree!
https://devotionaltreasure.wordpress.com/2022/02/24/i-am-a-tree/
Are you busy in His Word today?
https://devotionaltreasure.wordpress.com/2022/02/23/busy-in-the-word/
A Scottish father and grandfather. I have been following God for 36 years. Here I share my daily devotional writing from my blog. May God bless you!