#the great Earth Indweller

[apoloadonisandnarcissus]

Sauron might have bound himself to his physical form in Tolkien legendarium, after all

And what does this mean for his "Rings of Power" character arc?

I’ve come across this amazing Tolkien legendarium YouTube channel today, and here the author explains how Sauron, like Morgoth before him, bound himself to his physical form before the Fall of Númenor:

This theory combines evidence from several of Tolkien works: "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, "The Silmarillion", "Morgoth’s ring" and "Nature of Middle-earth".

This actually makes a lot of sense as to why Sauron physical form in the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy only has four fingers (the one cutted out by Isidulr is missing, even after his “re-embodiment”). This is similar to what happened to Melkor after he became bound to his physical form; he, too, had wounds that never healed (for instance, the burns on his hands from holding the Silmarils).

"The Black Hand of Sauron" drawn by Tolkien

But true 'rational' creatures, 'speaking peoples', are all of human / 'humanoid' form. Only the Valar and Maiar are intelligences that can assume forms of Arda at will. In any case is it likely or possible that even the least of the Maiar would become Orcs? Yes: both outside Arda and in it, before the fall of Utumno. Melkor had corrupted many spirits - some great, as Sauron, or less so, as Balrogs. The least could have been primitive (and much more powerful and perilous) Orcs; but by practising when embodied procreation they would (cf. Melian) [become] more and more earthbound, unable to return to spirit-state (even demon-form), until released by death (killing), and they would dwindle in force. When released they would, of course, like Sauron, be 'damned': i.e. reduced to impotence, infinitely recessive: still hating but unable more and more to make it effective physically. Myths Transformed: Orcs; "Morgoth's Ring"

This confirms that Sauron, after having his physical form destroyed during the Fall of Númenor, has been “dammed” and he’s reduced to impotence. We know this already because he loses the ability to take on fair form after this event.

Binding to a Physical Form

But the question is: how did Sauron bound himself to his physical form?

Morgoth, we know, it was due to his endless corruption of Arda, for thousands of years. And this included the corruption of other Ainur (several Maiar), creatures, children of Ilúvatar (orcs), etc.

The things that are most binding [to Valar and Maiar] are those that in the Incarnates have to do with the life of the hroa itself, its sustenance, and its propagation. Thus eating and drinking are binding, but not the delight in beauty of sound and form. Most binding is begetting or conceiving.  We do not know the axani (laws, rules, as primarily proceeding from Eru) that were laid down upon the Valar with particular reference to their state, but it seems clear that there was no axan against these things. Nonetheless it appears to be an axan, or maybe necessary consequence, that if they are done, then the spirit must dwell in the body that is used, and be under the same necessities as the Incarnate. The only case that is known in the histories of the Eldar is that of Melian (...) The great Valar do not do these things: they beget not, neither do they eat and drink, save at the high asari, in token of their lordship and indwelling of Arda, and for the blessing and sustenance of the Children. Melkor alone became at last bound to a bodily form. Note 5 (“Vinyar Tengwar”) of “Osanwe-kenta"

Side note: when Tolkien says "Melkor alone" it means the only Vala to bound himself to a physical form was Morgoth. He's speaking of the Valar in particular, here. He also tells us the Eldar were only aware of Melian as the only Maiar to bound itself to a physical form, but, as we know, the Eldar aren’t aware of everything that happens in the world.  

The Fanar [physical form] of the Valar were not “phantoms”, but “physical”: that is, they were not “visions” arising to the mind, or implanted there by the will of a superior mind or spirit, and then projected, but received through the bodily eyes.   [...] It is said that the longer and the more the same hröa [body] is used, the greater is the bond of habit, and the less do the “self-arrayed” desire to leave it. As raiment may soon cease to an adornment, and becomes (as is said in the tongues of both Elves and Men) a “habit”, customary garb [...] [If] the spirit (that is, one of the those not embodied by creation) [Valar and Maiar] uses a hröa for the furtherance of its personal purposes, or [still more] for the enjoyment of bodily faculties. It finds it increasingly difficult to operate without the hröa.  “The Visible Forms of the Valar and Maiar, “The Nature of Middle-earth" 

"Begetting and conceiving” might, indeed, mean more than just standard reproduction, because Morgoth did “begot” with creation and mastery of several races and creatures. However, the only other example of a Ainur (in this case a Maia) getting bound to a physical form in the lore is Melian, when she became pregnant with Lúthien (after reproducing with her Elf lover, Thingol).

How did this happen?

But Sauron didn’t exactly “begot” with creation like Morgoth did. We know, for a fact, he did not impregnate any Orcs during his “breeding of the Orcs” project in the First Age, because he would have bound himself to a Orc physical form, and that never happened.

And “Rings of Power” fans know this too, because Sauron would never have looked like this if he did. He would have a Orc physical form:

He would have never been able to take on the "Halbrand" form either. Nor the Annatar form, for that matter. In Season 1, and Season 2 of "Rings of Power", Sauron isn't bound to his physical form. The fact it's the same actor is irrelevant, because these are two different physical forms (one is a man, the other an elf).

One could argue Sauron bound himself to his physical form because of the One ring. But the One ring is a piece of jewelry, not the physical body his immortal spirit inhabits, like Tolkien tells us. He’s bound to the ring, yes, but apparently, he bound himself to his physical form, too, and for that reason, when he “re-embodied” after the Fall of Númenor, he was “damned” and “reduced to impotence”, and could no longer take “fair form” to deceive others.

This “binding” happened somewhere in the Second age timeline (which encapsulates thousands of years) before the Fall of Númenor. From the lore, we know that Maiar are at risk of binding themselves to a physical form when they overindulge on it: too much eating, drinking, sleeping, f*cking, etc. 

However, we know that Sauron shapeshifts a lot in the lore, so his risk of binding himself to any physical form is lowered than the average Maiar. So, how did this happened?

The fastest way for him to bind himself to his physical form is to father a child, this much we know. But why would Sauron ever want a child? Especially in the legendarium, we don't have candidates for the mother (I know, I know, folks from the 1970's disagree).

One time, I joked Sauron was the only iconic supervillain in pop culture without grandchildren, and that “Rings of Power” just gave us Sauron x Galadriel. Don’t tell me they’ll actually go with the insane “Half-Maia Celebrían” theory.  

Or maybe Sauron threw too much parties at Mordor and got wasted on a regular basis? Too much to eat? Too much fornication? Giving away those rings was wild, then.

We are not sure if Sauron will keep his Elf form (“Annatar”) for his Nine rings of power plan, and “King of Men” plot in Season 3 and Season 4. He might choose to take on a Man form, once again. If he does, he was clearly not bound to the Annatar form. So we’ll have to wait and see, on that one.

[talonabraxas]

'OM Namo Narayanaya' Vishnu Narayana Talon Abraxas You are everything, earth, water, fire, air and space, The subtle world, the Nature-of-All (pradhana), And the Person who stands forever aloof. O Self of all beings! From the Creator (Brahmā) to the blade of grass, All is your one body, visible and invisible, Divided by space and time. We worship you as Brahmā, the Immense Being, the first shape, Who sprang from the lotus of your navel to create the worlds. We, the gods, worship you in our selves, We, the King of Heaven, the Sun, the Lord of Tears, The Indweller, the twin gods of agriculture, The Lord of Wind, the Offering, who are all your shapes, While you are our Selves. Vishnu Purana

[walkswithmyfather]

Romans 8:38-39. “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (NIV)

“God’s Love Comforts Us” By In Touch Ministries:

“Jesus went to the cross and died in our place so that we could become children of God.”

“Our heavenly Father wants us to know how much He loves and cares for us. In fact, today’s passage says that nothing can separate us from His love. He has made this clear through:• Revelation of Himself. In Scripture, we learn that God made us in His image and has a purpose for us. Sin separated us from Him, but He has a solution to our problem.• Provision of a Savior. We were trapped by our sinful nature and under a sentence of eternal death—separation from God forever. But because of our Father’s great love for us, He sent His only Son to bear the penalty we deserved (Romans 6:23). Jesus rescued us from sin and reconciled us to the Father. What we could never do for ourselves, He did for us. • Adoption of Believers. When we place trust in Jesus Christ as our Savior, we become children of God. The separation between us and Him is gone; instead of being enemies, we are family. The indwelling Holy Spirit serves as both evidence that we belong to God and assurance of His unending love. The Father’s care for us shines brightly through the cross—it was because of love that He sent Jesus to earth to die in our place (1 John 4:9-10). Once we accept the gift of salvation through Christ, nothing can separate us from God’s love. What a comfort that is in times of need.”

