And Jesus brings that into the open, but He does not shame her, He does not step back, He does not say well that explains everything. He stays, and He keeps talking to her like she is worth the conversation, like she is not defined by the thing everyone else probably defined her by. And she does what most of us would do when things get a little too personal, she tries to redirect the conversation and brings up worship, asking about where people are supposed to worship, which mountain, which tradition, because Samaritans and Jews disagreed on that too, and if she can pivot into a theological debate instead of her personal life that would be ideal.
And Jesus answers her, but He does not get lost in the argument, He brings it back to something deeper, explaining that it is not about location, it is about worshiping in spirit and truth. And then she says something that feels like she is trying to wrap up the conversation, saying that she knows the Messiah is coming and when He comes He will explain everything, basically pushing the resolution off to someday.
And Jesus looks at her and says that He is the Messiah, and just like that the woman who came to the well to avoid people becomes the one running back to them. She leaves her water jar behind, which feels like a small detail until you realize that was the whole reason she came. She came for water, and she leaves without it, because she found something else.
And she goes back to the same people she was avoiding and starts telling them to come see a man who told her everything she ever did, which is not even literally what happened, but it felt like it, because when someone sees the part of you that you try to hide and does not walk away, it feels like they saw everything. And suddenly the woman who came to avoid the crowd is the one leading them, the one with a reputation is now the one pointing people to Jesus, which is not the outcome anyone standing there would have expected.
And if we are being honest, this one hits a little too close, because it is easy to think we would not avoid someone like that, we would be kind, we would be welcoming, we would say the right thing, but how often do we quietly categorize people, how often do we decide who is worth the conversation, how often do we avoid the uncomfortable, the messy, the complicated, and miss the fact that Jesus walked straight into it, sat down, started a conversation, and stayed.
Which means the question this story leaves us with is not just about her, it is about us, because the real question is who are we avoiding, and what happens when we realize that Jesus would have sat down right next to them.
~Farmer Girl
And Jesus answers her, but He does not get lost in the argument, He brings it back to something deeper, explaining that it is not about location, it is about worshiping in spirit and truth. And then she says something that feels like she is trying to wrap up the conversation, saying that she knows the Messiah is coming and when He comes He will explain everything, basically pushing the resolution off to someday.
And Jesus looks at her and says that He is the Messiah, and just like that the woman who came to the well to avoid people becomes the one running back to them. She leaves her water jar behind, which feels like a small detail until you realize that was the whole reason she came. She came for water, and she leaves without it, because she found something else.
And she goes back to the same people she was avoiding and starts telling them to come see a man who told her everything she ever did, which is not even literally what happened, but it felt like it, because when someone sees the part of you that you try to hide and does not walk away, it feels like they saw everything. And suddenly the woman who came to avoid the crowd is the one leading them, the one with a reputation is now the one pointing people to Jesus, which is not the outcome anyone standing there would have expected.
And if we are being honest, this one hits a little too close, because it is easy to think we would not avoid someone like that, we would be kind, we would be welcoming, we would say the right thing, but how often do we quietly categorize people, how often do we decide who is worth the conversation, how often do we avoid the uncomfortable, the messy, the complicated, and miss the fact that Jesus walked straight into it, sat down, started a conversation, and stayed.
Which means the question this story leaves us with is not just about her, it is about us, because the real question is who are we avoiding, and what happens when we realize that Jesus would have sat down right next to them.
~Farmer Girl
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Forwarded from Winning the Lost (SavedthruGrace_David)
About False Doctrine
Many years ago, an examination at a Christian school asked the following question: “What is false doctrine?”
Up went a little boy’s hand, and there came this answer: “It’s when the doctor gives the wrong stuff to people who are sick.”
Although the little boy had obviously confused the word “doctrine” with “doctorin,” he arrived at the correct definition.
1 Corinthians 15:33
“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.”
Matthew 24:24
“For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.”
🐟https://t.me/Winning_The_Lost
Many years ago, an examination at a Christian school asked the following question: “What is false doctrine?”
Up went a little boy’s hand, and there came this answer: “It’s when the doctor gives the wrong stuff to people who are sick.”
Although the little boy had obviously confused the word “doctrine” with “doctorin,” he arrived at the correct definition.
1 Corinthians 15:33
“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.”
Matthew 24:24
“For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.”
🐟https://t.me/Winning_The_Lost
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"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may
exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast in the faith,
knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that
are in the world.”
1 Peter 5:6-9 KJV
exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion,
walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast in the faith,
knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that
are in the world.”
