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  1. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    The state of the church today

    Now, most of the church today is ignoring all this. That’s another one of my gripes. When you believe the Bible and you believe that Jesus is coming back again and you try and share this in the average church, they don’t want to know.

    #ChurchLeadership #faith #jesus #Messiah #prophecy #salvation

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    #salvation #prophecy #messiah #jesus #faith #churchleadership
  2. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    The world says ‘All or no roads lead to God’

    But you can’t have one road leading to God. And if you say that, if you say that there’s one God and one mediator between God and man, Jesus Christ, you’re accused of being intolerant or even racist.

    #AllroadsdoNOTleadtoGod #churchleadership #faith #jesus #Messiah #salvation

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    #salvation #messiah #jesus #faith #churchleadership #allroadsdonotleadtogod
  3. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    The Prince of Persia – Thoughts on the War in the Gulf

    Contents
    What is behind the Iranian Revolution?
    The present crisis
    The House on the Sand
    The Coming Storm
    The Prince of Persia
    Is there a connection between the ‘Prince of Persia’, and the last days conflict shaping up in our time?

    #CrudeOil #iran #Israel #jesus #Messiah #persiangulf #salvation #SignsOfTheTimes #StraitOfHormuz #War

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #crudeoil #iran #israel #jesus #messiah #persiangulf
  4. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    The Prince of Persia – Thoughts on the War in the Gulf

    Contents
    What is behind the Iranian Revolution?
    The present crisis
    The House on the Sand
    The Coming Storm
    The Prince of Persia
    Is there a connection between the ‘Prince of Persia’, and the last days conflict shaping up in our time?

    #CrudeOil #iran #Israel #jesus #Messiah #persiangulf #salvation #SignsOfTheTimes #StraitOfHormuz #War

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #war #straitofhormuz #signsofthetimes #salvation #persiangulf #messiah
  5. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    The message they don’t want you to hear

    In the latter days you will understand it. Jeremiah 30.
    באחרית הימ׳ם תתבוננו בה

    A brief guide to end time events
    The Great Tribulation
    The Rapture Question
    When does the rapture happen?
    The Millennium and the new heavens and new earth

    #churchleadership #faith #Israel #jesus #Messiah #salvation #SignsOfTheTimes

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #signsofthetimes #salvation #messiah #jesus #israel #faith
  6. love is a superpower @[email protected] ·

    Humility heals a hardened heart.

    Jesus said, "Listen to this; a sower went out to sow. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the side of the road, and the birds came and devoured them up." (Matthew 13:3-4)

    My eureka thought for the day, is that to understand someone means to grasp their logic. If I can follow someone's thought process, I can at least see why it's supported, even if I can't adopt that logic for myself right away.

    The parable of the sower is the mother of all parables. Jesus shows us a parallel in nature to explain to us why we were created, and what our purpose is.

    "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the wicked one comes, and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the side of the road." (Matthew 13:19)

    "The Sower plants the Word." In Greek, the "Logos" is not just any word. It's the logic of life. The Lord made us alive and He wants us to stay that way.

    Jesus said, in quoting Psalm 82, "Does it not say 'you are gods,' to whom the word of God came? And the Scripture cannot be broken."

    God shows us that He has already planted truth in us that has the power to transform us into eternal children of God. A good seed planted into good ground grows a beneficial plant; beneficial to the earth, beneficial to the plant itself, and beneficial to the grower. That tiny seed is our God-given conscience.

    The word of God cultivates our conscience. It tames our spirit and our tongue the way Johnny Appleseed transformed the American frontier into a field of food. It transforms our hearts in the same way we train a dog to be a loyal member of our family. ([John 7:37-38, Psalm 119:9-16](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    The parable of the Sower explains things that can go wrong in our thinking, that could hinder us from becoming children of God.

    Jesus explains that the Sower is the Son of Man, and the seed is the Word of God. We build the Kingdom of God within us, when we fill ourselves and each other with God's eternal logic.

    First, Jesus mentions the seed being scattered by the side of the road. The road represents the hard-hearted way of the world. It's a conscience seared shut. ([Matthew 7:13-14, Proverbs 14:12](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    If we're indoctrinated against our conscience by the world, our hearts will be hardened against God's attempts to teach us greater love. The Old Testament often refers to people as hard-hearted. That's what happens to us when we accept the world's way of thinking. We work to be a bigger fish, or carry a bigger hammer, or just toughen up to make it through this life. Everything is a competition. ([Exodus 7:14, Deuteronomy 15:7-8, Matthew 19:8-9, Mark 3:1-5](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    God's promises are for the meek. Isaiah 51:12-23 says, "I am going to put the cup of My fury in the hand of them that afflict you, those who said, 'Lay down here so we can walk over you,' and you laid yourself in the ground as the street for them to walk over."