[theprayerfulword]

September 02

Malachi 3:16 Those who feared the Lord talked with each other, and the Lord listened and heard. A scroll of remembrance was written in His presence concerning those who feared the Lord and honored His name.

Jeremiah 33:3 Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

Proverbs 1:5 let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance –

Revelation 7:15 Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them.

1 John 5:13 These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.

Romans 16:20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

May your eye never have enough of seeing the majesty of the Lord in His creation, nor your ear its fill of hearing the Word of God. Ecclesiastes 1

May your heart take delight in your work, for this is the true reward for your labor. Ecclesiastes 2

May you know that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness. Ecclesiastes 2

May you receive your daily bread from the Lord, and find satisfaction from God in your work, for without Him, who can eat or find enjoyment? Ecclesiastes 2

May you please God, Who gives wisdom, knowledge and happiness. Ecclesiastes 2

May you understand that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live, for to eat and drink, and find satisfaction in all your toil is the gift of God, Whose work endures so that men will revere Him. Ecclesiastes 3

My child, be not conformed to the world's styles or manners, norms or graces, fashions or mercies, for they will shift even as you achieve them, being fickle in nature and ever-changing in focus. Rather, be renewed in your mind through the truth of My Word and the indwelling of My Spirit, letting Me mold you and shape you into the vessel I desire. I am endlessly creative, My precious one, and I have no limits or boundaries. What man does, has been done before; what I do, My love, is a new thing. Do not look for differences among those who name My name, for each of My children is a unique expression of My love; instead, look for the similarities that you have been taught from My word – meekness, gentleness, kindness, steadfastness, goodness, peace, joy, love, for these are My fingerprints embedded in the clay of your nature. They are inescapable indicators of submission to My will and acceptance of My salvation. You are My workmanship, peculiarly fashioned for good works, individually formed for the purpose I have chosen for you from before the earth's foundation. You do not fit with the flow of the world, and you do not blend with the crowd. You are a light on a hill, and cannot be hid. I have made you a spectacle for the world to look upon, a gazing-stock for the world to see, that My grace and mercy, My truth and power, My redemption and sanctification may be seen by all, though many will reject the first sight and initial exposure to My gospel. You will plant the seed of the good news of My salvation by your life, your speech, your choices, your actions and reactions; prayers will water My Word in their hearts, events will till the ground, removing thorns and weeds, breaking up the hard clods and removing the rocks, and My Spirit will watch over My Word to ensure it performs that which I have sent it to do. Do not resent your special characteristics or the constraints they place upon you, My dear one, for they are to the glory of God, and will be for the praise from many unto the Lord.

May you not receive God's grace in vain for now is the time of God's favor and the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6

May you give no offense or cause anyone to stumble by the way you live so that your work for God will be blameless and no fault will be found with your service to the Most High. 2 Corinthians 6

As a servant of the Most High God, may your life demonstrate your ministry and exhibit your obedience in great endurance; in troubles, hardships and distresses; in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard work, sleepless nights and hunger; in purity, understanding, patience and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love; in truthful speech and in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left; through glory and dishonor, bad report and good report; genuine, yet regarded as imposters; known, yet regarded as unknown; dying, and yet living on; beaten and yet not killed; sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything. 2 Corinthians 6

May you have no fear as you make God your refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, its waters roaring and foaming and the mountains quaking with their surgings. Psalm 46

May you find that city of God, the holy place where the Most High dwells, and the river whose streams make the city glad, though other nations are in uproar and kingdoms without God fall, for the Lord Almighty is with you and the God of Jacob is your fortress. Psalm 46

May you come and see the works of the Lord, the astonishing things brought on the earth as He makes wars cease across the earth, breaking the weapons and burning the shields, that all would be still and know that He is God, exalted among the nations, honored in the earth, mighty among us and ever our fortress. Psalm 46

Though senselessness disturbs our heart and foolishness fills us when we are young, may we embrace the loving discipline of our heavenly Father Who is able to remove it far from us. Proverbs 22:15

[hiswordsarekisses]

I used to really struggle with learning the difference between condemnation and conviction. It took a lot of growth to finally realize that conviction is from the Holy Spirit, and is a blessing, meant to turn me around. Not only that but I learned that conviction is proof that the Holy Spirit lives in me, the Bible says that when the “helper” comes He will “convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment” (John‬ ‭16‬:‭8‬‬)

Condemnation is something the devils brings. Jesus said He did not come to condemn but to save. He said He did not even come to judge - that The Father has already judged. (John 12)

The following is from Jerry Bridges devotional, I just had to share:

“…We must put sin to death continually, every day, as the flesh seeks to assert itself in various ways in our lives.

No believer, regardless of how spiritually mature he or she may be, ever gets beyond the need to mortify the sinful deeds of the body.

John Owen wrote, "even the choicest saints who seek to remain free from the condemning power of sin need to make it their business, as long as they live, to mortify the indwelling power of sin."

To mortify sin we must focus on its true nature.

So often we are troubled with a persistent sin ONLY because it disturbs our peace and makes us feel guilty - but we need to focus on it as

“an act of rebellion against God.”

Our rebellion is, of course, against the sovereign authority of God.

But it is also rebellion against our heavenly Father who loved us and sent his Son to die for us.

God our Father is grieved by our sins.

Genesis 6:5-6 tells us, "The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And the Lord was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart."

Your sin and my sin are not only acts of rebellion;

they are acts that grieve God.

Think of the persistent sin patterns in your life that you’ve identified and are hopefully praying daily over, and remember that these are grievous to your heavenly Father.

And yet, he sent his Son to die for those very sins that fill his heart with pain.”

😭🙌🏻 Thank You Father for sending us Your Son. Without Him there would be no hope for any of us. Thank You for Your conviction, because of which we know You have not given up on us. 🙌🏻😭🕊️🤍

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Living His Word

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. — Philippians 4:13

The present era is an in-between time. We are in-between the inauguration of the Kingdom of God on earth at the first coming of Jesus Christ and its complete manifestation at His second coming. Jesus, for example, preached that the Kingdom of God had come to the people of His day (Luke 11:20), but He also said that we should pray "Your Kingdom come" (Matthew 6:10).

The fact that we live in this in-between time means that we already see manifestations of God's kingdom everywhere, but it also means that we do not yet see the fullness of the Kingdom everywhere. There is a tension between the already and the not yet. We see great victories, but we also see great challenges and oppositions. We see healings of health, but we still see sickness and death. Given this state of affairs, it follows that the Christian life requires that we be able to handle whatever comes our way; it requires that we be able to handle the already and the not yet.

In Philippians 4:10-13 Paul tells the Philippian church that he has learned how to handle one aspect of the already and the not yet. He has learned how to abound with everything he needs and he has learned how to suffer need. He has learned how to be full and how to be hungry. It is in this context that he says "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Paul is not saying that he can do whatever he wants whenever he wants because of Christ's strengthening; he's saying he can handle the already and the not yet of the Christian life.

What Paul had learned was how to be content no matter what state he was in (Philippians 4:11). He did not complain when he was in need and he did not complain when he was abounding. Jesus Christ's presence through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit enabled him to stay in control of himself no matter what came his way.

Whether in an already situation or a not yet situation, there will be temptations to complain today. Let us learn, like Paul, how to do all things through Christ who strengthens us.

© 2016 by Bible League International

[omnistpilgrim]

prayer to the shekinah

O Shekinah, yours is the feminine face of the Holy, the luminous moon who lights up the night as we travel from captivity to liberation, the pillar of fire who guides our way home, the cloud hovering over the mountain peaks, living sign that the drought is over.

You are the indwelling presence of the Divine. Whenever we gather to praise the One you are here in our midst. When we cry out for justice you make our hearts tender. When we stand with those on the margins you make our legs strong. When we create works of art and parent our children and harvest our gardens you guide and sustain us.

You are the Sabbath Bride, the Beloved, returned from exile. You restore balance in our relationships and wholeness to our fragmented souls. You infuse our lovemaking with honey. You fill the cup of our hearts, which tremble with longing, with the wine of your answering love. You are the song of our homecoming.