1 Peter 5:6-9 KJV
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Forwarded from The Narrow Gate
C. H. Spurgeon's
Evening Reading
(April 17th)
"We would see Jesus." — John 12:21
Evermore the worldling's cry is, "Who will show us any good?" He seeks satisfaction in earthly comforts, enjoyments, and riches. But the quickened sinner knows of only one good. "O that I knew where I might find HIM!" When he is truly awakened to feel his guilt, if you could pour the gold of India at his feet, he would say, "Take it away: I want to find HIM." It is a blessed thing for a man, when he has brought his desires into a focus, so that they all centre in one object. When he has fifty different desires, his heart resembles a mere of stagnant water, spread out into a marsh, breeding miasma and pestilence; but when all his desires are brought into one channel, his heart becomes like a river of pure water, running swiftly to fertilize the fields. Happy is he who hath one desire, if that one desire be set on Christ, though it may not yet have been realized. If Jesus be a soul's desire, it is a blessed sign of divine work within. Such a man will never be content with mere ordinances. He will say, "I want Christ; I must have Him—mere ordinances are of no use to me; I want Himself; do not offer me these; you offer me the empty pitcher, while I am dying of thirst; give me water, or I die. Jesus is my soul's desire. I would see Jesus!"
Is this thy condition, my reader, at this moment? Hast thou but one desire, and is that after Christ? Then thou art not far from the kingdom of heaven. Hast thou but one wish in thy heart, and that one wish that thou mayst be washed from all thy sins in Jesus' blood? Canst thou really say, "I would give all I have to be a Christian; I would give up everything I have and hope for, if I might but feel that I have an interest in Christ"? Then, despite all thy fears, be of good cheer, the Lord loveth thee, and thou shalt come out into daylight soon, and rejoice in the liberty wherewith Christ makes men free.
Evening Reading
(April 17th)
"We would see Jesus." — John 12:21
Evermore the worldling's cry is, "Who will show us any good?" He seeks satisfaction in earthly comforts, enjoyments, and riches. But the quickened sinner knows of only one good. "O that I knew where I might find HIM!" When he is truly awakened to feel his guilt, if you could pour the gold of India at his feet, he would say, "Take it away: I want to find HIM." It is a blessed thing for a man, when he has brought his desires into a focus, so that they all centre in one object. When he has fifty different desires, his heart resembles a mere of stagnant water, spread out into a marsh, breeding miasma and pestilence; but when all his desires are brought into one channel, his heart becomes like a river of pure water, running swiftly to fertilize the fields. Happy is he who hath one desire, if that one desire be set on Christ, though it may not yet have been realized. If Jesus be a soul's desire, it is a blessed sign of divine work within. Such a man will never be content with mere ordinances. He will say, "I want Christ; I must have Him—mere ordinances are of no use to me; I want Himself; do not offer me these; you offer me the empty pitcher, while I am dying of thirst; give me water, or I die. Jesus is my soul's desire. I would see Jesus!"
Is this thy condition, my reader, at this moment? Hast thou but one desire, and is that after Christ? Then thou art not far from the kingdom of heaven. Hast thou but one wish in thy heart, and that one wish that thou mayst be washed from all thy sins in Jesus' blood? Canst thou really say, "I would give all I have to be a Christian; I would give up everything I have and hope for, if I might but feel that I have an interest in Christ"? Then, despite all thy fears, be of good cheer, the Lord loveth thee, and thou shalt come out into daylight soon, and rejoice in the liberty wherewith Christ makes men free.
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“Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward. Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults. Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.”
Psalm 19:11-14 KJV
Psalm 19:11-14 KJV
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If you feel like you are only known by what is wrong with you, like your struggle has become your identity, the woman in Mark 5:25–34 understands you. For twelve years she lived with an issue of blood. That is not just a medical condition. That meant isolation, rejection, and living as someone considered unclean. She did not just deal with pain. She carried a label everywhere she went.
“And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under many physicians… and was no better but rather grew worse” (Mark 5:25–26). That detail matters. She tried everything. She spent everything. And nothing worked. That is where many people are. You have tried to fix it, manage it, hide it, overcome it, and it feels like nothing is changing.
Another detail people miss is how she approached Jesus. She did not come openly. She came from behind. Quiet. Hidden. “She said, ‘If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.’ And immediately the flow of blood dried up” (Mark 5:28–29). She was not expecting a conversation. She just wanted a moment. Just enough to get what she needed and slip away unnoticed. That is what shame does. It makes you want the benefit without being seen.
But Jesus does something unexpected. He stops everything. “And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched my garments?’” (Mark 5:30). Think about that. In a crowd pressing in on Him, He singles out one touch. Not because He lost something, but because He is about to give her something deeper than healing.
Under a performance mindset, you would think this moment is about exposing her. Like she is about to be called out and embarrassed in front of everyone. But grace does the opposite. It draws her out to restore her. “But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth” (Mark 5:33). She brings everything into the open, not because she is forced to, but because she is safe to.
Here is the moment that changes everything. “And he said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease’” (Mark 5:34). He calls her daughter. That word is not casual. That is identity. Before anything else is emphasized, He restores who she is. She is no longer just the woman with the issue. She is a daughter.
Most people focus on the healing, but the deeper miracle is the relationship. Because she could have been healed and still walked away with the same identity. Still hidden. Still defined by her past. But Jesus does not let her leave that way. Through the finished work, He does not just change your condition. He changes your identity.
This is the grace contrast. Under performance, you would try to fix your life first and then earn your place with God. You would think once you are better, then you can belong. But Jesus shows the opposite. You belong first. You are named first. You are brought near first. And from that place, everything else flows.