    If you have vengeance in your heart today, you're thinking, "what else can I do in this dog-eat-dog world besides try to be a bigger dog? Wait on the Lord, and let Him prove that He's good to His word. ([Psalm 34:8, 1 Peter 4:19](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    More than once, I've cried desperately to God and asked "why?" in the face of suffering. He's been faithful to see me through those times. But has it ever helped to shake my fist at the sky and question if God will really deliver? Not really. The people of Israel in the wilderness continually complained, "Is the Lord with us or not?" ([Exodus 17:7, Psalm 95:7-11, Matthew 4:7](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))
    God isn't offended with our emotions when things aren't right. Still, accusing Him of doing nothing, when things don't go our way is offensive to Him. When we find ourselves in a trial, or a spiritual waiting room, our obedience is necessary to reap the benefits of good behavior. The Lord deserves our love, trust, and loyalty.

    Instead of trying to get our own way in our timing, what if we put our situation in God's hands? I encourage you to respond to the struggles of life the way the Bible says to, and watch what happens. God wants to show you His love for you, and soften your heart. ([Deuteronomy 32:35, Luke 18:1-8](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    Word to the wise; this is not an experiment for the impatient. Do you want to see God's best for your life? Acting on God's word is a faith-building exercise for those who will choose to patiently, thankfully receive what God has promised.

    (James 1:21)
    "Receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls."

    (Galatians 6:9)
    "And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart."

    (Luke 21:19)
    "By your patience possess your souls."

    Our Father in heaven,
    Thank You for Your eternal truths that make us one with You. Awaken our hearts to seek You earnestly. Show us the ancient paths Your prophets of old took to be near You. Guide us into Your presence and teach us how to love as you love, and forgive as we've been forgiven. Make us worthy of Your Son, so we will not be ashamed at His return. In Jesus' name, Amen.

    #Christian #Christianity #Jesus #Bible #Messiah #JesusChrist #Gospel

    #christian #christianity #jesus #bible #messiah #jesuschrist
  7. love is a superpower @[email protected] ·

    Humility heals a hardened heart.

    Jesus said, "Listen to this; a sower went out to sow. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the side of the road, and the birds came and devoured them up." (Matthew 13:3-4)

    My eureka thought for the day, is that to understand someone means to grasp their logic. If I can follow someone's thought process, I can at least see why it's supported, even if I can't adopt that logic for myself right away.

    The parable of the sower is the mother of all parables. Jesus shows us a parallel in nature to explain to us why we were created, and what our purpose is.

    "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the wicked one comes, and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the side of the road." (Matthew 13:19)

    "The Sower plants the Word." In Greek, the "Logos" is not just any word. It's the logic of life. The Lord made us alive and He wants us to stay that way.

    Jesus said, in quoting Psalm 82, "Does it not say 'you are gods,' to whom the word of God came? And the Scripture cannot be broken."

    God shows us that He has already planted truth in us that has the power to transform us into eternal children of God. A good seed planted into good ground grows a beneficial plant; beneficial to the earth, beneficial to the plant itself, and beneficial to the grower. That tiny seed is our God-given conscience.

    The word of God cultivates our conscience. It tames our spirit and our tongue the way Johnny Appleseed transformed the American frontier into a field of food. It transforms our hearts in the same way we train a dog to be a loyal member of our family. ([John 7:37-38, Psalm 119:9-16](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    The parable of the Sower explains things that can go wrong in our thinking, that could hinder us from becoming children of God.

    Jesus explains that the Sower is the Son of Man, and the seed is the Word of God. We build the Kingdom of God within us, when we fill ourselves and each other with God's eternal logic.

    First, Jesus mentions the seed being scattered by the side of the road. The road represents the hard-hearted way of the world. It's a conscience seared shut. ([Matthew 7:13-14, Proverbs 14:12](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    If we're indoctrinated against our conscience by the world, our hearts will be hardened against God's attempts to teach us greater love. The Old Testament often refers to people as hard-hearted. That's what happens to us when we accept the world's way of thinking. We work to be a bigger fish, or carry a bigger hammer, or just toughen up to make it through this life. Everything is a competition. ([Exodus 7:14, Deuteronomy 15:7-8, Matthew 19:8-9, Mark 3:1-5](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    God's promises are for the meek. Isaiah 51:12-23 says, "I am going to put the cup of My fury in the hand of them that afflict you, those who said, 'Lay down here so we can walk over you,' and you laid yourself in the ground as the street for them to walk over."

    If you have vengeance in your heart today, you're thinking, "what else can I do in this dog-eat-dog world besides try to be a bigger dog? Wait on the Lord, and let Him prove that He's good to His word. ([Psalm 34:8, 1 Peter 4:19](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    More than once, I've cried desperately to God and asked "why?" in the face of suffering. He's been faithful to see me through those times. But has it ever helped to shake my fist at the sky and question if God will really deliver? Not really. The people of Israel in the wilderness continually complained, "Is the Lord with us or not?" ([Exodus 17:7, Psalm 95:7-11, Matthew 4:7](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))
    God isn't offended with our emotions when things aren't right. Still, accusing Him of doing nothing, when things don't go our way is offensive to Him. When we find ourselves in a trial, or a spiritual waiting room, our obedience is necessary to reap the benefits of good behavior. The Lord deserves our love, trust, and loyalty.

    Instead of trying to get our own way in our timing, what if we put our situation in God's hands? I encourage you to respond to the struggles of life the way the Bible says to, and watch what happens. God wants to show you His love for you, and soften your heart. ([Deuteronomy 32:35, Luke 18:1-8](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    Word to the wise; this is not an experiment for the impatient. Do you want to see God's best for your life? Acting on God's word is a faith-building exercise for those who will choose to patiently, thankfully receive what God has promised.