You are the Sabbath Queen, the Great Mother, who sits at the heart of the table tearing off hunks of the secret bread that contains the exact flavor each of us loves best. You feed us all, the proud and the repentant, the believer and the skeptic, from your own hands. Your unconditional forgiveness dissolves otherness.

O Shekinah, we are the vessel for your inflowing. Your radiance requires the clay of our embodiment. Your flame burns at the core of the earth. Your warmth penetrates the seedbed and animates the seedlings. You bless the head of every animal and kiss the tear-streaked face of humanity. You are the vision that builds community, and you are our refuge when the fabric of community unravels.

Be with us now as we navigate the landscape of mystery where your most cherished attributes — wild mercy and boundless compassion, righteousness and wisdom — seem to be cast aside and trampled by imperious world powers and we are paralyzed by helplessness. Help us. May we remember you and lift you up. May we recognize your face and celebrate your beauty in everything and everyone, everywhere, always. AMEN.

-Mirabai Starr

[nelithic]

iris :   if your muse could convey one last message to someone they have lost or left behind ,   what would it be ?

▀▀ 　BOTANICAL HEADCANONS　₊　

he could have been said to be her older brother, during a time when even the greatest fell dragons of the present age were small and wingless, their eyes glistening still with newness. it was a time when father's ambitions were yet young too, inchoate and full of imagination. sombron had been a visionary; he saw a vast road of interconnected knowledge, and power, and truth joined like roots beneath the stories of their majestic land. at this beginning, there had been an earth dragon, and with her he created the fell dragons of the category ' humus ' — fertile seeds of the world tree.

the children of this union were never destined to fly. and among them stood one whose scales shone like gemstones, a gradient of midnight drawing the eye in a plummeting spiral to their centers where divinity like fulgur laced beneath the skin.

as blood runs from the heart to the limbs, as gradlon's mountains reach towards the sun, go unto these worlds, and display your beauty there with pride.

such are the memories that a child named eizh had of its father.

more than anything, the child wished to fly. he would look upon her and the other dragons unlike him and lament the barren sculpture of his spine, such that nel grew sorry for him; for the seeds of gradlon were possessed of tremendous power beyond that of her own kind, yet fell forever short of the skies. for as long as she could remember, that breathtaking child loved nothing more than their father, and dreamed their father's dream.

but how was it to fulfill the great dream it had been given, bound to the earth as it was?

nel remembers the moment when all of gradlon castle rang with the singing, guileless joy of that child's happiest day. by the time she reached the inner chambers, he was no longer anywhere to be seen.

thank you, father, thank you. remained the single sheet of paper on which he'd inscribed his hopes indwelling. you gave me wings to soar and a mighty form. i will go to the lands and tell them about you and everyone else. i shall tell them that the place where i was born is beautiful.

the seeds of gradlon were never seen again.

some say that in the far reaches of the fell land, where even the dragons take care to tread, the skeleton cages of tremendous, wingless beasts consecrate the ground where they had fallen. here, the earth welcomes them home like a mother, bringing forth bounty unseen in the world from their blood.

some say that worlds away speak legends of a tyrian dragon, a glimpse of whose hypnotic scales brought birth and damnation; who could be heard at the edges of tragedy, singing a song of fathomless beauty. the legends say he would sing until their last days, for the tragedy began and ended in him.

another stretch of parchment lies atop the first now, in nel's older, steadier script.

in the strength of the dream that called you, you were like father more than any of us. you feared neither death nor the unknown, and embraced the potential of his cruelty. i will remember you when my wings are heavy and the future intraversible. i will remember how you wept for these things at all.

[yhwhrulz]

Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional for November 20

Morning

“Let no man glory in men.”

1 Corinthians 3

1 Corinthians 3:1

Being more carnal than spiritual because so weak in grace.

1 Corinthians 3:2

The deeper doctrines cannot be received by the weak, and it is wise to teach such the simpler truths only.

1 Corinthians 3:3 , 1 Corinthians 3:4

Every one thinks his party has the kernel, and others only the shell; whereas they all are apt to let the kernel alone and dispute about the shell, as if that were the kernel.

1 Corinthians 3:7

We must not rest in the best of men, or make idols of them; they are instruments in God’s hand, and nothing more. Let us look above the servants to their Master.

1 Corinthians 3:12 , 1 Corinthians 3:13

Whatever work we do will be tested, by present opposition, by the lapse of time, by the advance of light, and especially by the judgment of the last great day.

1 Corinthians 3:15

Being a good man he shall be saved, but having wasted his life in mistaken work he will lose the fruit of his pains; and having unwittingly caused injury to others, he will himself barely escape.

1 Corinthians 3:16 , 1 Corinthians 3:17

The doctrine of the indwelling of the Spirit is very wonderful, and also very solemn. What condescension on his part to dwell in us! How reverently should we entertain such a guest!

1 Corinthians 3:18

A sense of folly is the doorstep of wisdom. It is needful to leave the world’s wisdom if we would know the wisdom of God.

1 Corinthians 3:21 , 1 Corinthians 3:22

True Christian teachers, whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, Luther or Calvin, Wesley or Whitfield, belong to the whole church, and every member of the church derives benefit from their teachings. Thus the mind is expanded beyond party limits into a true catholicity.

How vast the treasure we possess!

How rich Thy bounty, King of grace!

This world is ours, and worlds to come:

Earth is our lodge, and heaven our home.

All things are ours; the gift of God,

The purchase of a Saviour’s blood;

While the good Spirit shows us how

To use and to improve them too.

Evening

“Let him that thinketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall.”

1 Corinthians 10:12-33

In this tenth chapter of his epistle Paul mentions the sins and chastisement of ancient Israel, and then adds 1 Corinthians 10:12-33.

1 Corinthians 10:13

If our temptations were such as none else had ever endured, and there were no way out of them, we might give up in despair; but it is not so. The Lord will not try us too much, too long, or too often. Grace will bear us through.

1 Corinthians 10:14 , 1 Corinthians 10:15

Idolatry in every form is to be avoided by us, and in these days especially we must avoid all participation in the Popish ritualistic idolatry which is becoming so common. All bowing before the cross or the wafer, and all attendance upon such idolatrous worship must be abhorred by the faithful.

1 Corinthians 10:19 , 1 Corinthians 10:20

As both among Christians and Jews the partaking of holy feasts involved fellowship, so if we join with idolaters we have fellowship with them and shall be sharers in their sin.

1 Corinthians 10:22

Communion with the unholy is a challenge to Christ, an open defiance to his kingship.

1 Corinthians 10:27

There could be no harm in the meat itself, and the believer was free to eat what was set before him so far as he himself was concerned, but there were times when it would be better not to eat it, lest in the judgment of others the Christian should seem to have communed in an idolatrous sacrifice.

1 Corinthians 10:28-31

This is the rule at the table; let us always observe it. Much evil may come out of eating and drinking: it was by eating that man first fell from innocence, The table must be watched lest it become a snare unto us.

1 Corinthians 10:32 , 1 Corinthians 10:33

What we may do lawfully it will frequently be better not to do lest we injure others: for their sakes we must deny ourselves, for selfishness in a Christian is a grievous vice.

Gracious Lord, implant in me

Pure celestial charity;

Let my every word and deed

From a loving heart proceed.

Let the touch of love divine

Make my meanest actions shine;

That in all things I may be

Full of love, and like to Thee.

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[ivy72376]

EIGHT WORDS PER LINE, OCTOBER 1-31, 2024

"It seems that everyday these days is a trying time,

Of patience and faith, principles, convictions, character,

A clash of cultures, values as cheap as dime,

A cloudening of truth, smokescreen on the important matter.

Thankfully our Saviour shows us a way,

Amidst the chaos, and the attack on truth and love,

To put our priorities in order, in spite of what others say,

To be grounded in our affairs, with wisdom from above.

May we always uphold what's true and good,

Be responsible for ourselves, always do what's just and right.

Recognize that on this earth we belong to a great brethrenhood,

Different may be in the manner, but united for our soul's eternal fight."

#HappyOctober312024

"The Pearl, the first novella I read as a kid, was tragic,

In keeping something so precious, the protagonist lost the life of a loved one,

It took away his family's peace and a good future, as if the downside of magic,

Because of the greed and oppression of one powerful man.

