As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. He sent messengers ahead to a Samaritan village to prepare for his arrival. But the people of the village did not welcome Jesus because he was on his way to Jerusalem. When James and John saw this, they said to Jesus, "Lord, should we call down fire from heaven to burn them up?"But Jesus turned and rebuked them. So they went on to another village. Luke 9:51-56 (NLT)
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James and John meant well. Their reaction reflects a very human response that some Christians have when others reject Jesus or fail to live according to His will. Their anger, offence and judgement came from their passion, love and zeal for Jesus. But, it was misguided. It didn’t reflect the heart and Spirit of Jesus. Instead of grace and patience, they condemned and sought vengeance. Jesus’ rebuke shows that that’s not how He operates. His Spirit is one of love, grace and redemption, and we as Christians are called to reflect that- even to ourselves!
Sometimes we’re like James and John to ourselves as well. When we sin or fall short, it’s easy to condemn ourselves. But Jesus’ response to the Samaritan village’s rejection shows His heart: He didn’t lash out, shame or curse them. Instead, He continued His mission of grace. He still died for them because He loved them.
Jesus doesn’t condemn- why should we? He loves you more in this moment than any one of your loved ones could love you in their entire lifetime. Remember that! 💗💫
Bye cuties!!
I have a blog if you care to check it out: https://neverthirsts.com/2025/01/27/when-you-forget-the-spirit-you-belong-to/
Dear God, correct me, direct me, & protect me.
@autistic-lucas, @salientseraph
I tried the character expression meme but I got real lazy tired and was more emphasized on some more than others so here ya go
Resting face
Laughing at funny joke (before it was even finished
"Did I leave that cat guy behind?"
"FRICK I DID"
Tired af
Saw smth really cute (frog)
Doing mental math (this is me ngl)
HAR HAR HAR HAR
DisappointedTM
Yippee
Knows answer
Does not know answer
Irritated
Content
The official face of "YOU'RE FRICKED"
Corporate needs you to find difference between these these two pictures
Stop please I need you to stand with my family. This is the first time I'm asking for help 🙏🙏‼️
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This is what we see everyday o killing, hunger and humiliating
I'm a father of three children they need your support. My wife Areej I was an English teacher bsfore war and now we don't have any source of income💔‼️.
Yesterday we were forced to evacuate again from Rafah under fire..
We were so afraid and we don't have money to go to a good place to live in. I need at least 1000$ every month so if anyone can do it monthly i will appreciated to him ‼️🙏🙏🙏😭
unfortunately everything here is so expensive and we need your kidness with my family to survive. Also I have a baby who needs milk and health materials and cloths.
Those our kids and all of them under 5 😭🚨
Here in Gaza ,many souls werevtaken in less than an week! We are dying before your eyes—please, don’t leave us alone! Save us, do something... protest, donate, participate. I don’t want to die!
The scenes here is so terrified. I'm so scared please help my kids they are crying all the time. We don't know where to go once again. They are now bombing in the place that they said it's safe for us but it seems it's not.
Our Daily tough life 🚨
Please you are my only hope to evacuate from this hell here in Gaza.
My kids need you remmeber that and We trust in you, 🙏🙏
We are in the holy fasting month Ramadan and war has came back 💔🚨
💬 Please reblog my pinned post or consider donating just $5—your support could truly make a difference in saving lives amidst war and hardship.
Your kindness and voice matter more than you know. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! 🤍🌿
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"Yeah, I ate all your oreos. So what?"
I first saw your art on Deviantart and I love it so much! Which program and brushes do you use pls (any art advice as well 👉👈)
hello! Thank you soo much for the kind words! To answer your question I use Ibispaint as my primary drawing program because I'm broke lol. I mostly just use textured brushes
I also just overlay paper textures on my stuff and add chromatic aberration filters on them. Sorry if it isn't exactly helpful, I'm figuring out this stuff too. Good luck on your art journey I wish you the best. Just remember to have fun (and not be afraid to use references)
Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
The word, impressed, means to feel admiration or respect for something. This verse warns us against admiring, respecting, and following our own wisdom and understanding. Because, relying on our own wisdom is pride.