    (James 1:21)
    "Receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls."

    (Galatians 6:9)
    "And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart."

    (Luke 21:19)
    "By your patience possess your souls."

    Our Father in heaven,
    Thank You for Your eternal truths that make us one with You. Awaken our hearts to seek You earnestly. Show us the ancient paths Your prophets of old took to be near You. Guide us into Your presence and teach us how to love as you love, and forgive as we've been forgiven. Make us worthy of Your Son, so we will not be ashamed at His return. In Jesus' name, Amen.

    #Christian #Christianity #Jesus #Bible #Messiah #JesusChrist #Gospel

    #christian #christianity #jesus #bible #messiah #jesuschrist
  8. love is a superpower @[email protected] ·

    Humility heals a hardened heart.

    Jesus said, "Listen to this; a sower went out to sow. And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the side of the road, and the birds came and devoured them up." (Matthew 13:3-4)

    My eureka thought for the day, is that to understand someone means to grasp their logic. If I can follow someone's thought process, I can at least see why it's supported, even if I can't adopt that logic for myself right away.

    The parable of the sower is the mother of all parables. Jesus shows us a parallel in nature to explain to us why we were created, and what our purpose is.

    "When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, the wicked one comes, and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the side of the road." (Matthew 13:19)

    "The Sower plants the Word." In Greek, the "Logos" is not just any word. It's the logic of life. The Lord made us alive and He wants us to stay that way.

    Jesus said, in quoting Psalm 82, "Does it not say 'you are gods,' to whom the word of God came? And the Scripture cannot be broken."

    God shows us that He has already planted truth in us that has the power to transform us into eternal children of God. A good seed planted into good ground grows a beneficial plant; beneficial to the earth, beneficial to the plant itself, and beneficial to the grower. That tiny seed is our God-given conscience.

    The word of God cultivates our conscience. It tames our spirit and our tongue the way Johnny Appleseed transformed the American frontier into a field of food. It transforms our hearts in the same way we train a dog to be a loyal member of our family. ([John 7:37-38, Psalm 119:9-16](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    The parable of the Sower explains things that can go wrong in our thinking, that could hinder us from becoming children of God.

    Jesus explains that the Sower is the Son of Man, and the seed is the Word of God. We build the Kingdom of God within us, when we fill ourselves and each other with God's eternal logic.

    First, Jesus mentions the seed being scattered by the side of the road. The road represents the hard-hearted way of the world. It's a conscience seared shut. ([Matthew 7:13-14, Proverbs 14:12](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    If we're indoctrinated against our conscience by the world, our hearts will be hardened against God's attempts to teach us greater love. The Old Testament often refers to people as hard-hearted. That's what happens to us when we accept the world's way of thinking. We work to be a bigger fish, or carry a bigger hammer, or just toughen up to make it through this life. Everything is a competition. ([Exodus 7:14, Deuteronomy 15:7-8, Matthew 19:8-9, Mark 3:1-5](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    God's promises are for the meek. Isaiah 51:12-23 says, "I am going to put the cup of My fury in the hand of them that afflict you, those who said, 'Lay down here so we can walk over you,' and you laid yourself in the ground as the street for them to walk over."

    If you have vengeance in your heart today, you're thinking, "what else can I do in this dog-eat-dog world besides try to be a bigger dog? Wait on the Lord, and let Him prove that He's good to His word. ([Psalm 34:8, 1 Peter 4:19](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    More than once, I've cried desperately to God and asked "why?" in the face of suffering. He's been faithful to see me through those times. But has it ever helped to shake my fist at the sky and question if God will really deliver? Not really. The people of Israel in the wilderness continually complained, "Is the Lord with us or not?" ([Exodus 17:7, Psalm 95:7-11, Matthew 4:7](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))
    God isn't offended with our emotions when things aren't right. Still, accusing Him of doing nothing, when things don't go our way is offensive to Him. When we find ourselves in a trial, or a spiritual waiting room, our obedience is necessary to reap the benefits of good behavior. The Lord deserves our love, trust, and loyalty.

    Instead of trying to get our own way in our timing, what if we put our situation in God's hands? I encourage you to respond to the struggles of life the way the Bible says to, and watch what happens. God wants to show you His love for you, and soften your heart. ([Deuteronomy 32:35, Luke 18:1-8](biblegateway.com/passage/?sear))

    Word to the wise; this is not an experiment for the impatient. Do you want to see God's best for your life? Acting on God's word is a faith-building exercise for those who will choose to patiently, thankfully receive what God has promised.

    (James 1:21)
    "Receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls."

    (Galatians 6:9)
    "And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart."

    (Luke 21:19)
    "By your patience possess your souls."

    Our Father in heaven,
    Thank You for Your eternal truths that make us one with You. Awaken our hearts to seek You earnestly. Show us the ancient paths Your prophets of old took to be near You. Guide us into Your presence and teach us how to love as you love, and forgive as we've been forgiven. Make us worthy of Your Son, so we will not be ashamed at His return. In Jesus' name, Amen.

