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#had to adapt the last line to fit the format better#im sure someone has done this already#polls#zelzah speaks#i am indeed filled with woe
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Father, Creator God, you give and take away. As the patriarch Job in the Bible, I choose to praise and thank you today. You’ve given us wonderful years with my loved one. You’ve blessed me with his/her companionship and affection. Thank you, God. You are good. My loved one had lived a great life. I am grateful to you for all the ways he/she has touched me and others in so many helpful and significant ways. Thank you for the gift of his/her life, and thank you that my loved one now rests and takes joy in your presence. You are so good. Amen.
[Pro 22:1-8 NKJV] 1 A [good] name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold. 2 The rich and the poor have this in common, The LORD [is] the maker of them all. 3 A prudent [man] foresees evil and hides himself, But the simple pass on and are punished. 4 By humility [and] the fear of the LORD [Are] riches and honor and life. 5 Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse; He who guards his soul will be far from them. 6 Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. 7 The rich rules over the poor, And the borrower [is] servant to the lender. 8 He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow, And the rod of his anger will fail.
[1Sa 10:1-7, 9-16 NKJV] 1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured [it] on his head, and kissed him and said: "[Is it] not because the LORD has anointed you commander over His inheritance? 2 "When you have departed from me today, you will find two men by Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, 'The donkeys which you went to look for have been found. And now your father has ceased caring about the donkeys and is worrying about you, saying, "What shall I do about my son?" ' 3 "Then you shall go on forward from there and come to the terebinth tree of Tabor. There three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. 4 "And they will greet you and give you two [loaves] of bread, which you shall receive from their hands. 5 "After that you shall come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison [is]. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying. 6 "Then the Spirit of the LORD will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. 7 "And let it be, when these signs come to you, [that] you do as the occasion demands; for God [is] with you. ... 9 So it was, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, that God gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day. 10 When they came there to the hill, there was a group of prophets to meet him; then the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11 And it happened, when all who knew him formerly saw that he indeed prophesied among the prophets, that the people said to one another, "What [is] this [that] has come upon the son of Kish? [Is] Saul also among the prophets?" 12 Then a man from there answered and said, "But who [is] their father?" Therefore it became a proverb: "[Is] Saul also among the prophets?" 13 And when he had finished prophesying, he went to the high place. 14 Then Saul's uncle said to him and his servant, "Where did you go?" So he said, "To look for the donkeys. When we saw that [they were] nowhere [to be found], we went to Samuel." 15 And Saul's uncle said, "Tell me, please, what Samuel said to you." 16 So Saul said to his uncle, "He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found." But about the matter of the kingdom, he did not tell him what Samuel had said.
[Mar 7:31-37 NKJV] 31 Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. 32 Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. 33 And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. 34 Then, looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened." 35 Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. 36 Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed [it]. 37 And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak."
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
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The Kingly Anointing
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
1 Samuel 10:1
The kingly anointing is the anointing that ushered people into the office of a king. It is the anointing that turned an ordinary person into a king of Israel. The two greatest examples of the kingly anointing are seen in David and Saul.
The anointing that was poured upon David is discussed extensively in the chapter on the Lord's anointed. You will notice how King Saul rose to a place of authority through the anointing.
The Lord sent Samuel to anoint Saul, an ordinary person and the effect of this kingly anointing upon Saul is the subject for discussion in this chapter. You will see how Saul was completely transformed into a different person and was exalted because of the anointing.
You may ask, “What does this kingly anointing have to do with us?” Well, God has called us to be kings and priests unto Him.
And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
And hath MADE US KINGS AND PRIESTS unto God and his Father...
Revelation 1:5-6
It is only by the anointing that you will fulfil this calling to authority and true kingship.
Fifteen Powerful Effects of the Kingly Anointing
1. After you are anointed, you will recover things you have lost.
When thou art departed from me today, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?
1 Samuel 10:2
2. The kingly anointing will make you go forward and make progress in life.
Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine.
1 Samuel 10:3
3. The kingly anointing will make men salute you.
You will no longer be ignored and disregarded. Those who despised you will be forced to reckon with you.
And they will salute thee...
1 Samuel 10:4
4. The kingly anointing will cause men to give to you.
It is because of the anointing that men will come to you with gifts and offerings.
…and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.
1 Samuel 10:4
5. You will go to God's presence.
You will find yourself spending more time in the house of God because of the anointing on your life.
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God…
1 Samuel 10:5
6. The anointing will set you up to meet certain people.
You are now destined to meet certain spiritual men who will sharpen your ministry. When their mantle combines with yours, your spiritual authority will be multiplied.
...thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
1 Samuel 10:5
7. The kingly anointing will make you prophesy.
To prophesy is to speak under the guidance or the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. You will definitely speak under inspiration of the Holy Spirit because of the anointing.
And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them...
1 Samuel 10:6
8. You will be transformed into another man.
People who knew you before you were anointed will be unable to relate with you in your transformed status.
…and shalt be turned into another man.
1 Samuel 10:6
9. You will do as occasion serve thee.
…that thou do as occasion serve thee...
1 Samuel 10:7
You will take decisions naturally and flow with God as you go along. Your decisions will be inspired by the Spirit of God from the day that you receive the kingly anointing. That is why you can do “as occasion serve thee”.
10. Your heart will be changed.
...God gave him another heart...
1 Samuel 10:9
Without a change of heart, you cannot receive the anointing nor use it. God had to give Saul another heart with which he could carry the anointing.
11. Your calling will be questioned.
You cannot enter the ministry without being challenged, questioned and resisted. Such things are to be expected at the beginning of your ministry.
And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
1 Samuel 10:11-12
12. The kingly anointing will cause some people to support you.
And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
1 Samuel 10:24
13. Some people's hearts will be touched to follow you.
And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
1 Samuel 10:26
14. The kingly anointing will stir up opposition.
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us?
1 Samuel 10:27
The sons of Satan are equally inspired to oppose every new thing that God does. Without opposition, you should even question your calling. The presence of opposition is a sign of God's calling and anointing.
15. The kingly anointing will stir up despisement.
...And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
1 Samuel 10:27
Some people will not honour you with gifts and offerings in spite of what God does with your life. Scoffers and mockers are a normal feature on the road to the anointing. Take heart and press on. God has also touched the hearts of several people who will support you.
by Dag Heward-Mills
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Friday: Preparation for the Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Revised Common Lectionary Proper 6
Roman Catholic Proper 11
Complementary Hebrew Scripture Lesson from the Former Prophets: 1 Kings 10:26-11:8
Solomon gathered together chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses, which he stationed in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem. The king made silver as common in Jerusalem as stones, and he made cedars as numerous as the sycamores of the Shephelah. Solomon's import of horses was from Egypt and Kue, and the king's traders received them from Kue at a price. A chariot could be imported from Egypt for six hundred shekels of silver, and a horse for one hundred fifty; so through the king's traders they were exported to all the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Aram.¹
King Solomon loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women, from the nations concerning which the Lord had said to the Israelites, “You shall not enter into marriage with them, neither shall they with you; for they will surely incline your heart to follow their gods”; Solomon clung to these in love. Among his wives were seven hundred princesses and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart. For when Solomon was old, his wives turned away his heart after other gods; and his heart was not true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of his father David. For Solomon followed Astarte the goddess of the Sidonians, and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites. So Solomon did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and did not completely follow the Lord, as his father David had done. Then Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites, on the mountain east of Jerusalem. He did the same for all his foreign wives, who offered incense and sacrificed to their gods.
¹There are parallel passages at 2 Chronicles 1:14-17 and 2 Chronicles 9:13-28.
Semi-continuous Hebrew Scripture from the Former Prophets: 1 Samuel 10:1-8
Samuel took a vial of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him; he said, “The Lord has anointed you ruler over his people Israel. You shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their enemies all around. Now this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you ruler over his heritage: When you depart from me today you will meet two men by Rachel's tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah; they will say to you, ‘The donkeys that you went to seek are found, and now your father has stopped worrying about them and is worrying about you, saying: What shall I do about my son?’ Then you shall go on from there further and come to the oak of Tabor; three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three kids, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from them. After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim, at the place where the Philistine garrison is; there, as you come to the town, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the shrine with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre playing in front of them; they will be in a prophetic frenzy. Then the spirit of the Lord will possess you, and you will be in a prophetic frenzy along with them and be turned into a different person. Now when these signs meet you, do whatever you see fit to do, for God is with you. And you shall go down to Gilgal ahead of me; then I will come down to you to present burnt offerings and offer sacrifices of well-being. Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and show you what you shall do.”
Complementary Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15
<A Psalm. A Song for the Sabbath Day.>
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to sing praises to your name, O Most High;
to declare your steadfast love in the morning,
and your faithfulness by night,
to the music of the lute and the harp,
to the melody of the lyre.
For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work;
at the works of your hands I sing for joy.
The righteous flourish like the palm tree,
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
They are planted in the house of the Lord;
they flourish in the courts of our God.
In old age they still produce fruit;
they are always green and full of sap,
showing that the Lord is upright; he is my rock,
and there is no unrighteousness in him.
