#justice and righteousness

[iamentertainmentclub-blog]

Double dose of the Holy Ghost! here's our second post for the day. #josephmekaelpageministries

Here’s a powerful and engaging post for today’s Proverbs Daily, honoring Black History Month and emphasizing freedom from oppression: 🖤 BREAK FREE FROM THE SNARE | Proverbs 6:1-5 (NIV) 🕊️ “My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger,you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.So do this, my son, to free…

[ryanranney]

The Lost Dream of the Scribe

Before the Ancient Rains The kingdom of power is spirit The gateway to spirit is truth The path to truth is humility Shadows fall upon the flesh of man To turn us away from the path While vexed by shades we do see Lament in turmoil of mans focus Unseen to him his true deceiver Hidden there the darkness behind it Set within but set apart It is not the spirit of man that speaks For of his belief…

[s-o-a-p-ing]

PSALMS S.O.A.P. ~ PSALM 72

Friday, 10/27/23

SCRIPTURE:

God, give Your justice to the king  and Your righteousness to the king’s son. ~ Psalm 72:1 

OBSERVATION:

Without getting political and all...

...this is pretty personal - the difference between them and me is in my opinion, only a matter of degree...

But to God? 

Sin is sin...

APPLICATION:

Receive His justice - as offered through His grace...

Receive His righteousness - as given through Jesus...

Give thanks for He Who knew no sin, but still knows - and died for - me, the sinner...

PRAYER: (With Verses 18 & 19 added in...)

Grace-filled loving Father -  Blessed be Your Name... You alone do wonders.  Blessed be Your glorious Name forever;  May the whole earth be filled with and see Your glory. Forgive my sin, which is great in Your eyes, no matter how small I try to make it...  Let me rely on You instead of trying to willfully handle things myself... Thank You for Your Holy Spirit's presence - may I lean into and rely on it - and for Your Son Jesus Who showed Your love through His life, death, and resurrection - on my behalf... In His Name, and for Your praise-filled, worshipful, glory... Amen and amen. 

As always, yours always, in all ways - because Jesus...

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[occulee]

Your halos won't last forever; his blood will never be enough.

[bruciemilf]

Dude bros will choke on their own dick cheese before admitting Bruce Wayne is autistic while saying "Bruce Wayne is just a mask he uses to blend in with regular people" with their whole chests huh. Babe do I have some news for you

[kaurwreck]

I won't promise it'll be okay, regardless of what happens over the next few days, but I can promise the outcome is navigable.

[wiirocku]

Psalm 33:4-5 (NKJV) - For the word of the LORD is right, And all His work is done in truth. He loves righteousness and justice; The earth is full of the goodness of the LORD.

[ladyabaniko]

[amymichael7]

Psalm 64

[idylls-of-the-divine-romance]

Will always laugh when a professed Christian will talk about "Social justice Warriors" in really demeaning ways. "Warriors of social justice" is literally how I describe the prophets

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Approaching God with Awe

1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong. 2 Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your words be few.

3 As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.

4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. 5 It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.

6 Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin, and do not tell the messengera that your vow was a mistake. Why should God be angry with your words and destroy the work of your hands? 7 For as many dreams bring futility, so do many words. Therefore, fear God.

The Futility of Wealth (Psalm 49:1–20)

8 If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them. 9 The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.

10 He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile. 11 When good things increase, so do those who consume them; what then is the profit to the owner, except to behold them with his eyes?

12 The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

13 There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner, 14 or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on.

15 As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands. 16 This too is a grievous evil: Exactly as a man is born, so he will depart. What does he gain as he toils for the wind? 17 Moreover, all his days he eats in darkness, with much sorrow, sickness, and anger.

18 Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.

19 Furthermore, God has given riches and wealth to every man, and He has enabled him to enjoy them, to accept his lot, and to rejoice in his labor. This is a gift from God. 20 For a man seldom considers the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart. — Ecclesiastes 5 | Berean Standard Bible (BSB) The Berean Study Bible (BSB) © 2016, 2018 by Bible Hub and Berean Bible. All rights Reserved. Cross References: Exodus 3:5; Exodus 23:25; Exodus 30:18; Leviticus 4:2; Leviticus 4:22; Numbers 30:2; Deuteronomy 12:7; Deuteronomy 12:18; Deuteronomy 23:21; Judges 11:35; 2 Chronicles 1:12; Job 1:21; Job 11:2; Job 20:20; Psalm 39:6; Psalm 127:2; Proverbs 3:24; Proverbs 10:19; Proverbs 15:2; Proverbs 22:16; Ecclesiastes 1:3; Ecclesiastes 1:8; Ecclesiastes 2:9,10 and 11; Ecclesiastes 2:23; Ecclesiastes 3:13-14; Ecclesiastes 6:1-2; Ecclesiastes 7:18; Matthew 6:7; Acts 5:4; 1 Corinthians 16:16; 1 Timothy 6:7; 1 Peter 4:12

Ecclesiastes 5 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise)

Key Passages in Ecclesiastes 5

1. vanities in divine service 8. in murmuring against oppression 9. and in riches 18. Joy in riches is the gift of God.