    #Christian #Christianity #Jesus #Bible #Messiah #JesusChrist #Gospel

    #christian #christianity #jesus #bible #messiah #jesuschrist
  9. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    Vengeance and Mercy – Psalm 94

    Vengeance is Mine, and recompense;
    Their foot shall slip in due time;
    For the day of their calamity is at hand,
    And the things to come hasten upon them.
    Deuteronomy 32:35

    #churchleadership #faith #jesus #mercy #Messiah #salvation #thelordavenges #vengeance

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #vengeance #thelordavenges #salvation #messiah #mercy #jesus
  10. GLOBAL Visibility aéPiot - by aePiot.ro @[email protected] ·

    creates semantic nodes and clusters #CANDYMAN #MESSIAH www.perplexity.ai/search/new?q... #CHEUNG KA #LONG aepiot.ro/advanced-sea... AÉPIOT: INDEPENDENT SEMANTIC WEB 4.0 INFRASTRUCTURE (EST. 2009): headlines-world.com

    Perplexity

    #candyman #messiah #cheung #long
  11. GLOBAL Visibility aéPiot - by aePiot.ro @[email protected] ·

    creates semantic nodes and clusters #CANDYMAN #MESSIAH www.perplexity.ai/search/new?q... #CHEUNG KA #LONG aepiot.ro/advanced-sea... AÉPIOT: INDEPENDENT SEMANTIC WEB 4.0 INFRASTRUCTURE (EST. 2009): headlines-world.com

    Perplexity

    #candyman #messiah #cheung #long
  12. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    Know God .. Know Peace – No God .. No Peace

    #churchleadership #jesus #KnowGod #KnowPeace #Messiah #noGodnopeace #salvation

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/vide

    #salvation #nogodnopeace #messiah #knowpeace #knowgod #jesus
  13. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    The resurrection changes everything

    #churchleadership #faith #Israel #jesus #jewishfriends #Messiah #resurrection #salvation

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #salvation #resurrection #messiah #jewishfriends #jesus #israel
  14. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    Pilate’s role in Jesus’ death and resurrection

    When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought Jesus out and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called The Pavement, but in Hebrew, Gabbatha. 14 Now it was the Preparation Day of the Passover, and about the sixth hour. And he said to the Jews, “Behold your King!” John 19:8-14

    #churchleadership #faith #Israel #jesus #Messiah #PontiusPilate #resurrection #salvation

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    #salvation #resurrection #pontiuspilate #messiah #jesus #israel
  15. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    Tell people about the Lord even when you know they won’t listen

    #faith #gospel #jesus #Messiah #salvation

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #salvation #messiah #jesus #gospel #faith
  16. Bob the Traveler @[email protected] ·

    OTD in 1839, Arnold Potter was ordained as a Melchizedek priesthood elder; he became a self-declared Messiah and leader of a schismatic Mormon sect toilet-guru.com/overview-faith #messiah #prophecy

    #messiah #prophecy
  17. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    The job is done – It is finished.

    For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, “Not one of His bones shall be broken.” And again another Scripture says, “They shall look on Him whom they pierced.”
    John 19:31-37

    #ChurchLeadership #faith #itisfinished #jesus #Messiah #resurrection #salvation

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #salvation #resurrection #messiah #jesus #itisfinished #faith
  18. NoBorg @[email protected] ·

    "Toujours est-il que l’imaginaire eschatologique circule abondamment dans les réseaux évangéliques et complotistes : le président présiderait au jugement et à la restauration de l’Amérique. La lumière en rayons divergents est le signe iconographique classique de la théophanie."
    #Maga #Trump #Messiah #ConspiracyTheories #Evangelicals #Religion #PopeLeo #FarRight

    Trump et le messie : iconographie de l’hérésie américaine
    legrandcontinent.eu/fr/2026/04

    #popeleo #farright #maga #trump #messiah #conspiracytheories
  19. Slow Mover @[email protected] ·

    Why I Identity as a Messy

    I thought either Jessy or Christy could work, too, but figured they were too similar to real names. Messy is close to a really famous soccer player, but he spells it differently, and most people would probably think of the adjective first. I like Messy. It fits with so much about life. I mean, who is going to say that life isn’t messy at times? Of all the names of the One who chose to join us in our mess, it seemed Messiah provided the best frame of reference.

    And so I have decided, at least for the purposes of this essay and perhaps several future awkward introductions, that I identify as a Messy.

    This is not, to be clear, because I am especially athletic. Nothing could be further from the truth. If I were known for anything on a soccer field, it would probably be a profound spiritual commitment to standing in one place and reflecting on mortality, shouting “mark up!,” while other people ran past me toward a more tangible goal. No, I identify as a Messy because the word seems honest. More honest, in fact, than many of the polished labels we are encouraged to adopt.

    We do seem to live in an age of frantic identity acquisition. People are forever trying on labels the way one tries on jackets in a department store, hoping one will finally make the soul look finished. Sometimes, it is political. Sometimes aesthetic. Sometimes spiritual. Very often it is wrapped up in entertainment, shows, celebrities, fandoms, and curated affiliations, as though the great question of human existence might finally be answered by announcing which universe one belongs to, which character one relates to, which public figure one mirrors, or which cultural tribe one performs allegiance to. I do not mean that cruelly. In fact, I find it more sad than ridiculous. There is something deeply poignant about watching human beings, made for glory and communion and love, fastening their deepest sense of self to temporary spectacles.

