We MUST self denyingly recognize the military duty of priests though even 2 date, majority USA-globally = FAIL, & THAT of un2 God & Holy Trinity! Any who transgressed the manifested holiness of God’s presence were 2 B CEASED (Numbers 1:53 & Exodus 32:25-28) - https://knowingscripture.com/articles/levites-class-of-warrior-priests

Dear Friend,

Happy Easter from all of us at Word on Fire!

The Resurrection of Jesus from the dead is the be-all and the end-all of the Christian faith. If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, then all of those who profess the Christian faith are basically crazy.

As St. Paul himself puts it: “if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation has been in vain. . . . If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied” (1 Cor. 15:14, 19). ” That is what is at stake on Easter Sunday and throughout the New Testament. The claim of Jesus’ Resurrection is the hinge upon which everything turns.

But Jesus was, in fact, raised from the dead, and his Resurrection shows that Christ can gather back to the Father everyone whom he has embraced through his suffering love. And that means we should make him the center of our lives.

So today is a good day to pose that question to yourself: Is Jesus the center of my life? If so, how can I continue to grow in holiness? If not, why not? And what can I do to embrace the truth of the Resurrection and reorder my life around Christ?

Word on Fire exists to help people learn the truth about Christ’s mercy and to answer those questions for themselves. Our mission is to proclaim the joy of the resurrection to the culture and draw people into—or back to—the light of Christ.

Evangelization is not a spectator sport, and the work of this apostolate is also to equip people like you with the training, confidence, and faith to be an effective evangelist in your own family, parish, and community. I pray that the Holy Spirit will guide you in these efforts!

Happy Easter and may God bless you!

In Christ,

Bishop Robert Barron

I mean, huh, take your pick, music, film, misc else source's. < God can use ANYTHING! Sigh, you human's, this whole species . . . It is WE, as a Whole species that are the pain in Jehovah's butt & JC knew all too well, hence, back story of why He - (JC) really - came down (here). Huh, you human's just don't get it. Huh, sigh. No word's enough can depict what this species has done & still does = huh, I say - let Jehovah blast us all = His Holiness is solely all that is important, ever, now and eternally forever, period! Jehovah FOREVER!

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Choose God's Will

March 03, 2024
by Pastor Chuck Swindoll
Scriptures: Job 42:10–17
Job lived 140 years after that, living to see four generations of his children and grandchildren. Then he died, an old man who had lived a long, full life. (Job 42:16–17)
A major goal of wholesome, healthy Christians is the hope of reaching maturity before death overtakes us. I will tell you without hesitation that one of my major goals in life is to grow up as I grow older. A commendable etching on a gravestone would be: "Here lies a man who kept growing as he kept aging." Growing up and growing old need to walk hand in hand. Never doubt it: maturing is a slow, arduous process. Job accomplished it; he reached that goal. Small wonder we read that he died an old man and full of days. He lived the rest of his 140 years full of enthusiasm and passion. What an enviable way to finish life.

When trouble comes we have two options. We can view it as an intrusion, an outrage, or we can see it as an opportunity to respond in specific obedience to God's will—that rugged virtue James calls "endurance."

Endurance is not jaw-clenched resignation, nor is it passive acquiescence. It's "a long obedience in the same direction." It's staying on the path of obedience despite counter-indications. It's a dogged determination to pursue holiness when the conditions of holiness are not favorable. It's a choice in the midst of our suffering to do what God has asked us to do, whatever it is, and for as long as He asks us to do it. As Oswald Chambers wrote, "To choose suffering makes no sense at all; to choose God's will in the midst of our suffering makes all the sense in the world."

Where are you today? Where is your journey leading you? More important, which option have you chosen? Are you viewing your trial as an outrage or an opportunity? Try hard not to forget the lessons Job teaches us about ourselves. It will make an enormous difference. As you grow older, keep growing up. And, instead of simply reading about the life of Job, begin living that kind of life.

That makes all the sense in the world, doesn't it?