MaRi

能ある鷹は爪を隠す Nou aru taka wa tsume-o kakusu.

[MaRi @ms_simpleM]

かっこいい https://t.co/Ekmn3tYEIS

[Takase @takayan73]

日本人とは思えない

[Invincible☆OOR @lovrofmne7]

Taka’s cover of First Love by Hikaru Utada just hits different

[PaulsCorner-VerseQuest @TNTJohn1717]

Seven Times God Used Ordinary People for Big Things

INTRODUCTION

One of the great lies the devil whispers to God’s people is that you have to be “somebody” before God can use you. He’ll point to your plain upbringing, your weak education, your small resources, your broken family line, your timid personality, and your failures, and then he’ll tell you that you’re disqualified from anything meaningful. That lie thrives in an age obsessed with celebrity Christianity, platform building, and polished image management. But the Bible flatly contradicts it from Genesis to Revelation. The Lord specializes in taking the overlooked, the ignored, the underestimated, and the unimpressive, and then doing something with them that cannot be explained by talent, money, or charisma. That is why the glory always goes to Him and not to the instrument. “Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts” (Zechariah 4:6).

If God only used the naturally strong, the socially connected, and the financially secure, then you could chalk Christianity up to human advantage. But God built His work on weakness on purpose. Paul told the Corinthians that God chose the foolish things to confound the wise and the weak things to confound the mighty, “that no flesh should glory in his presence” (1 Corinthians 1:29). The Lord is not hunting for impressive resumes; He’s hunting for yielded hearts. He doesn’t need your perfection. He needs your availability. And when a man or woman gives God a yielded “yes,” heaven can take that ordinary life and turn it into an eternal monument.

So this isn’t a motivational speech about “believing in yourself.” The Bible never tells you to believe in yourself. The Bible tells you to believe God. The power isn’t in your self-esteem; the power is in the living God who “calleth those things which be not as though they were” (Romans 4:17). God can take a shepherd and make a king, take a widow and put her in the lineage of Christ, take a fisherman and make him a preacher, take a timid man and make him a deliverer, take a persecutor and make him an apostle, take a nameless servant and shake a city. Here are seven times God did exactly that, so you can stop measuring yourself by the world’s standard and start measuring God by His Word.

1. GIDEON — THE FEARFUL FARMER WHO BECAME A DELIVERER

Gideon didn’t look like a hero. When God found him, he wasn’t standing on a battlefield giving a speech; he was hiding. The Bible says, “Gideon threshed wheat by the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites” (Judges 6:11). That is not cinematic bravery; that is survival. He was an ordinary man trying to keep his family fed under oppression. And when the angel of the LORD called him, “The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour” (Judges 6:12), Gideon’s first response was basically, “Are you sure you’ve got the right guy?” He pointed to his weakness, his clan, his low status—“my family is poor… and I am the least” (Judges 6:15). That’s the language of an ordinary man who has learned to think small.

But God didn’t pick Gideon because Gideon was strong; God picked Gideon because God is strong. The Lord told him, “Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man” (Judges 6:16). That’s the whole secret. God with a weak man is stronger than a strong man without God. And notice the Lord’s method: He didn’t build Gideon’s confidence by flattering him; He built Gideon’s faith by giving him promises and then calling for obedience. Gideon had to tear down the altar of Baal in his own house before he could face Midian in the valley (Judges 6:25–27). God starts the big work by demanding you deal with the hidden idol first.

Then God thinned Gideon’s army until no one could brag about it. The Lord said, “The people that are with thee are too many… lest Israel vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me” (Judges 7:2). God reduced thirty-two thousand down to three hundred, and then

[Invincible☆OOR @lovrofmne7]

Hikaru Utada - First Love cover by Taka from One Ok Rock🤍

[Los Angeles Dodgers @Dodgers]

RUN IT BACK? GIVE ‘EM WHAT THEY ASKED FOR. 🏆

These shots were too good not to post. Head to Instagram for the full experience. 👀

[Maharlika @BbMaharlika]

Nataranta Sila Sa Araw Ng Pasko| Polvoron Video Coming Out? https://t.co/KyAY9bcgCi

[Benjamin Rapture Ready @TheBelieverJC]

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[Benjamin Rapture Ready @TheBelieverJC]

The Rapture of the Bridal Church is not a simple escape from all misery! JoyNo, it is a rescue of God Himself, to keep the Bride safe from the impending doom. We are not appointed to wrath (1. Thessalonians 5:9), for wrath involves judgment.

[ricci @ricci_richy]

DoT spends millions of pesos while a normal Filipino citizen can create an amazing video like this showcasing some of the best places of our country. It’s like saying:

“This is what you will experience when you visit me.”

Love,
the Philippines

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

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[Ray-Ban @ray_ban]

その始まりは、
信念を持って歩み始めた瞬間から。
#genuinesince #takuyakimura

[Rob Friedman @PitchingNinja]

For those who were wondering, the MLB rule on this--

(1) Ump hands you a ball & you don't take it: Ejection

(2) Ump doesn't give you a ball & you steal it: Awesome

[Ben Verlander @BenVerlander]

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT🚨

I sat down with Shohei Ohtani for an hour and it’s all coming to a TV near you soon!

“Searching for Shohei: An Interview Special”

October 18th. Fox Sports 1. Following NLCS Game 1

[青ちゃん @chandora_2]

ヌートバーとママじゃん。

[Todd Van Steensel @toddvs35]

Absolutely nobody asked for this, but this is a fun little breakdown of what went through my head as I faced Shohei Ohtani in the WBC

My main thought was “If he hits a home run, he’s supposed to. He’s the best… but if you get him out, that’s a fun memory to have forever” 😊

[Noona Viaa @noonaaviaa]

Sejun Profile 😍 #sejun #kimsejun #SingleInfernoS2

[alexir 🎬🍀 @karalexir]

#SinglesInferno2 | kim sejun x lee so-e / soe ✨️

no 'cause he's down bad for her!
and the way sejun describes so-e 🥹 ahh didn't expect i would love this duo this much ><

#SinglesInferno
#SinglesInferno2Ep7
#SinglesInferno2Ep8
#LeeSoE #KimSeJun

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

You have to be run by ideas not hierarchy. The best ideas have to win, otherwise good people don't stay.

—Steve Jobs

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

Fascinating footage of a human white blood cell chasing a bacterium captured through a microscope. Credit: David Rogers

[kath @kdramatreats]

help this is so wholesome 😭

https://t.co/WDpMaCk3sK