    Entire personalities now seem to be assembled from entertainers, streaming shows, celebrity fragments, online discourse, and merch. A person used to say, “This is what I enjoy.” Now more and more we are tempted to say, “This is what I am.” We do not merely watch things; we inhabit them. We do not merely admire performers; we borrow them. We do not merely consume culture; we ask it to tell us who we are. Again, I do not say that with contempt so much as grief. It feels sad to watch people build a shrine out of references and call it a soul.

    And Christians, of course, are not immune. We can treat Jesus as one identity option among many, one badge on the jacket, one brand beside other brands, one lifestyle accessory in the collection. But Jesus is not a vibe. He is not a fandom. He is not a stylistic choice for the spiritually inclined. He is not one more label to help us market ourselves to the world. He is the one before whom all our labels become strangely thin. He is the one in whom the self is not merely decorated but unmasked, undone, and remade.

    Which brings me back to Messy.

    Because if I am honest, that feels more true to the condition of my soul than most of the ready-made identities can offer. The actual self is usually much less impressive than the projected one. The actual self forgets passwords and people’s names. The actual self says the wrong thing in the wrong tone at the wrong time. And then refuses to admit it was wrong! The actual self has noble convictions and petty jealousies living under the same roof. The actual self believes in grace and still harbors resentment. The actual self can preach forgiveness and then mentally rehearse arguments in the shower. The actual self is not a brand. The actual self is a junk drawer with theological aspirations.

    That is why Messy feels right.

    I do not mean merely disorganized, though I have certainly been accused by piles of paper, my myriad collections, and certain closets in my house. I mean existentially cluttered. Spiritually untidy. Emotionally overstuffed. A person in whom grief and gratitude sit with each other in the same chair. A person whose faith is real and whose doubts are, yes, annoyingly real, too. A person who believes in resurrection and still sometimes smells faintly of the tomb.

    Messy is not just a condition. It is almost a sacrament of honesty.

    The strange thing is that our culture is full of slogans about authenticity, but only a very specific kind is allowed. You may be authentic so long as your authenticity is articulate, empowering, influencing, visually pleasing, and ideally monetizable. You may be vulnerable if you do it with good lighting, timely tears, and a clear takeaway point. But real mess has no media strategy. Real mess backslides. Real mess contradicts itself. Real mess cries at inconvenient times and can not always explain why. Real mess needs grace that is more than decorative.

    And this, to me, is where Messiah becomes the frame of reference.

    The scandal at the heart of the Christian story is not that God admired the mess from a safe distance and sent us a few inspirational remarks. It is that God entered it. It’s not the cleaned-up version. It’s not the testimony version where everything is wrapped up by the final chorus. The actual mess. Blood. Tears. Misunderstanding. Poverty. Political violence. Religious hypocrisy. Betrayal by friends. Public shame. Bodily pain. The whole tangled human catastrophe.

    If I identify as a Messy, it is because I follow a Messiah who did not recoil from messiness.

    He was born into the mess of empire and displacement. He grew up among ordinary people with ordinary smells and ordinary troubles. He touched lepers, which is another way of saying he touched what everybody else had agreed to remain untouched. He let weeping women make scenes in respectable settings. He told stories in which the wrong people turned out to be right, and the right people turned out to be blind. He wandered straight into the grime of human life and did not seem especially worried that it would damage his image.

    He also, it should be noted, built no brand.

    He did not refine a platform. He did not hire twelve consultants to tighten the messaging. He did not ask whether associating with sinners might dilute his influence. He moved steadily toward the wounded, the ashamed, the compromised, the burdened, the unclean, the inconvenient, and the ones everybody else had learned to step around.

    This means, among other things, that if I am going to belong to him, I should probably stop pretending to be less messy than I am.

    This is not a manifesto in favor of chaos. I am not arguing for irresponsibility, moldy coffee mugs, or unpaid parking tickets as signs of spiritual depth. Some forms of mess require repentance, discipline, therapy, apology, medicine, or a decent mop. I am not trying to canonize dysfunction. I am only suggesting that a great deal of human suffering is made worse by the exhausting effort to appear composed.

    Some of us have spent years trying to become presentable instead of whole.

    Presentable is useful. Presentable knows how to smile. Presentable speaks the right language. Presentable can sit in a pew, nod at the appropriate times, and still carry around enough unspoken sorrow to sink a fishing boat. Presentable can look calm while inwardly being one unanswered email or text away from emotional collapse. Presentable is often rewarded. Messy, on the other hand, has fewer illusions.

    Messy knows the self is unfinished. Messy leaves room for grace. Messy knows it can not save itself by attaching one more label to the pile. Messy knows sanctification is not a makeover montage. Messy knows healing is uneven. Messy knows holiness is not sterility. Holiness is what happens when divine love enters contaminated spaces and does not become contaminated itself, but begins quietly making all things new.

    That is why I do not mind identifying as a Messy. It is, in its own weirdly crooked way, a confession of hope.