Pride is more than just arrogance—in Christianity, it’s the excessive belief in our own abilities. It’s the source of most sin. It’s the mindset that says my understanding is better, my way is more reliable, even above God’s. And that’s dangerous. When we place our own wisdom above God’s, we start to disregard His infinite authority. We stop seeking Him, we stop listening, we walk in our own world-given identity and slowly, we distance ourselves from Him. Pride leads to separation from God because it says, I don’t need Him.
"Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." (Proverbs 16:18)
Instead, we’re called to fear the LORD and turn away from evil.
Fearing the Lord doesn’t mean being afraid of Him. It’s not a terror. It means having deep reverence, respect, and awe for who He is. It’s recognizing His holiness. It’s humbly acknowledging His power, and His authority. It’s a comprehension of who God is and, in turn, living in a way that honours Him.
And fearing God is where true wisdom begins.
When we humbly acknowledge the glory of the One who created us, we accept that we don’t know it all. That we will never come close to without God.
Fearing God compels us to become dependent on His Word, which is Him and His Truth that leads us to live rightly. This kind of reverence brings humility—it’s a surrender and obedience. Because when we truly understand God’s character, His power, His Word, and His perfect will, we can’t help but follow Him and reject what is not of Him. He is the source of all that is good—because He is good. Everything He creates is good, and everything He calls us to is good. Fearing God allows us to walk in His goodness rather than the evils that seek to destroy us and defy Him.
"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." (Proverbs 9:10)
I pray that you and I will continue to walk in the perfect grace, mercy, and goodness of our God. May He guide us in His perfect will, leading us to harvest from His Spirit and His Spirit alone. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
God bless you!!💗💗
Happy mother's day everyone :3 🧡🧡🧡
I think it suck that they don't interact in the books much (we have the meh Tigerstar to thank for that), so in the spirit of Mothering Sunday, I drew my two mother-son blorbos, Dove comforting Shadow after all the trauma he went through 🥺
My name is mahmoud mohammed jaafar jaafar i studied computer engineering and graduated from university in 2023 i worked as a software engineer in a local company here in gaza unit the war started, then the company got destroyed and became unemployed and our house is destroyed partially and became inhabitant to live in but nevertheless we stayed in it because we do not else to go i currently live in north gaza where is a scarcity of food and i have 3 brothers and 4 sister one of them died while he was trying to find food for the family so i am the eldest in my family now i have to provide a living for them
Any amount you give me will help me a lot in supporting my family in Gaza in light of the fear and lack of food, medicine and drink
Please Don’t Turn Blind Eye To Our lives, Our Hope Begins with You
Hello, I'm Ola, a graduate student from the faculty of science - Al-Azhar University in Gaza Palestine. I truly appreciate you taking a moment to read my story. As you reading my message, myself and my family, “my mother, father, three sisters, and my little brother,” are fighting death in northern Gaza and trying to survive under all kinds of suffering including but not limited to destruction, fear, and instability, starvation, thirst, and poverty.
Since 471 days until now, we have been struggling to get proper food after prices increased by 15 to 20 times, struggling to have clean water for use and drinking.
After a long and tiring effort, my Tumblr account @olasfamily has been disabled, and I have to start over. I feel sad and lost, but I don’t want to face this journey alone. I kindly ask you to share and support us; every donation and every share means a lot to me in this difficult time. Please don’t leave me to face this challenge on my own.
I am writing to you as we struggle through very difficult conditions with winter approaching. The cold is becoming harsher by the day, and we lack the warm clothing needed to endure this freezing weather. We cannot afford to buy new clothes due to the steep rise in prices, and most of what we have is old and worn out.
We are longing to rebuild our shattered lives, and I can't do it without you. I need your support to complete my education and help my family rise from the ruins and find hope again.
You mean the world to us, now more than ever. Please, don’t let us down 💔
Please share and donate 🙏💔
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Jesus loves you and me 💝 [ASKS AND ART REQUESTS ARE OPEN, comms closed] Pharmacy student 🇳🇬/Artist (multifandom and OC)
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