{"id":7027,"date":"2022-12-15T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=7027"},"modified":"2022-09-22T10:05:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T15:05:05","slug":"rider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/12\/15\/rider\/","title":{"rendered":"RIDER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/And-I-looked-and-behold-a-white-horse-And-its-rider-had-a-bow-and-a-crown-was-given-to-him-and-he-came-out-conquering-and-to-conquer.-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7028\" width=\"331\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/And-I-looked-and-behold-a-white-horse-And-its-rider-had-a-bow-and-a-crown-was-given-to-him-and-he-came-out-conquering-and-to-conquer.-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/And-I-looked-and-behold-a-white-horse-And-its-rider-had-a-bow-and-a-crown-was-given-to-him-and-he-came-out-conquering-and-to-conquer.-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/And-I-looked-and-behold-a-white-horse-And-its-rider-had-a-bow-and-a-crown-was-given-to-him-and-he-came-out-conquering-and-to-conquer.-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/And-I-looked-and-behold-a-white-horse-And-its-rider-had-a-bow-and-a-crown-was-given-to-him-and-he-came-out-conquering-and-to-conquer.-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/And-I-looked-and-behold-a-white-horse-And-its-rider-had-a-bow-and-a-crown-was-given-to-him-and-he-came-out-conquering-and-to-conquer.-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/And-I-looked-and-behold-a-white-horse-And-its-rider-had-a-bow-and-a-crown-was-given-to-him-and-he-came-out-conquering-and-to-conquer..jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Micah+1%3A1-4%3A13+&amp;version=ESV\">Micah 1:1-4:13 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation+6%3A1-17+&amp;version=ESV\">Revelation 6:1-17 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+134%3A1-3+&amp;version=ESV\">Psalm 134:1-3 ESV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+30%3A1-4&amp;version=ESV\">Proverbs 30:1-4 ESV<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> \u201cAnd I looked, and behold,&nbsp;a white horse! And&nbsp;its <em>rider<\/em> had a bow, and&nbsp;a crown was given to him, and he came out&nbsp;conquering, and to conquer.\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation+6%3A2&amp;version=ESV\">Revelation 6:2 ESV<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KATHEMAI (2521): <\/strong>\u201cAs a verb, is used of Christ\u2019s position of authority on the throne of God.\u201d<a id=\"_ftnref1\" href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Christ\u2019s position.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus returns to conquer the woes of this world one day, riding on a white horse.&nbsp; When, no one knows.&nbsp; The original Greek word \u201crider\u201d means Christ\u2019s position of authority.&nbsp;&nbsp; No matter how crazy the world around you may seem, God has ultimate control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Seeking truth with Jesus will reveal a hard fact; some of the chaos we experience in this life happens because of our choices.&nbsp; As much as we like to blame God for the pain we feel, He warns us what will happen if we do certain things.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Free will, God\u2019s gift to us.&nbsp; We have the privilege of choosing; sometimes, we don\u2019t make the best choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Jesus teaches.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From His throne, God rules, and Jesus teaches.&nbsp; When we follow Christ, mimicking His actions, we\u2019ll learn things we can\u2019t find any other way.&nbsp; When we falter, Jesus lifts us back up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSex,\u201d I said when our group leader asked us about one rule my parents had I didn\u2019t like.&nbsp; Raised conservatively, Mom told me one thing about sex, \u201cDon\u2019t do it!\u201d&nbsp; So, of course, I did it because I wanted to know why I shouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I should have listened to mom.&nbsp; My heart got trampled on because of the poor decisions I made in my past.&nbsp; My mother took her words from scripture; God asks us to abstain.&nbsp; We have the choice of whether we do or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>God doesn\u2019t tell us not to do things because He doesn\u2019t want us to have fun.&nbsp; The Lord protects us with His commands because God understands our hearts and doesn\u2019t want them broken.&nbsp; But we don\u2019t always listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus sits in His position of authority, ruling the world.&nbsp; In God\u2019s perfect timing, He will conquer the woes we face.&nbsp; But until then, Christ sustains us with His grace and mercy.&nbsp; When we seek divine help, we receive unconditional love and understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give Jesus rule over your heart; let Him do a miraculous work in your life like He has mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_ftn1\" href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> Strong, J., &amp; Strong, J. 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And&nbsp;its rider had a bow, and&nbsp;a crown was given to him, and he came out&nbsp;conquering, and to conquer.\u201d (Revelation 6:2 ESV) KATHEMAI (2521): \u201cAs a verb, is used of&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2022\/12\/15\/rider\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">RIDER<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7027","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7027","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7027"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7027\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7035,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7027\/revisions\/7035"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}