@JoshuaBarzon Father, Son & Holy Spirit are in such unity that it is most times impossible to pin point Who is doing what when. Their oneness is so unique its mind blowing
@EngJohnMachari1 Wow! 'Whatsoever you do , to the least of my brothers, that you do unto Me' Jesus said. And God is no man's debtor. The president & his family are blessed
The entire Book of Revelation is a giant chiasm. 🤯
A chiasm is a literary device where ideas unfold in order (A B C) and then repeat in reverse (C B A), forming an X shaped symmetry that aids memory and draws attention to the central point (C).
The Bible is amazing.
I used to love my wife because she earned it.
When she was kind, I was kind.
When she respected me, I respected her.
When she didn't—I didn't.
Marriage was a transaction.
A balance sheet.
I gave what I got.
Nothing more.
Then one Sunday our pastor said something I couldn't shake.
"The way you treat your wife is the way you treat the Lord."
I thought he was being poetic.
He wasn't.
That night I looked at my wife.
Really looked.
She was exhausted.
The kids had been brutal.
The house was chaos.
And I was keeping score.
Waiting for her to earn my kindness.
That's when it hit me:
I wasn't loving a woman.
I was worshiping myself.
Every act of service I withheld was worship I stole from God.
Every cold shoulder was an altar to my ego.
Every "she started it" was a prayer to my own righteousness.
Marriage isn't a contract between two people.
It's an offering to the One who made them.
I started loving her differently.
Not because she deserved it.
Because He does.
I served her when she didn't thank me.
I pursued her when she pulled away.
I led when I didn't feel like leading.
Not for applause.
For an audience of One.
She noticed.
Not right away.
But one night she said:
"You're different. What happened?"
I told her the truth.
"I stopped loving you to get something back."
"I started loving you to give something up."
She didn't understand at first.
Now she does.
When you love your spouse as an act of worship
Everything shifts.
The scoreboard disappears.
The transaction ends.
And marriage becomes what it was always supposed to be.
A daily death to self.
A living sacrifice.
An act of worship disguised as a Wednesday night doing dishes.
Your spouse isn't your enemy.
They're your offering.
Treat them like one.
@LivingGodsTruth Each of these men have been a great blessing to me. Its a perfect example of many parts one body whose head is Christ. Different assignments but all pointing to King Jesus. To God be the glory!!!!
@SpringSteps You are very correct! Isaiah 8: 19-20 is very clear!!! The story of Saul calling on Samuel's spirit to inquire of him is another example. And Jesus is the only way to God -even if those who have gone before us were born again. 'No one comes to the Father but by Me?" Jesus said .
@SpencieJ @DeCesareStephen @wendelltalks Heb 6;4 " for it is impossible for those who have ONCE BEEN ENLIGHTENED, who have TASTED THE HEAVENLY GIFT, who have SHARED IN THE HOLY SPIRIT, who have TASTED THE GOODNESS OF THE WORD OF GOD & ...6 and then HAVE FALLEN AWAY- to be restored... Enough said!
@DeCesareStephen @wendelltalks Correct. We have to "produce fruit in keeping with repentance" The power of the gospel is a transformed life. Jesus warned, "not everyone who says Lord , Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of the Father.
@KTNNewsKE It worked out for good for then he pressed on with the quest for muliti partism and Moi gave in the following year. If he succeeded to go into exile, the story of Kenya may have been different for the worse
To answer that, we first have to remember what the original golden calf was.
It wasn’t a rejection of God. It was a redefinition of Him. Israel didn’t say, “Let’s worship another god.” They said, “Let’s make something we can see, something that represents the LORD.” They wanted a faith they could touch, control, and predict.
That’s the real danger. The golden calf was not rebellion by name—it was rebellion by substitution.
The calf represented:
A God remade in human image
Religion without relationship
Emotion without obedience
A visible idol for an invisible impatience
It was worship on our terms.
So what’s the modern version? We don’t melt gold anymore. We mold ideas.
1. The Idol of Experience
We chase feelings instead of faith. When the music hits, we call it worship. When the lights fade, so does our devotion.
2. The Idol of Growth and Relevance
We measure success in followers, not fruit. The gospel becomes a brand. “Bigger” becomes “blessed.”
3. The Idol of Celebrity
The stage replaces the altar. Pastors become influencers. The message becomes a platform.
4. The Idol of Comfort
Sin is renamed “brokenness.” Repentance becomes optional. Grace is cheap because it costs us nothing.
5. The Idol of Self
“My truth.” “My calling.” “My purpose.” We worship our reflection and call it Jesus.
The modern golden calf isn’t a statue. It’s a system. A mindset. A mirror. It’s what happens when we make God serve our image instead of letting Him remake ours. The golden calf of today is anything that lets us stay in control of the worship. When the method matters more than the message, when the brand is louder than the Bible, when the pastor outshines the presence. That’s the golden calf.
“Make us a god who will go before us.” That’s still the cry of the impatient heart. But the real God, the consuming fire, doesn’t share His throne. He doesn’t need gold, lights, or hashtags. He needs our surrender.