Thankfully there is one pearl we are taught about that's true and eternal,

One giving hope and joy that cannot be stolen,

A future that, with patience and perseverance, will be resolute and final,

If we live lives in humility, grace, with hearts and minds without leaven.

May we always hold on to the great pearl our Savior promised--His kingdom.

Giving up on pride and selfishness, always considering the good in every situation,

Our lives open books, vessels of grace where all kinds of people willing to share are welcome,

That the good seed our Savior has planted will grow, an abundant life brought to fruition."

#HappyOctober302024

"It cannot be said enough, prayer is power,

Especially done for unselfish, ungreedy, non-judgmental ends.

And we see its fruits in one's character,

When pride, prejudice, ignorance and fear it breaks or bends.

And prayer is its own reward too,

Giving peace to the prayerful, consolation for pain,

That even still must be suffered by me and you,

But not deprived of hope and eternal gain.

May we pray boldly, yet humbly, patiently, silently,

Knowing in faith, we have what we ask for.

If we ask for the good of all, work diligently,

Believing what's coming is greater than what has been before."

#HappyOctober292024

"The wise person carries no baggage, is good emotionally,

But hard to do literally, especially in calamities.

For in the former, it is freeing, peace-inducing eventually,

But the latter speaks readiness, a matter of survival in difficulties.

Yet mental baggage is no easy thing to carry,

And so we'd be wise to rid ourselves of its spiritual embrace.

For beyond the physical, holding on to toxic emotions makes our souls weary,

Depriving us of joy and contentment, from appreciating our daily grace.

May we be people truly set free and delivered,

From a life of prejudice and hate, self-righteousness and pride.

That our path to our Father's kingdom be not hindered,

And through life's challenges and seasons, with Him we will always abide."

#HappyOctober282024

"It's not the movement, nor the group or congregation,

But being reborn means a change of character,

From one that blindly follows groupthink without question,

To one that upholds truth and justice, and values that matter.

As the wind, unpredictable in direction but real,

So is life truly blessed, graced, renewed, reformed.

Where the Father's love and power indwells deeper than what we feel,

To penetrate selfishness and greed, ignorance and pride are struck down, transformed.

May we be people truly changed by our Saviour's words and sacrifice,

Living daily the gospel and the love He had given.

For no amount of words, proclamations, traditions and pretend actions would suffice,

When faced with the metrics and scales, the Judgment of heaven."

#HappyOctober272024

"One high school literature assignment was titled, 'This too shall pass',

An apt lesson on the impermanence of both happiness and suffering.

A sobering reminder too that no glory nor pain will last,

A challenge to live in the moment, embrace fully our being.

It speaks to us too, who are prone to settle,

Not to be complacent but each day to earn our keep.

For life demands in all situations for us to show our mettle,

And to always learn fortitude, develop patience and discernment so deep.

May we persevere in whatever situation and season,

Giving our best, doing all the good we can.

That we may prove worthy servants, who learn our life lesson,

Doing a good turn in every way, to anyone."

#HappyOctober262024

"It's foolhardy to counterflow in heavy traffic,

More daring if done in our spiritual and social life.

But life demands that our efforts be made specific,

When we preach peace, instead of judgment and strife.

Yes, there will be consequences to our every word and action,

And we cannot run away from the call to be accountable.

But truth and wisdom must be upheld in any situation,

Generosity and patience, empathy and magnanimity as far as we are able.

May we be responsible, facing life's challenges with courage,

As we seek our Heavenly Father's guidance and grace.

Help others see the good news of His kingdom with humility and knowledge,

Remembering we are all together in this eternal race."

#HappyOctober252024

"An ancient sage said that it's a shame to be rich

In a country that's poorly governed,

While it's shameful to be poor, in that place which

Every bread is honestly, diligently earned.

Yet, because of evil and greed, poverty is always everywhere,

So that it is a moral obligation to help as we can,

Giving to and supporting those around us, being there

To enlighten and guide, making life better for everyone.

May we pay forward the grace we have been given,

Making sure to right wrongs, defend the oppressed,

Uphold truth and love, give ourselves to wisdom, our characters proven,

Sharing, giving, blessing, as we are also magnanimously blessed."

#HappyOctober242024

"How dangerous and scary a world it must be,

If each of all our prayers are granted without effort,

For then we wouldn't have a Father who loves you and me,

But a spoiler who dismisses us with favor, but not support.

And yet, we must still believe in His unconditional grace,

To make it through each day with hope and love,

For truly, this world's drudgery and terror needs courage to face,

A Comforter to guide and strengthen, a gift from above.

May we not abuse such privilege and earn our keep,

In generosity and understanding, responsibility and accountability.

Each moment a chance to tap into wisdom so deep,

Each situation a lesson in honesty, patience, perseverance, integrity."

#HappyOctober232024

"It's difficult to be consistent in this day and age,

Unless one leans towards being 'autistically' - inclined.

That's not an insult, but admiration towards one like a sage,

Who does things repeatedly, untiringly, exhaustingly, of one mind.

So it seems with character, virtue, faith and love,

If the inside doesn't match the outside, something will always break.

And maybe, we can show that we give all that we have,

But we will always be proven by what we say and make.

May we be consistent people, focused on where we are headed,

Yet never losing sight of our humanity and reason.

Our Father's love and character, in our hearts imbedded,

Faithful and hopeful, patient, persevering through every season."

#HappyOctober222024

"If we do not know what we are looking for,

We will never know if we have found it.

If we do not understand what we're staring at, therefore

We wouldn't be able to grow our minds one bit.

If we are only after one particular type of thing,

We wouldn't discern truth just a hair-breath beyond our reach.

Much like how we fail to see that in faith and living,

Our Creator has given us His Word and admonition beyond each Sunday's preach.

May we open our eyes, broaden our mind and heart,

Welcoming the manifold ways life reveals what's greater.

For then from our Saviour's will we wouldn't depart,

Nor run away from His leading, which is infinitely better."

#HappyOctober212024

"The truest wealth indeed is contentment, from honest labor,

Knowing that regardless of the situation, we are amply provided for.

And that people may steal from our hard-earned gain,

But diligence will always bear fruit without eternal pain.

And we can always have peace, sleeping fitfully,

For we know even if our days are numbered, there's One who faithfully

Keeps watch, guides, provides, leads in the right direction,

Ready with respite, answers to our every question.

May we spend our days always seeing what's truly valuable,

Trusting in faith in our God who is always able.

Children of hope and light amidst a corrupt and chaotic generation,

Vessels of wisdom, integrity and honor, His holy nation."

#HappyOctober202024

"If only our reason to live is to be like the rest,

Without ever carving our own path, nor trying out something radical,

Then it's useless to try to give our very best,

For then we would only be consumed by what's tangible and physical.

But if we must give meaning to our everyday,

We would do well to strive not only for ourselves,

For being a light and inspiration is what truly make our day,

As we bring peace and hope, we encourage others to better themselves.

May we always remember we are mere stewards of life and creation,

Here on earth not just to survive, but to thrive and replenish.

At every turn discerning, extracting and sharing wisdom from each situation,

Living deliberately, mindfully, enduring patiently until our life's grand finish."

#HappyOctober192024

"Modern life indeed has been getting more stressful,

It seems to be a never-ending race,

So much so that in the humdrum, we become forgetful,

That a better life is one with a slower, more mindful pace.

Thankfully, the Word reminds us what to do, where to go,

For our Saviour's invitation never becomes stale.

Entrusting our cares to His caring hands just so,

And believing His promise of guidance, provision and abundance to never fail.

May we infuse mindfulness, patience and discernment to our everyday,

At each turn, be a vessel of peace, hope, and joy,

With our Father's love lighting our every way,

His joy our strength, His boundless wisdom free for us to employ."

#HappyOctober182024

"It's always good to remember, something that has gotten clichéd,

When everybody says that after our difficulties and triumphs, 'it will be all God',

Yet, when we broadcast our process, our 'My Day' as we sashayed,

There is no spot for Him, as in, 'God's Day', and it seems kinda sad.

Maybe instead we should declare without hesitation,

That everyday is the day that the Lord has made,

He who guides, sustains, provides in every situation,

On whom our cares are taken, our soul's debts are paid.

Yes, even though people fail us, deprive, neglect, or demean our person,

We have a Heavenly Father who loves, who shows mercy and grace.

May we always be thankful, humble, tactful in any situation,

And recognize His leading through all the challenges we face."

