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Inspiration for Today:
“Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the Lord. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.” – Psalm 68:4-5
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Seeking Wisdom
When praying for wisdom, some people expect an answer to come almost like a bolt of lighting giving them just the right insight to solve their problem. Others believe all they have to do is pray and they’ll receive supernatural knowledge at just the right moment. Although God does and has provided wisdom in these matters, there are many ways that God imparts wisdom. Sometimes, it’s by revealing a weakness in your own character that helps you grow in your relationship with God and with your fellow man. The Bible says in James 1:5, “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” When God asked Solomon in 1 Kings 3:4, “Ask! What shall I give you?” He was so pleased with Solomon’s request for wisdom that God blessed him abundantly with knowledge – so much so that he was known far and wide as the wisest king who had ever lived. God gave King Solomon a kind heart, compassion, and a genuine love for others. It’s good to remember that the best reason to seek wisdom is not to win the lottery or to be smarter than everyone else, but rather to enrich your relationship with God, your family, friends, and all those around you. This scripture sums it up quite well in James 3:17: “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.”
Brenda Walsh Ministries
Text: Proverbs 4:11-12, 1 Kings 4:29-31, Proverbs 2:1-5
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QUOTE FOR THE DAY:
“If you don’t love yourself, you’ll always be chasing after people who don’t love you either.” – Mandy Hale
TIP OF THE DAY:
E-BILLING
With more of us now working from home, there are a few good incentives to switch your billing to e-billing and away from paper bills being sent in the mail. First, it’s easy to switch, and you can manage all of your bills and banking from your computer or smartphone. But it’s also more environmentally friendly. In the United States, “hard copy” paper bills generate close to 2 million tons of CO2 and also make up one of the biggest contributors to municipal solid waste.
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The Chosen Passes 400 Million Views – ‘God Is Really Doing Something Immense’
Michael Foust | ChristianHeadlines.com Contributor | Thursday, May 26, 2022
The Bible-based hit series The Chosen passed 400 million worldwide views during the past month, according to new data from its studio that also shows the project is a viral sensation in other countries, such as Brazil.
As of Thursday, the series had been viewed 405,268,000 times worldwide. Directed by Dallas Jenkins and distributed by Angel Studios, The Chosen is a multi-season television series about the life of Jesus and the disciples.
“You did it! Thank you for getting us that much closer to a billion today,” a message on The Chosen Facebook page read.
The series is a global phenomenon. In Brazil last month, the series app entered Apple’s Top 10 among the most popular free apps. It has been viewed nearly 70 million times in that country alone, according to data on the Angel Studios website.
On Thursday, the app’s community room included messages from viewers in Mexico, Colombia, Nigeria, New Zealand and India – all applauding the series.
“It made the Bible come alive in my life,” a message from someone in Zambia read.
Here in the United States, The Chosen landed No. 8 in April on Roku’s list of searches, according to Variety. It was two spots ahead of Spider-Man: Far From Home.
Similar to data on YouTube, the 400 million number represents views, not individual viewers. Angel Studios has a goal of reaching 1 billion people with the series.
Thus far, it has been viewed by 94 million people, according to Angel Studios estimates.
Season 3 of The Chosen is currently being filmed.
Jenkins recently said that the reaction by fans of the show has encouraged him. People, he said, are coming up to him and saying, “The show has completely reignited my faith in Christ. The show has brought me closer to Christ. The show has made me focus less on religion and more on Jesus – and my kids who never watch anything faith-related now want to watch it and [are] loving it.”
“God is really doing something immense,” Jenkins said. “And the proof that it’s God-driven is in the fact that what they’re saying is, ‘I’m reading my Bible more than ever. I’m praying more than ever, my relationship with Jesus has been reinvigorated more than ever.’
“Every now and then,” Jenkins said, “it’s good just to be reminded of why we’re doing it.”
Related:
Angel Studios Announces $100 Million in New Family Content in Alternative to Hollywood
The Chosen Director Dallas Jenkins Addresses ‘the LDS Issue’ in New Video
Photo courtesy: ©The Chosen/Angel Studios
Michael Foust has covered the intersection of faith and news for 20 years. His stories have appeared in Baptist Press, Christianity Today, The Christian Post, the Leaf-Chronicle, the Toronto Star and the Knoxville News-Sentinel.
Source – https://www.christianheadlines.com/contributors/michael-foust/the-chosen-passes-400-million-views-god-is-really-doing-something-immense.html
The Chosen Passes 400 Million Views – ‘God Is Really Doing Something Immense’ – 5-30-22
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