Semi-continuous Psalm 20
<To the leader. A Psalm of David.>
The Lord answer you in the day of trouble!
The name of the God of Jacob protect you!
May he send you help from the sanctuary,
and give you support from Zion.
May he remember all your offerings,
and regard with favor your burnt sacrifices. Selah
May he grant you your heart's desire,
and fulfill all your plans.
May we shout for joy over your victory,
and in the name of our God set up our banners.
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.
Now I know that the Lord will help his anointed;
he will answer him from his holy heaven
with mighty victories by his right hand.
Some take pride in chariots, and some in horses,
but our pride is in the name of the Lord our God.
They will collapse and fall,
but we shall rise and stand upright.
Give victory to the king,
O Lord; answer us when we call.
New Testament Epistle Lesson: Hebrews 11:4-7
By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found because God had taken him away.”¹ For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
By faith Noah, when warned of things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to safe his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir to the righteousness that is in keeping with faith. (NIV)
¹Genesis 5:24
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🪻I wasn't tagged, but I noticed this picrew on @lunarlaaad 's tumblr and had to try it out!
Tagging if you want to @isfjmel-phleg @nerdysk8s @brown-little-robin @geekygumiho @the-mushroom-faerie and anyone else who happens to see this. :3
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My hesitant lifestyle hasn't been working out for me, so should I wreak some havoc? Hastily? Without remorse? Let me know.
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#polls#cozy games#zelzah speaks#i rely on animal crossing and stardew valley a lot but I've enjoyed all of these#always looking for more recommendations though#extra points if i can zone out and just listen to my own music or podcast with it#i have a feeling this is going to be overridden by animal crossing and Minecraft users but i might be surprised#video games#games
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Thank you for the tag! @saxifrage-wreath <3
The other post was getting long, so I'm making a new one. :)
Tragic
You're the sympathetic villain who does not-quite-bad-enough-stuff-to-be-hated for a very good reason. And you're redeemed by dying. Everyone's angry about it, you could have had an amazing redemption arc if you lived.
.....love this for me. 👍
If you want to try this for yourself, links are below! I'm leaving it as an open tag. <3
uquiz
picrew
(the original/other post so you can see everyone else!)
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In our family, my grandma used to make my brother and I a "Spring Tonic" which was simply molasses stirred into warm milk. From what I remember we only had it once or twice when it was Spring but never the rest of the year.
Does anyone else do this? She's never explained why and we just sort of accepted it. I'm just now realizing how unusual it is? Is this something traditional?
Regardless, it's tasty and a nice change from cocoa if you're craving something sweet and warm. I've also never craved it outside of Spring?
#zelzah speaks#warm drinks#spring tonic#idk how to tag this to find people who know what im talking about
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If you have multiple answers, please explain in the comments! I am also accepting "close enough" options as long as you share your stories with me! :)
#zelzah speaks#polls#i might make a more manageable one later#i have a lot of weirdly specific things going on#if you want further info on certain ones let me know and ill try to explain#have i done this correctly?
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Looking for Short Story Recommendations!
Lately I've been struggling to focus on full books so I was thinking now might be a good time to catch up on some short stories? I know for sure I want to read more Ray Bradbury and The Lottery by Shirley Jackson, but past that, does anyone have any favorites that I should read? I am open to any genre (although horror, slice-of-life, and sci-fi/fantasy are preferred).
Thank you!! I trust all of your recommendations much more than the average google search. <3
#zelzah speaks#short stories#literature#books#book recs#recommendations#ray bradbury#the lottery#shirley jackson#reading#ideally i'd love to get into the habit of reading a short story every day but that would most certainly not last very long xD
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My arachnophobia and my curiosity are fighting for dominance right now.
#a massive wolf spider just startled me#i managed to capture it and im going to put it outside#theyre good for flies and such so killing it just because im uncomfortable isn't right#i hate that my instinct is to squeal tho#he does look really cool I just dont want him touching me lol#zelzah speaks
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[June 6, 2023]
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[May 11, 2023]
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[He's shyly offering you the last lilac of Spring. Do you accept?]
#hes a respectable gentleman so accepting graciously is advised#zelzah speaks#emoji art#the way I know this is going to look terrible xD
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I dont think I did this correctly. 🌱
#ayyyy#zelzah speaks#this looked like a fun idea until i realized i had to find a lot of things to say about myself#this felt like more of a confessional booth than a game but have at it if you'd like#games#also i made this in 10 minutes do if it looks rushed and disorganized that is why#im also very late to this party#bingo
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