#HappyOctober172024

"One really has to go skin-deep to feel the worth

Of anything worth doing, since time proves character.

True joy manifesting in challenging times, bringing forth

Fortitude, resilience, mental toughness, clarity, conviction, all that would really matter.

Because the world doesn't revolve around us, nor can we

Demand respect and recognition, but to just work diligently.

For at the proper time, what we are inside will prove to be

The key to a greater future, humility paying off if we strive patiently.

May we remain steadfast, humble, prudent, noble, consistent and true,

Giving our all in every situation, to making life better

For us and others, enduring while we wait our due,

And surely, joy and peace will follow after."

#HappyOctober162024

"Don't commit into something if you haven't outgrown yourself,

For you may be found wanting, deeds scattered, undisciplined.

Correction from others you may find not a help,

Insisting on your rightness, righteousness, even with convictions untrained.

It is better to go through life circumspect, deliberate,

Not inviting scorn, but mindful and tactful.

For even as nature balances small and great,

So our daily challenges and triumphs rewards the soul that's respectful.

May our days be filled with wisdom, always measured,

In humility, fulfilling our purpose and calling.

Our moments, their lessons and realizations always treasured,

Our eternal destiny despite our current realities always worth embracing."

#HappyOctober152024

"It doesn't take talent to be kind,

Just a simple expectation to be treated the same,

Nor does it take much effort to mind

Others, just basic respect, a habit that's never lame.

And so it's hard to grasp greed, selfishness, rudeness,

For they go against the grain of being humane.

Whatever one believes, whoever one worships, life gets better with gentleness,

And living is bearable when we are more willing to give than to gain.

May we always be mindful, for it doesn't go out of fashion.

Tactful and respectful, recognizing each other's right to live with dignity.

Be circumspect and discerning in every situation,

At each chance, dispensing peace, wisdom, reconciliation instead of enmity."

#HappyOctober142024

"A sad news was aired somewhere in the first world,

Of a navy seal who jumped to save a mate who fell overboard

During a hurricane, but both perishing in the end,

Due to their worn heavy gear, unfortunate for both savior, mate and friend.

Not to such extent may be what we face daily,

But still some situations call for heroism actually.

Especially when a brother, sister, friend or mate is in a dire situation,

That one needs to extend at least an encouragement, a word of hope, even caution.

May we be that person that only gives out peace and love,

Much as how we have been given mercy and grace from above.

A friend, a mentor, a sister or brother, a guide,

Never losing steam in faith and the journey, always ready to listen and abide."

#HappyOctober132024

"While no one can claim moral ascendancy over another,

There are still some people that needs to be reminded

Of what truly counts, the important matter,

Or their hold on life and sanity would have ended.

And those of us who are also undergoing the same challenge,

Need to look out for one another.

For none of us is so perfect, none immune to change,

All alike in burden, in responses and reactions with our human sister and brother.

May we always be there to encourage, to build up, to inspire,

In selflessness, may we make our lives meaningful,

That we may work our way out together especially in situations that are dire,

And in love and peace, be patient, persevering, faithful and hopeful."

#HappyOctober122024

"It's one of the most telling traits,

Yet far often overlooked in the race for clout:

The prayerful person is at peace, patiently waits,

Not shouting out their greatness, nor running their mouths about.

And prayer is its own reward too,

Something too few realize until much later.

It in itself a manifestation of confidence in what's due,

Trust that whatever the situation, something awaits that's greater.

May we never cease praying, whenever we can,

Holding on in hope and faith, trusting in our Father's love.

Daily living His will, being responsible, respectful to everyone,

Fueled by unlimited mercy and grace from above."

#HappyOctober112024

"Abuse is a sensitive topic, yet one must be aware,

It is never normal to elevate a life more than another.

It is indeed a virtue to forgive, a strong dare,

Yet not to forget that consequences must be borne together.

As it is with our basic human right to survive,

So is it with the need to be respected and treated humanely.

Nobody has supremacy over another in wealth or status, but to thrive

Is every person's natural path, no matter how things progress insanely.

May we recognize how small and immaterial we are,

Against the grander infrastructure of the universe,

Be humble, respectful, courteous, go the extra mile as far

As needed, love and peace motivating our actions, our thoughts, and every time we converse."

#HappyOctober102024

"There's a certain kind of rage that brews,

As life gets more difficult, more raw and existential.

The fearful becoming ruder, with not a few loose screws,

Life's trivialities nitpicked, no passing moment proving inconsequential.

But patience is a virtue that is its own reward,

For the moment when you are most pressed is when you most need it,

When life's challenges seem all the more insurmountable, surviving is hard,

That's when you need to extend more grace, holding on more than a bit.

May we learn to take in each moment and appreciate

The life and breath we're given, be mindful

Of everything, see their worth, the value of the small against the great,

And to our God and good convictions, be steadfast and faithful."

#HappyOctober092024

"To a generation that desperately seeks validation,

It seems only positive remarks are welcome,

Less so with discipline, constructive critique, warnings, admonition

Even if they give caution from evil days to come.

Undeniably though, the aged has seen it all,

And would want to guide in the path that's true,

However disregarded, unseen, unrecognized, a life of integrity still stands tall,

A life making and correcting mistakes, and living to tell remains due.

May we learn from the wisdom of those who have been before,

Knowing that with humanity, there is nothing that's new,

As we live, we realize, as we advance, we learn more,

Hopefully not making the same mistakes, but breakthroughs not unlike a few."

#HappyOctober082024

"All of us are driven by something unseen,

Yet real, manifesting in our everyday talk and action.

It gives weight to all the things and places we've been,

It brings substance and meaning to our every situation.

Whether that unseen force be the light of wisdom and love,

Or the darkness of selfishness and greed is up to us.

But the better person gives generously of what they have,

Even when unrecognized, unacknowledged, deprived of the little one has.

May we choose to be led by the good spirit of our Heavenly Father,

Who nurtures and provides, gives hope and strength,

That we may learn to be independent yet still have the grace to help another,

Remaining steadfast and faithful, as we go through life's full length."

#HappyOctober072024

"Amidst the world's hustle and bustle, race and humdrum,

When almost everyone strives for attention and validation,

One may feel left out, unheard, unseen, unwelcome,

Where one may even question long-held priorities and conviction.

Thankfully the Word reminds us that acknowledgement comes from our Creator,

Translating into internal motivation as we follow what's right,

In humility, we seek not another person's favor,

But the heavenly grace, our Father's mercy, love, and light.

Yes, the world disappoints, life harrases and challenges,

But He who indwells in us is greater.

May we remain steadfast as the season changes,

Find our inspiration in the Life-giver, that's infinitely better."

#HappyOctober062024

"A quote said that teaching is the ultimate act of optimism.

Indeed, to believe that in each student lies a gem,

Waiting to be uncovered, polished, perfected, until they glisten,

Is hard, but everyday rewarding, for you and for them.

So is it with life, so full of difficulties, deprivations, challenges,

But underneath are priceless treasures of life lessons.

One's convictions always under attack as the world's values changes,

But peace comes to those who remain steadfast through the seasons.

May we always remain hopeful, faithful, patient and persevering,

Doing our best daily, even lengthening our working hour,

With our Heavenly Father's goodness and grace indwelling,

All our thoughts, words and tasks driven by His love and power."

#HappyOctober052024

It's now International Teacher's Day...

Some friends may ask, "Why did I turn/go back to teaching--full time now, at this age, considering the tremendous work and effort, the long hours, the tons of papers to check and grade, lessons and exams to prepare, the breathlessness of keeping up with the profession's standards and updates, the small pay and dearth of recognition, the challenges in handling and managing Gen Z, and in a few years' time, Alpha?"

Simple lang:

"We only have one short physical life, at the end of which, when asked at the Judgment Seat what did I do with it...

(I did not bear physical offspring of my own and make them grow,

Nor did I build kingdoms, heaped on accolades and recognition, nor amassed wealth...)

I PASSED ON WHAT I LEARNED, I PAID FORWARD."

#IAmMerelyPassingOnWhatIKnow

#HappyInternationalTeachersDay

"While the smarts and greats have their field day,

Genius and wise stand safely and quietly aside.

For it is natural for the learned and the status'ed to always have a say,

While nobility demands that one put down one's pride.

And so is it with temper, a very short fuse,

Among those threatened of their position, status, impression.

