{"id":9375,"date":"2023-12-25T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/?p=9375"},"modified":"2023-11-19T06:54:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T11:54:06","slug":"9375","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/12\/25\/9375\/","title":{"rendered":"Majestic Qualities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Free-Black-and-White-Minimalist-Modern-Baby-Milestones-or-Months-of-Pregnancy-Stickers-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9380\" style=\"width:330px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Free-Black-and-White-Minimalist-Modern-Baby-Milestones-or-Months-of-Pregnancy-Stickers-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Free-Black-and-White-Minimalist-Modern-Baby-Milestones-or-Months-of-Pregnancy-Stickers-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Free-Black-and-White-Minimalist-Modern-Baby-Milestones-or-Months-of-Pregnancy-Stickers-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Free-Black-and-White-Minimalist-Modern-Baby-Milestones-or-Months-of-Pregnancy-Stickers-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Free-Black-and-White-Minimalist-Modern-Baby-Milestones-or-Months-of-Pregnancy-Stickers-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Free-Black-and-White-Minimalist-Modern-Baby-Milestones-or-Months-of-Pregnancy-Stickers.png 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Reading:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Zechariah+8%3A1-23&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Zechariah 8:1-23<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Revelation+16%3A1-21&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Revelation 16:1-21<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm+144%3A1-15&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Psalm 144:1-15<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Proverbs+30%3A29-31&amp;version=ESV\"><strong>Proverbs 30:29-31<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Daily Verse:<\/strong> <em>&#8220;Three things are stately in their tread; four are stately in their stride&#8221; Prov. 30:29<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Majestic qualities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Leaders have a stately stride. Using animals as examples in the verses that follow today&#8217;s scripture, lions, strutting roosters, and he-goats all possess majestic qualities. The human model of a king standing with his army makes the fourth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mel Gibson&#8217;s portrayal of Sir William Wallace, a late 13th-century Scottish warrior in the 1995 movie <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Braveheart#:~:text=Braveheart%20is%20a%201995%20American,King%20Edward%20I%20of%20England.\">Braveheart<\/a><\/em><\/strong> has a memorable scene. Wallace sits tall on his stallion in front of his army, giving a freedom speech:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;They may take our lives, but they will never take our freedom.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gibson&#8217;s stately stride atop his mighty steed creates an unforgettable image of a king before his army. With a confident demeanor, strong leaders stand tall when leading troops into battle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Standing tall and walking with a stately stride gives us confidence when facing life&#8217;s struggles. Propping ourselves on God&#8217;s promises will give us the strength for the fight, knowing we already have victory in Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Beach-Wear-Etsy-Banner-1-300x39.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord, thank You for giving us powerful examples to spur us onward. As we face the day&#8217;s challenges, please give us the weapons to enjoy victory. Patience, self-control, grace, and mercy, the things of Christ, will lead us to success. IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One minute read. Daily Reading: Zechariah 8:1-23, Revelation 16:1-21, Psalm 144:1-15, Proverbs 30:29-31 Daily Verse: &#8220;Three things are stately in their tread; four are stately in their stride&#8221; Prov. 30:29 Majestic qualities. Leaders have a stately stride. Using animals as examples in the verses that follow today&#8217;s scripture, lions, strutting roosters, and he-goats all possess&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2023\/12\/25\/9375\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Majestic Qualities<\/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-9375","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\/9375","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=9375"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9387,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9375\/revisions\/9387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}