    Because if life were only clean lines and curated selves and properly resolved contradictions, perhaps we could save ourselves with better organization. Perhaps we could redeem our souls with the perfect planner, a ring light, a nice headshot, and a sufficiently compelling bio. Perhaps the kingdom of God could be achieved through proper branding and better emotional packaging.

    But that has never been the case.

    The good news is not that the mess is imaginary. The good news is that the Messiah is willing to enter it. The good news is not that I have transcended contradiction, ego, fear, desire, grief, anger, and absurdity. The good news is that none of those things have proven beyond the reach of mercy. Christ does not stand at the edge of my disorder, shouting instructions through a megaphone. Christ enters in. Christ sits down amid the clutter. Christ begins sorting what can be redeemed, what must be relinquished, and what, strangely enough, was never trash at all.

    So yes, I identify as a Messy.

    Not because I think confusion is noble.
    Not because I think dysfunction is charming.
    Not because I have mistaken woundedness for wisdom.

    I identify as a Messy because perfectionism does not tell the truth.
    I identify as a Messy because the human condition looks more like a mismatched sock drawer than a showroom.
    I identify as a Messy because my life, like most lives, contains too many loose ends, unswept corners, contradictory impulses, and unfinished prayers to pretend otherwise.
    And I identity as a Messy because I believe in a Messiah who still enters rooms full of fearful, disordered, ashamed people and says, without flinching, “Peace be with you.”

    Which is really the miracle.

    Not that we are tidy.
    Not that we are consistent.
    Not that we are easily explained.

    But that the Holy One has chosen to dwell with us anyway.

    To love us there.
    To meet us there.
    And to begin, right in the middle of the mess, making something beautiful that will never be mistaken for mere neatness.

    #authenticity #branding #celebrityCulture #ChristianIdentity #culturalCritique #entertainmentCulture #fandom #Grace #identityCrisis #Labels #Mercy #Messiah #Messy #modernCulture #selfhood #society
    #authenticity #branding #celebrityculture #christianidentity #culturalcritique #entertainmentculture
  20. 🇩🇪 🇺🇦 🇨🇦:nonazis: @[email protected] ·

    The Great Betrayer

    "Before it is over, Trump will embarrass and betray every key segment of his base; his Jesus post is only the latest example."

    #Trump #Jesus #Savior #messiah #News #USA #Religion #Christian #Betrayal #megalomania #Psychology

    jimacosta.substack.com/p/the-g

    #trump #jesus #savior #messiah #news #usa
  21. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    What happened between the Cross and the Resurrection?

    And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice, and yielded up His spirit. Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom; and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split, and the graves were opened;
    Matthew 27:50-54

    #burial #churchleadership #death #faith #Flesh #jesus #Messiah #resurrection #Salvation #Spirit

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #spirit #salvation #resurrection #messiah #jesus #flesh
  22. 🇩🇪 🇺🇦 🇨🇦:nonazis: @[email protected] ·

    If you have not enjoyed our blessed Leader's self-effacing humble image of himself... here is its.

    #Trump #Jesus #Savior #messiah #News #USA #Religion #Christian

    #trump #jesus #savior #messiah #news #usa
  23. :awesome:🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉 @[email protected] ·

    In german zu means closed 🤔 Don zu :awesome: ✨ 💫 tl;dr call the #25th for this pseudo #Messiah 🙌 #FckTrump

    #fcktrump #messiah #25th
  24. :awesome:🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉 @[email protected] ·

    In german zu means closed 🤔 Don zu :awesome: ✨ 💫 tl;dr call the #25th for this pseudo #Messiah 🙌 #FckTrump

    #fcktrump #messiah #25th
  25. :awesome:🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉 @[email protected] ·

    In german zu means closed 🤔 Don zu :awesome: ✨ 💫 tl;dr call the #25th for this pseudo #Messiah 🙌 #FckTrump

    #fcktrump #messiah #25th
  26. :awesome:🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉 @nemo ·

    In german zu means closed 🤔 Don zu :awesome: ✨ 💫 tl;dr call the for this pseudo 🙌

    #fcktrump #messiah #25th
  27. :awesome:🐦‍🔥nemo™🐦‍⬛ 🇺🇦🍉 @[email protected] ·

    In german zu means closed 🤔 Don zu :awesome: ✨ 💫 tl;dr call the #25th for this pseudo #Messiah 🙌 #FckTrump

    #fcktrump #messiah #25th
  28. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    Resurrection in Judaism and Christianity

    • Why Passover and Easter / Resurrection Day should bring Jews and Christians together, but the errors of both parties have driven them apart
    • What Judaism and Christianity teach about life after death
    • Passages about the suffering and resurrection of Messiah in the Hebrew Bible fulfilled in Yeshua / Jesus the Messiah
    • How to find the faith that saves us for eternity

    #christianity #churchleadership #jesus #judaism #Messiah

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #messiah #judaism #jesus #churchleadership #christianity
  29. love is a superpower @[email protected] ·

    The miracle in lending others a hand.

    "The King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’"(Matthew 25:40)

    Wouldn't this world be an amazing place if we all served one another as if our neighbor were the Messiah Himself?

    Mark 16:15
    "And He said to them, 'Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.'"