While the humble knows difficulty and stress are not an excuse

To be rude, for one must be sane in any situation.

May we learn the way of love and peace,

Always mindful, hopeful, faithful, diligent, enduring and persevering

Against all odds, keeping our minds and souls in one piece,

While we strive for a better legacy that's everlasting."

#HappyOctober042024

"Often, we're put in situations that overwhelm us,

Where we feel swamped, inadequate, not ready, unqualified for;

Made worse when the challenge is yet to pass,

And we don't know what lies beyond the door.

But in such times, faith gives us courage,

That all we've undergone may find its meaning

Brought to clarity, inspired by wisdom's timeless adage,

Not to fear, for with our Heavenly Father, impossible is nothing.

May we hold on in hope that someday we'll be well-compensated,

For our seemingly unsung, unselfish, unrecognized efforts now.

At a better someday when our sufferings will be vindicated,

And all things work for good for us somehow."

#HappyOctober032024

"Admittedly it's hard to be patient these days,

When surrounded by people out only to get what they want,

Regardless of others, selfishly imposing their greedy ways,

Having only their say, as insensitive as a dead plant.

Thankfully, the Word gives us the proper perspective,

That such an uncaring, unmindful attitude doesn't pay,

Taking undue advantage, abusing, oppressing, depriving others is not the way to live,

Nor can they help us stand strong in the Great Day.

And so may we learn respect, tact, sensitivity, consideration,

Empathy, seeing life and situations from different points of view,

That we waste not our privilege as a child of God, His holy nation,

Bringing glory to His Name, substance to the gospel He's gifted to me and you."

#HappyOctober022024

"Many times, we become victims of the lazy, greedy, selfish, irresponsible,

What is rightfully due us become hostage through flimsy excuses,

We still come up short no matter how much we are able,

And couldn't grasp the extent of insensitivity however one muses.

But thankfully, in faith we can keep our hope and sanity,

Putting things in their proper frame and right mindset.

That our struggles need not be borne alone, but in community,

Recognizing a higher family that loves us, meaningful friendships with people we've met.

May we always hold on in hope for a better day,

Where the oppressors and abusers would meet their due.

Where we are shown and led through the right way,

Where there is respite and redemption for me and you."

#HappyOctober012024

[schooloftheprince]

Even the Originating Creator Persona desires to participate with everyone by the Indwelling Adjuster Presence.

Oh God our Father...

Christ Michael's 21st Century

Our Father....

Our Father Mother Existence who lives throughout the heaven of heavens dwelling as an everywhereness . . .

Hallowed and holy be your Ideal of Existence so that your name is perpetually upon our every faculty as we consecrate our total persona unto you, Father of Life.

Your kingdom is everywhere in everything and one day as everyone; your will be done that we discover your strength and courage and the faith conviction necessary to persevere with our full determination and our great effort.

May thy will of Order and Harmony be achieved upon the earth as it is gradually unfolding throughout the heaven of heavens.

Give us this day the knowledge to extend your existence, and feed us thine bread of understanding that we shall become arisen in your existence and accomplishing our destiny with you in eternity.

Renew our minds into truth and refresh our hungers towards nobility and honor, ennoble our character motivations, and eternalize our complete personhood, so that the desire of our soul partakes of the water of your Life.

Let us become awakened to your perfect approach necessary to receive your continual outpouring of mercy and forgiveness, that we progressively become ascended and permanently free from all our doubts and debts and disorders.

And as we claim our rights and identity in you, as we utilize the endowment of life which you’ve given us, so shall we discover a new capacity to forgive all who are of the body of your Life.

Save us with the right intellectual intelligence, the recognition of your goodness and glory, so that we are elevated beyond the temptations of the senses and the material body.

Let us become delivered from our own self-perpetuated evil and any disloyalty that we’ve set into motion by our strengthening discernment.

Increasingly and progressively each day, let us decide to stand loyal with you, oh God our Father, that we find your eternal value, your everlasting vision of eternal life, and that we give ourselves day by day to your perfection in each moment.

Michael Of Nebadon

Sevenfold Revelation of Christ Michael

[michaelofnebadonuniverse]

Even the Originating Creator Persona desires to participate with everyone by the Indwelling Adjuster Presence.

Oh God our Father...

Christ Michael's 21st Century

Our Father....

Our Father Mother Existence who lives throughout the heaven of heavens dwelling as an everywhereness . . .

Hallowed and holy be your Ideal of Existence so that your name is perpetually upon our every faculty as we consecrate our total persona unto you, Father of Life.

Your kingdom is everywhere in everything and one day as everyone; your will be done that we discover your strength and courage and the faith conviction necessary to persevere with our full determination and our great effort.

May thy will of Order and Harmony be achieved upon the earth as it is gradually unfolding throughout the heaven of heavens.

Give us this day the knowledge to extend your existence, and feed us thine bread of understanding that we shall become arisen in your existence and accomplishing our destiny with you in eternity.

Renew our minds into truth and refresh our hungers towards nobility and honor, ennoble our character motivations, and eternalize our complete personhood, so that the desire of our soul partakes of the water of your Life.

Let us become awakened to your perfect approach necessary to receive your continual outpouring of mercy and forgiveness, that we progressively become ascended and permanently free from all our doubts and debts and disorders.

And as we claim our rights and identity in you, as we utilize the endowment of life which you’ve given us, so shall we discover a new capacity to forgive all who are of the body of your Life.

Save us with the right intellectual intelligence, the recognition of your goodness and glory, so that we are elevated beyond the temptations of the senses and the material body.

Let us become delivered from our own self-perpetuated evil and any disloyalty that we’ve set into motion by our strengthening discernment.

Increasingly and progressively each day, let us decide to stand loyal with you, oh God our Father, that we find your eternal value, your everlasting vision of eternal life, and that we give ourselves day by day to your perfection in each moment.

Michael Of Nebadon

Sevenfold Revelation of Christ Michael

[walkswithmyfather]

“Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To God’s holy people in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.

In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us.

With all wisdom and understanding, he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.” —Ephesians 1:1‭-‬14 (NIV)

“Relying on God’s Resources” By In Touch Ministries:

“Our generous God loves to respond when we call on Him for help.”

Do you ever feel defeated in your spiritual life? The problem may be that you’re depending on your own assets and abilities instead of God’s inexhaustible riches, which He has deposited into your account.

With God, we don’t have to worry about running out of time, energy, money, or resources. He has promised to equip us with everything needed for the purpose to which we’ve been called. In fact, we are heirs of great and glorious riches. Consider a few of God’s generous blessings:

• You are His workmanship (Ephesians 2:10). God saved you by His grace and He’s sanctifying you the same way. The work of transforming and empowering you is the Lord’s; your role is simply to cooperate and depend on Him.

• You have immediate access to God (Hebrews 4:16). Divine help is only a prayer away.

• You have the Holy Spirit indwelling you (Eph. 1:13-14). He not only brings guidance and understanding of God’s Word; He also enables you to obey Jesus.

As human beings, we’re used to having finite resources, but there’s no such thing with God. When we remember His unlimited provisions and depend on them, we’ll discover rest, peace, and confidence in Christ.”

[drjameslongjr]

Devotional: I am a Personal Witness of Jesus Christ

“Counseling through the Word” Devotional: I am a Personal Witness of Jesus Christ

As followers of Jesus, we are called to be witnesses to His life, death, resurrection, and the salvation He offers. In Acts 1:8, Jesus commissions His disciples, giving them the Holy Spirit’s power to carry His message to the ends of the earth. This call extends to us today. We are empowered by the Holy Spirit to proclaim the gospel, not just through words but through our lives, as we testify to the greatness of God.

Scripture: Acts 1:8

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

Devotional Thought: I am a Personal Witness of Jesus Christ

In Acts 1:8, Jesus’ final instruction to His disciples is a commission that spans the entire book of Acts: "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses." This wasn’t just a call to the original apostles; it’s a call to every believer. The term "witness" implies more than just telling others about Jesus. It means to bear evidence of His work in your life. As Christians, we are living testimonies of God's grace, transformed by His Spirit to represent Christ in the world. Through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we are equipped to share the gospel with boldness, whether in our homes, workplaces, or communities. Our calling isn't limited to geographical regions but is expanded through our everyday interactions. We are witnesses in every area of our lives, from the local to the global. Furthermore, the Holy Spirit empowers us not only to witness but to live in victory over sin and opposition. Just as the disciples in Acts were filled with supernatural courage, we too can rely on the Spirit's strength when faced with challenges. Our witness is authenticated by how we live, even when circumstances are difficult. In a world where many voices compete for attention, our lives as Spirit-filled witnesses shine brightest when they reflect the love, truth, and power of Jesus.