[lotus-pear]

rewatched madoka magica again today bc i fucking hate myself and to absolutely no one’s surprise i went through all five stages of grief in a single evening

[aspirant1598]

[wullu]

In a drama about demons and humans walking amongst each other, I am not gonna nitpick and point out plot holes, but is still, episodes 5 and 6 of the Judge from Hell gave me pause when I realized that the murderer of the week was presenting DID-like symptoms.

I tend not to be a fan of dramatic depictions of it because there's always an element of sensationalism and never enough nuance, but you know what, murderer man utilizing psychiatric diagnosis for his own benefits didn't even trouble me as much as Han Da On's determination to catch a demon who's not above getting stabby if people are in her way. Justicia has been given a job, and shes gonna do her job and get out of here, barring any other extenuating circumstances like falling in love with someone with the all self-preservation skills of a coconut.

My man, you are just a few bad days away from becoming tomato chutney. You see what a demon can do first hand and you are still like, IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE I WILL BRING YOU DOWN?

On one hand, admittedly, he's unaware of her mission on Earth so fair enough that he's determined to bring her to justice.

On the other hand, I kind of find Da On's righteous fury bemusing on one hand, because while he's getting heated up over Justitia here, surely he's not unaware of the amount of police-inflicted violence that exists? Surely before you cast stones at others, you ensure that yours is not glass house? It feels a little disingenuous for him to be all up in arms but not acknowledge his own biases/privileges.

But I think my previous paragraph is geared more towards the writer than the character. Cop shows exist in a medium where there's room for heroics and glamorizing certain things, but not questioning the system. But, I digress.

To come back to point, right now its like, why do you a bring a gun to a fight that has disappearing magical daggers?

Or I wonder if Da On's anger towards her stems more from the fact that he thought she fit a certain mold -- a mold in which she no way confirmed or even acknowledged -- and hes now angry that the ideal doesnt match reality? This feels more plausible to me. Like discovering your idol has feet of clay. Except, I dont think Justitia even asked to be his idol. The man just put her up there on the pedestal.

Ironically, I feel like his views would be more aligned with the real Kang Bit Na, but he wouldn't be interested in her as much, because she wouldn't challenge his notions the way Justitia does.

I am sad their time of being UST buddies has come to end so abruptly. We could have done with a few more eps of those before it all devolved into angst. However, I am interested in seeing how they progress, and I would absolutely LOVE it if there was some corruption/seduction of innocence where he's brought over to the dark side, but I will not also hold my breath. Sigh.

[halflingkima]

the brosca warden storyline is insane (affectionate) to me, and it's wild that I happened to choose it first.

I've not played through all the origins myself, but from what I gather in general, I think brosca has the least material effect on later material gameplay – all of the effect is in brosca's character choices/response, which is completely up to the player whether or not/how much to honor.

the 'dwarf commoner' origin title is misleading – brosca's casteless, classless, as low class as possible and fighting tooth and nail while being actively pushed lower. accepting the warden offer is the easiest choice in the world (even aside from escaping the dwarven death sentence) because it offers any level of respect as a person.

later, when they return to orzammar with the treaties, the city insists they were never born. there's record of their death: when they joined the grey wardens. according to orzammar, brosca's homeland, their origin – brosca did not exist until they became a grey warden, at which point they were considered deceased.

(on top of the official records at the shaperate, no npcs acknowledge that you're a dwarf, let alone from the city. you can speak – briefly – to your family, but they're the only ones who acknowledge your past. I found it frustrating while playing that the origin didn't affect much, but that affected my own gameplay; brosca's origin makes the political dilemma seem laughably simple.)

and then. when the archdemon is slain, whether or not brosca survives, they're made a paragon, which is akin to a dwarven god. brosca is immortalized in their people's mythology forever – the same people who refused to admit they existed until their legal death. (presumably bhelen minimizes or eradicates the caste system, but whether or not that takes –) the history of the paragon brosca will almost certainly erase their origin as a casteless dwarf. when, arguably, they wouldn't have become a paragon without that history.

[emioliravioli]

anyone ever talking to a family member and they let put an opinion that horrifies you and so you argue with them, but it gets to a point where you're about to cry, so you shut down because tears would just make everything worse?