    The gospel is God's Truth, that love runs the universe. Every word we speak, every kindness we pay-forward, every ounce of love we show toward God's creation, preaches the gospel. When we love others, Jesus feels it. And sometimes, He lets us experience His approval when we least expect it. When we reach out to help others with pressing needs, we find ourselves connected to God's strength. Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. When we act on His teachings, our spiritual fruit is produced to nourish our community. Apart from Him, we can do nothing. But with Him, we can experience and communicate His love to others.

    John 13:34-35
    34 "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.
    35 "By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

    Our Father in heaven,
    Thank You for making us all one in Jesus Messiah. Thank You for Your Holy Spirit who makes us one with You. Keep us ever mindful of Your presence within ourselves and others. Let Your river of life flow through us. By Your sovereign power, let us bring healing and hope to our thirsty world. In Jesus' name, Amen.

    #Jesus #Messiah #Christian #Bible

    #jesus #messiah #christian #bible
  30. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    He is not here, He is risen

    What difference does the resurrection of Jesus make?
    • It really happened in history
    • It changes the destiny of the believer and is the only hope for a better life here and in eternity
    • Without the hope of life continuing after death this life here becomes meaningless – what Solomon and Shakespeare have to say about this
    • He is risen indeed.

    #churchleadership #faith #jesus #Messiah #resurrection #Risen #salvation

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #salvation #risen #resurrection #messiah #jesus #faith
  31. Bob the Traveler @[email protected] ·

    Arnold Potter became a self-declared Messiah and leader of a schismatic Mormon sect; OTD in 1870 he leapt off a cliff to ascend into heaven but fell to his death toilet-guru.com/overview-faith #messiah #prophecy

    #messiah #prophecy
  32. Theo de Bruijn @TheodeBruijn ·

    Vienna, city of music

    Three terrific in a row:
    - Parallels
    -
    Wiener Gesanggeselschaft -

    Plus a visit to the graves of .
    And some great additions to my collection at and : .

    A great time, despite the terrible rains.

    #concerts #joesanders #pygmalion #stmatthewspassion #messiah #beethoven
  33. Theo de Bruijn @[email protected] ·

    Vienna, city of music

    Three terrific #concerts in a row:
    #JoeSanders - Parallels
    #Pygmalion - #StMatthewsPassion
    Wiener Gesanggeselschaft - #Messiah

    Plus a visit to the graves of #Beethoven #Schubert #Brahms #Schoenberg.
    And some great additions to my #CD collection at #Gramola and #SubstanceRecordstore: #PaulBley #JeffParker #NilsFrahm.

    A great time, despite the terrible rains.

    #RaphaelPichon #Bach #Vienna #Wien #wenen #music #muziek #musik #jazz #matthauspassion #Musikverein

    #concerts #joesanders #pygmalion #stmatthewspassion #messiah #beethoven
  34. Theo de Bruijn @[email protected] ·

    Vienna, city of music

    Three terrific #concerts in a row:
    #JoeSanders - Parallels
    #Pygmalion - #StMatthewsPassion
    Wiener Gesanggeselschaft - #Messiah

    Plus a visit to the graves of #Beethoven #Schubert #Brahms #Schoenberg.
    And some great additions to my #CD collection at #Gramola and #SubstanceRecordstore: #PaulBley #JeffParker #NilsFrahm.

    A great time, despite the terrible rains.

    #RaphaelPichon #Bach #Vienna #Wien #wenen #music #muziek #musik #jazz #matthauspassion #Musikverein

    #musikverein #matthauspassion #jazz #musik #muziek #music
  35. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    This Month in Prophecy - March 2026

    War In Iran – where is it heading?
    WW3 – Russia / China and the BRICS versus US dollar supremacy
    Global debt and the road to Revelation 13 and the 666 prophecy
    Implications for Israel – Trump’s Peace Plan or the War of Gog and Magog?
    The rising tide of antisemitism and why we need to resist it

    #churchleadership #iran #Israel #jesus #Messiah #salvation #SignsOfTheTimes

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #churchleadership #iran #israel #jesus #messiah #salvation
  36. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    This Month in Prophecy - March 2026

    War In Iran – where is it heading?
    WW3 – Russia / China and the BRICS versus US dollar supremacy
    Global debt and the road to Revelation 13 and the 666 prophecy
    Implications for Israel – Trump’s Peace Plan or the War of Gog and Magog?
    The rising tide of antisemitism and why we need to resist it

    #churchleadership #iran #Israel #jesus #Messiah #salvation #SignsOfTheTimes

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #signsofthetimes #salvation #messiah #jesus #israel #iran
  37. Bible Science Forum @[email protected] ·

    Rabbi Elhanan Beck | “Netanyahu is Amalek”

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    #Amalek #Gaza #GreaterIsrael #Iran #Messiah #PMNetanyahu #TempleWorship #Zionism
    #amalek #gaza #greaterisrael #iran #messiah #pmnetanyahu
  38. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    Sunday Services – March 29, 2026

    I charge you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom: Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. 2 Timothy 4:1-5

    #churchleadership #faith #Israel #jesus #jesuschrist #Messiah #salvation #SignsOfTheTimes

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #signsofthetimes #salvation #messiah #jesuschrist #jesus #israel
  39. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    We live in tumultuous times