Bringing it Home: Applying What We Learned

- Empowered by the Spirit: You have the same Holy Spirit that empowered the apostles, enabling you to live boldly for Christ. - Living Testimony: Your life is a living witness to the transformative power of Jesus—how you live, speak, and love reflects His work in you. - Global Mission: Witnessing starts at home but extends to the ends of the earth—wherever God has placed you, you are His witness.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of Your Holy Spirit, who empowers me to be a witness of Your great love and salvation. Help me to live boldly, testifying to Your work in my life. Open my eyes to the opportunities around me to share the gospel and bring glory to Your name. Amen.

Questions for Reflection (Live Boldly for Christ this Week)

Reflect on how you can live boldly for Christ this week. Consider the following questions: - How can I rely more on the Holy Spirit's power in my daily life? - In what ways can my life better reflect the transformative power of Jesus? - What opportunities do I have to share the gospel in my current environment? Challenge yourself to step out in faith, trusting the Holy Spirit to guide and empower you. Whether it's a conversation with a neighbor, a kind act at work, or a moment of prayer with a friend, let your life be a testament to God's love and power.

Take the Next Step on Your Journey

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Channeled Angelic Wisdom of the Jewels of Truth Series on The Divine Way & Our Divine Twin Lives

Hello All,

I'm back again here under the wire for the month of August in this blog post. Now that the season of Summer 2024 is reaching its soon enough to be zenith perhaps the weather may be somewhat moreso civilized. 

Today's entry of the Jewels of Truth series follows the theme of our inherent divinity we all share universally as children of God(dess) excelsior. The oft-unseen spiritual influences upon us and our twin lives as incarnated ghosts with an auric energetic body of the holy ghost indwelling within us all. 

May today's duo entries of the ongoing angelic discourse series now spanning 29+ years. Via Inspirational Psychic Automatic Writing expand your spiritual horizons of the multitudes of the Divine Within us all. Namaste.

The Divine Way:

3335) What does It mean in realizing this that our own private spirit body is reborn through God(dess) constantly evolving into all other multitudes of life forms. As the perfect multi-dimensional essence of the angelic divinity holy nature is our template of being spiritually awakened for a manifold of spiritual outlets forever. 

Why have we challenged ourselves into a frenzy only so much to succumb to petty injustices that provide a semblance of order? To awaken to that which can be construed as strategic suffering if only we can wail sufficiently in order for the holy mother to hear our united cries to be suckled again. What remains of the status quo will not stand for much longer all else will be cast to the side in time. 

To find our Inner spark by perturbing the flow of an exalted higher quality of life is to welcome our host the Great Maker to be with us in our gentle abode for a while longer. Then with greater vigor, we can attempt to force our way through this life pretending that we are more than we actually are beyond just the confines of this world. 

The slights of this life whether authentic or just perceived can torment the living for only so long. Until a backlash erupts to engulf nearly everything in your plain surroundings for a flash of a moment. The alyssum of this Earth notwithstanding permits countless clashes to erupt together like a cacophony of musical instruments. Each seeks supremacy within the overarching chaos for perhaps harmony to lead the ensemble. 

Those with the utmost agency are meant to pick themselves up only to carry on with a sense of personalized dignity whether our interests permit it for good or ill on occasion. Those who inadvertently panic will be snared by their very ego-centric phobias as self-inflicted traps of the immaturity of one's private mentality at large. 

It is indeed a terrible loop of self-inflicted misery when an entity as a reborn physical personhood chooses pain and suffering over mindful and heart-centered wellness in the world. Many are cycling into and out of rightful struggles of the human condition insofar they are conscious of it is another matter altogether. 

To live by divine virtue isn't just to grin and bear it in a stoic capacity. That cliche is dead in many respects. Masochism has no place in being called divine just like sadism has none either. Righteousness has many flavors and not all are meant to be sweet and dandy. No form of grace is superior to any other but the lone precursor of Absolute Love that begot the progenitor of all life and death simultaneously as to what humanity esteems as the Creator. 

It is the dogged fanatical foolish zealot that boasts things of great faith with the mightiest cockery akin to a rooster. That is the animal side of the ego overriding the spiritual humility aspect of the divine one within. The chilling notion of narcissistic pride stifles any noble progress towards the development of austere awareness of the finer aspects of divinity within. 

Austerity in this case doesn't necessarily signify material poverty or for that matter spiritual bankruptcy. It is a sublime authority that stems from a deeper backbone of the Inner Self or Higher Self that pervades your human mask of the ego and/or personality matrix. 

No one is the ultimate authority over your divinity on earth not even the cherished priests of your preferred religious body on Earth. Only God has the authority to override any aspect of a soul or spirit to his/her/Its pleasing perfect Immaculate choices. Not even the angels for they can only pivot what is permissible upon Divine Law as the living essence of the Creator as it pre-exists forever. 

All whom prostrate themselves before the Lord God shall know many mercies within a lifetime. Some of these as celebrations and many others of salvation both great and small alike. Each must find their private road back to God. Religions, and spiritual traditions as philosophies only go so far for heavily traveled concord pointing towards any overarching divinity. None shall take you to the last mile to your private abode in God's bosom which you each are already in earnest whether realized by the spirit of you or not within a lifetime. Amen. ---Ivan Pozo-Illas / Atrayo.

Our Divine Twin Lives:

3334) There are moments when we forget entirely our humanity with a shared heritage that heralds back countless epochs into the collective unconscious. Beyond this primordial stirring within the zeitgeist of the human endeavor to being alive we seldom notice another twin waiting patiently for our remembrance. 

There are countless permutations of what it means to Be alive as a means of self-expression. Whether our opinions are formulated sufficiently stands to reason that we are here wherever here is truly? There are many conventions that defy our thoughts much less the impulses of feeling our physicality as living and breathing instruments of this world as the multiplicity of being alive here and now. 

Where our consciousness begins and ends is much for debate regardless of what version is espoused over another notion. Those who are adamant that life is meant to be lived only in one manner are being steered far afield usually by political Institutions seeking dominance rather than enlightened hearts and minds. To be a faithful servant to the State is a far different series of truths than being faithful to your spirituality within. 

We as people are often preoccupied with what it means to being right with God by religion or by faith in general. Seldom do we have a wider cosmopolitan view as a greater vantage point than what is spoon-fed to us. By sometimes well-intentioned political religious patriarchal Institutions of and by humanity itself in its own flawed Image of the Great Mysterious One. 

Our Ghosts as ourselves in divine form prevail before our humanity in question. What we term as the New Age Higher self is the authentic Divinity of Us we are the puppet pretending that we manipulate the higher self, but not so... We are the players at large believing ourselves as the beginning and end of our universe for this finite era of our mortal lives. More often than not it is our Souls playing a broken record over and over again hoping for a different result by means of reincarnations. God doesn't ordain our rebirths it is moreso the law of averages by the popularity of our Oversouls seeking to express the Will of God in terms of Infinity.

What is the Glory of God is rather a precursor as to what is the Divine Condition within our beneficent divinity within for the moment. The moment is always flexible for the eternal Now is endless without just one cause. The world nay we the Heavenly Host declare all of Creation physical and otherwise provides Immense Contrast. Not just in binary terms of two overarching polarities having dominance over everything and everyone therein. 

There are Universes where binary evolutionary dynamics are retarded as backward in terms of evolutionary consciousness. The Great Mysterious One is also the Absolute Circle of all Life and Death forms simultaneously. This means many other points of contention as a tandem spectrum of backstops holds together akin to different geometric archetypical shapes that make binary arguments a moot point. 

There is no finite straight line universally speaking that is a child's conclusion. To embark upon greater adventures of consciousness requires a panoramic perspective of not just your physical universe but also your twin Divine bodies super layered upon your human ones akin to a hazmat white suit. The aura by any other name is where your superhuman godly powers lay if only you each mature to exercise it like a mindful faculty of the Soul of God upon you. 

Short of this you'll amount to nothing more than finite mammalian primates with dangerous barbaric rages seeking supremacy over your environment and each other. Awaken to your Divinity Within and transcend the narrative of the world and all the materialism that seems to define it for the moment by the caste/class you were born into what backward foolishness indeed.

The Way back to your Divinity is Within foremost public worship is good and ok but not the final destination. It is paradoxical to what the world espouses meaning it is often the opposite in a manner that is led predominantly by virtue, ethics as behavioral norms, and many countless forms of benevolence. That is if you seek enlightenment by means of Heaven on Earth. For chaos has a warped destructive path of Dominion that is enlightened hellish evil as well versus all goodness and justice in God by a totality known as Paradise. Amen. ---Ivan Pozo-Illas / Atrayo. 

Ivan "Atrayo" Pozo-Illas, has devoted 29 plus years of his life to the pursuit of clairaudient-inspired automatic writing channeling the Angelic Heavenly host. Ivan is the author of the spiritual wisdom series "Jewels of Truth" consisting of 3 volumes published to date. He also utilizes a unique channeled angelic divination method called the Multi-Deck Divination System. Numerous examples of his work are available at "Atrayo's Oracle" blog site of 19 years plus online. You're welcome to visit his website "Jewelsoftruth.us" for further information or to contact Atrayo directly.

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Silence Python Spirits: 8 Decrees that Arrest These Demonic Spirits

One day, as we were going to the house of prayer, we encountered a young slave girl who had an evil spirit of divination, the spirit of Python. She had earned great profits for her owners by being a fortune-teller. She kept following us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Great High God, and they’re telling us how to be saved!” Day after day she continued to do this, until Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit indwelling her, “I command you in the name of Jesus, the Anointed One, to come out of her, now!” At that very moment, the spirit came out of her! (Acts 16:16-18 The Passion Translation)

Prayer of Activation

1. Worship God

Heavenly Father, holy is Your name and greatly to be praised. You are the Father of Light and in You is no shadow of turning. I worship and adore You in Yeshua’s name, for this purpose was I created, to give You pleasure through my love and adoration. May Your Kingdom manifest in my life as it is in Heaven. Plead my cause, O Lord, with those who strive with me; fight against any entity or person who is contending against me and what is written about me in Your book of destiny. Heavenly Father, it is written in Psalm 27:6 (NASB), “And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me, and I will offer sacrifices in His tent with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.” Heavenly Father, I thank You that I will never be swallowed by the demonic powers because You are the Lifter of my head. Abba Father, I enjoin my worship to the heavenly chorus of worship of Your holy angels and the crowd of witnesses, in Yeshua’s mighty name.

2. Enter the Courts of Heaven

Heavenly Father, Righteous Judge, I ask that the Courts of Heaven be seated according to Daniel 7:9-10 (AMP) and that all books related to my life and destiny be opened. I ask this in Yeshua’s mighty name. It is written: “I kept looking until thrones were set up, and the Ancient of Days (God) took His seat; His garment was white as snow and the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was flames of fire; its wheels were a burning fire. A river of fire was flowing and coming out from before Him; a thousand thousands were attending Him, and ten thousand times ten thousand were standing before Him; the court was seated, and the books were opened.” Heavenly Father, Righteous Judge, I am requesting the privilege of standing before the courtroom of the Ancient of Days according to what was revealed to the prophet Daniel, in Yeshua’s name, I pray. Heavenly Father, I stand in Your royal courtroom because of the shed blood and finished work of Yeshua on the Cross. I have come to receive Your righteous judgment over my life against silencing the python spirit that satan has been using against me. Heavenly Father, I call upon Your holy angels to be witnesses to my lawsuit and righteous prosecution of every python spirit that is working against me. I decree and declare that every python spirit covering my spirit, soul, and body will be removed so I can achieve my God-given destiny here on earth, in Yeshua’s name I pray.

3. Repent

Heavenly Father, Righteous Judge, it is written, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9 NKJV). I therefore activate the law of repentance and present before this court my heartfelt repentance for my personal transgressions, and for the iniquities of my forefathers that opened the door for the python spirit to oppress my life and bloodline, in Yeshua’s name I pray. Heavenly Father, I ask that the blood of Yeshua wash away every iniquity of my forefathers that the enemy is using as a legal right to build cases against me and to bind me to the python spirit. I also repent for all self-inflicted word curses and covenants with demons that have existed in my ancestral bloodline. I am asking that every ancestral agreement with demonic powers and evil altars will now be revoked. I petition the courts of Heaven to silence their right to claim me and my bloodline, in Yeshua’s name. Thank You, Lord, for revoking these demonically engineered covenants and evil altars in Yeshua’s mighty name! Heavenly Father and Righteous Judge, it is my heartfelt desire to divorce myself from every python spirit that is operating in my life. I petition the Ancient of Days to grant me a verdict of judicial emancipation from the oppressive power of the python spirit. I receive Your favorable verdict by faith in Messiah’s finished work and shed blood.

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4. Petition the Courts of Heaven to Dismiss All of Satan’s Charges

Heavenly Father and Righteous Judge, based upon Yeshua’s finished work and my heartfelt repentance, I now move on the court of Heaven to dismiss all of satan’s accusations and charges against me and my bloodline in Jesus’s name. Righteous Judge, dismiss every one of satan’s accusation connected to the python spirit that is oppressing my life. For it is written in Revelation 12:10 that the accuser of the brethren has been cast down. So, I petition You, heavenly Father and Righteous Judge to cast down all of satan’s accusations against me and dismiss all of satan’s charges against me, in Yeshua’s name, I pray.

5. Declare Your Authority in Christ

Heavenly Father and Righteous Judge, in Luke 10:19 (NKJV), Yeshua says, “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Heavenly Father, as I prepare myself to pronounce powerful apostolic and prophetic decrees, I totally acknowledge my God-given authority in Christ to trample on serpents and scorpions that satan has weaponized against me and my destiny, in Yeshua’s mighty name, I pray. The Bible also says in Proverbs 28:1 (NKJV), “The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion.” Heavenly Father, because of my God-given authority in Christ, I am as bold as lion. No messenger of satan, human or demonic, can intimidate me. I am like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, in Yeshua’s mighty name, I pray. I thank You, heavenly Father, that in Mark 16:17-18, Yeshua gave me the authority to cast out devils and take up serpents and to bring God’s healing power to those who are sick and oppressed. I therefore make the following decrees, completely assured of both my identity and authority in Christ Jesus!

6. Loudly Declare These Supernatural Decrees So You Can Have Your Breakthrough:

Heavenly Father I decree and declare that the power of the python spirit is completely broken over my life. I decree that I am no longer a victim of the python spirit, in Yeshua’s name.

I decree and declare that You are setting me free from every python spirit that causes physical and spiritual deafness in Yeshua’s name.

I decree and declare that the Holy Spirit is setting me free from the python spirit that has caused any kind of spiritual blindness in my life, in Yeshua’s name, I pray.

I decree and declare that the Holy Spirit is setting me free from the python spirit that would cause me not to walk in the truthfulness of God’s Word, in Yeshua’s name, I pray.

I decree and declare that as I bring my sacrificial offering into the courts of Heaven, the power of the python spirit that satan placed over my finances is now destroyed, in Yeshua’s name.

I decree and declare that the python spirit covering my mind and stopping my spiritual and mental transformation according to Romans 12:1 is removed in Yeshua’s mighty name!

I decree and declare that God is setting me free from the python spirit, which has caused me to be spiritually crippled in Yeshua’s name, I pray.

I decree and declare that everything, which has been stolen from my life because of the python spirit, will now be restored back to me, in Yeshua’s name, I pray.

7. End with Thanksgiving

Heavenly Father and Righteous Judge, I thank You that the foundation of Your throne is righteousness and justice. Thank You for giving me justice against the demonic entities behind the python spirit. Heavenly Father, I thank You that because of the finished work of Yeshua on the Cross, You have translated me from the kingdom of darkness to Your glorious Kingdom of Light! Heavenly Father, since You have adopted me into Your divine family, I thank You that You always hear me, when I pray. I thank You that every apostolic and prophetic decree that I have made has been heard. Thank You, Lord, that everything I have just decreed is on its way to full manifestation in Yeshua’s mighty name. Heavenly Father, until the manifestation, I will maintain an aggressive attitude of thanksgiving for the complete manifestation of what I have decreed today! In Yeshua’s name I pray.

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