    “And after the sixty-two weeks
    Messiah shall be cut off, but not for Himself;
    And the people of the prince who is to come
    Shall destroy the city and the sanctuary.
    The end of it shall be with a flood,
    And till the end of the war desolations are determined.
    Daniel 9:24-26

    #energy #GlobalCrises #iran #Israel #jesus #Messiah #power #resources #salvation #usa #war

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #energy #globalcrises #iran #israel #jesus #messiah
  40. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    The house on the sand, the 12th imam, and prince of Persia

    "At that time Michael shall stand up,
    The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people;
    And there shall be a time of trouble,
    Such as never was since there was a nation,
    Even to that time.
    And at that time your people shall be delivered,
    Every one who is found written in the book".
    Daniel 12.1

    #churchleadership #faith #iran #Israel #jesus #Messiah #salvation #SignsOfTheTimes #usa

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #churchleadership #faith #iran #israel #jesus #messiah
  41. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    The house on the sand, the 12th imam, and prince of Persia

    "At that time Michael shall stand up,
    The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people;
    And there shall be a time of trouble,
    Such as never was since there was a nation,
    Even to that time.
    And at that time your people shall be delivered,
    Every one who is found written in the book".
    Daniel 12.1

    #churchleadership #faith #iran #Israel #jesus #Messiah #salvation #SignsOfTheTimes #usa

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #usa #signsofthetimes #salvation #messiah #jesus #israel
  42. Nando161 @[email protected] ·

    Nobody wants to worship you if you have the same problems, the same bad breath and messy hair and hangnails, as a regular person. You have to be everything regular people aren’t. Where they fail, you have to go all the way. Be what people are too afraid to be. Become whom they admire. People shopping for a #messiah want quality. Nobody is going to follow a loser. When it comes to choosing a savior, they won't settle for just a human being.

    Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor

    #quote #quotes #god

    #messiah #quote #quotes #god
  43. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    LftLD – News Bulletin

    #churchleadership #europe #faith #Israel #jesus #Messiah #salvation #SignsOfTheTimes #uk #usa

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/publ

    #churchleadership #europe #faith #israel #jesus #messiah
  44. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    LftLD – News Bulletin

    #churchleadership #europe #faith #Israel #jesus #Messiah #salvation #SignsOfTheTimes #uk #usa

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/publ

    #usa #uk #signsofthetimes #salvation #messiah #jesus
  45. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    LftLD – News Bulleting

    #churchleadership #europe #faith #Israel #jesus #Messiah #salvation #SignsOfTheTimes #uk #usa

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/publ

    #churchleadership #europe #faith #israel #jesus #messiah
  46. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    The beginning of sorrows has been set in motion

    And you know, Christians say they can pray and they can bind the devil and cast him out and stop these things from happening, but that’s not going to work. If the Bible says it’s going to happen, it’s going to happen. And I believe the thing has been set in motion. Therefore, we’ve got to expect that its fulfilment is going to take place.

    #BEGINNINGOFSORROWS #churchleadership #jesus #Messiah #salvation #SignsOfTheTimes

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #signsofthetimes #salvation #messiah #jesus #churchleadership #beginningofsorrows
  47. Bob the Traveler @[email protected] ·

    OTD in 1856, Arnold Potter received a call from Brigham Young to become a Mormon missionary; he became a self-declared Messiah and leader of a schismatic Mormon sect toilet-guru.com/overview-faith #messiah #prophecy

    #messiah #prophecy
  48. Light for the Last Days @[email protected] ·

    The Islamic Mahdi versus the Christian Messiah

    Now, does the concept of the Islamic Mahdi sound a bit strange to you? But you believe that Jesus is coming back, don’t you? That might sound strange to them.
    Yet, we believe Jesus is coming back. And that it’s not up to us to try and make war to bring Him back.

    #churchleadership #islam #Israel #jesus #mahdi #Messiah #salvation

    lightforthelastdays.co.uk/arti

    #salvation #messiah #mahdi #jesus #israel #islam
  49. The City of Glasgow Chorus @[email protected] ·

    Just under 3 weeks to go - have you got your ticket yet? It's going to be a fantastic evening of music ... glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/cit #hireachoir #cityofglasgowchorus #glasgowcityhalls #cogc #messiah #cogchorus #singinginglasgow #livemusic #glasgow #choir #musicinglasgow #makingmusicmatters #CreativityInTheUK #togetherwesing #singing #Glasgow #choralmusic #CreativeScotland #music

    #hireachoir #cityofglasgowchorus #glasgowcityhalls #cogc #messiah #cogchorus
  50. The City of Glasgow Chorus @[email protected] ·

    Just under 3 weeks to go - have you got your ticket yet? It's going to be a fantastic evening of music ... glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/cit #hireachoir #cityofglasgowchorus #glasgowcityhalls #cogc #messiah #cogchorus #singinginglasgow #livemusic #glasgow #choir #musicinglasgow #makingmusicmatters #CreativityInTheUK #togetherwesing #singing #Glasgow #choralmusic #CreativeScotland #music

    #hireachoir #cityofglasgowchorus #glasgowcityhalls #cogc #messiah #cogchorus