Another detail people miss is that her healing happened before Jesus said anything. The power had already gone out. That means Jesus did not need her to perform or prove anything in that moment. He was not waiting for the right words or the right behavior. The healing came, and then He spoke identity over her. That is the finished work. What He has accomplished for you is not waiting on your perfection.
“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’” (Romans 8:15). This is what Jesus was revealing in that moment. Not just physical healing, but adoption. Not distance, but relationship. Not fear, but belonging.
So if you feel like your struggle defines you, like your past has a louder voice than your future, hear this clearly. You are not just someone trying to get better. Through the finished work of Jesus, you are a son. You are a daughter. You are already brought into relationship.
“And there was a woman who had had a discharge of blood for twelve years, and who had suffered much under many physicians… and was no better but rather grew worse” (Mark 5:25–26). That detail matters. She tried everything. She spent everything. And nothing worked. That is where many people are. You have tried to fix it, manage it, hide it, overcome it, and it feels like nothing is changing.
Another detail people miss is how she approached Jesus. She did not come openly. She came from behind. Quiet. Hidden. “She said, ‘If I touch even his garments, I will be made well.’ And immediately the flow of blood dried up” (Mark 5:28–29). She was not expecting a conversation. She just wanted a moment. Just enough to get what she needed and slip away unnoticed. That is what shame does. It makes you want the benefit without being seen.
But Jesus does something unexpected. He stops everything. “And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched my garments?’” (Mark 5:30). Think about that. In a crowd pressing in on Him, He singles out one touch. Not because He lost something, but because He is about to give her something deeper than healing.
Under a performance mindset, you would think this moment is about exposing her. Like she is about to be called out and embarrassed in front of everyone. But grace does the opposite. It draws her out to restore her. “But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling and fell down before him and told him the whole truth” (Mark 5:33). She brings everything into the open, not because she is forced to, but because she is safe to.
Here is the moment that changes everything. “And he said to her, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease’” (Mark 5:34). He calls her daughter. That word is not casual. That is identity. Before anything else is emphasized, He restores who she is. She is no longer just the woman with the issue. She is a daughter.
Most people focus on the healing, but the deeper miracle is the relationship. Because she could have been healed and still walked away with the same identity. Still hidden. Still defined by her past. But Jesus does not let her leave that way. Through the finished work, He does not just change your condition. He changes your identity.
This is the grace contrast. Under performance, you would try to fix your life first and then earn your place with God. You would think once you are better, then you can belong. But Jesus shows the opposite. You belong first. You are named first. You are brought near first. And from that place, everything else flows.
Another detail people miss is that her healing happened before Jesus said anything. The power had already gone out. That means Jesus did not need her to perform or prove anything in that moment. He was not waiting for the right words or the right behavior. The healing came, and then He spoke identity over her. That is the finished work. What He has accomplished for you is not waiting on your perfection.
“For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’” (Romans 8:15). This is what Jesus was revealing in that moment. Not just physical healing, but adoption. Not distance, but relationship. Not fear, but belonging.
So if you feel like your struggle defines you, like your past has a louder voice than your future, hear this clearly. You are not just someone trying to get better. Through the finished work of Jesus, you are a son. You are a daughter. You are already brought into relationship.
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You do not have to stay hidden. You do not have to settle for a silent miracle. Jesus sees you, calls you forward, and speaks over you what matters most. Not just what He has done for you, but who you are to Him. And that identity is not fragile. It is secured by His grace.
~Brian Romero
~Brian Romero
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“And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him."
1 John 4:14-16 KJV
1 John 4:14-16 KJV
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The Ends of the Earth
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."” (Acts 1:8)
Kiribati, an island country in the Pacific Ocean, is the only nation in the world that exists in all four hemispheres of the globe. The thirty-three islands of Kiribati straddle both the equator and the 180th meridian. It’s also one of the most remote nations in the world.
We serve a God who cares about these remote places. As Jesus prepared His disciples for His return to heaven, He told them, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). “To the ends of the earth” is a call to take the message of the gospel to the world’s most isolated spots. But the call wasn’t limited to remote places only. It included their current location of Jerusalem and the nearby regions of Judea and Samaria.
After Jesus gave these parting words to His disciples, “He was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight” (v. 9). Two angels appeared and said, “This same Jesus . . . will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven” (v. 11).
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the most important news anyone can ever hear. The challenge for us as His ambassadors is to share that news. With the Holy Spirit’s help, we can see that everyone—near and far—gets a chance to hear.
By Bill Crowder
Reflect & Pray;
What does it mean to be Jesus’ witnesses “to the ends of the earth”? How does His command inspire you to share His love with others?
Heavenly Father, Please give me a heart for those who don’t know You.
Scriptural Insight;
The plan that Jesus gave His disciples in Acts 1:8 unfolds throughout the book of Acts. In the very next chapter, the power that Christ promised would come to all the disciples who were gathered in the upper room (2:1-12). Immediately after this event, Peter proclaimed to thousands of listening ears in Jerusalem the story of Jesus and the promise of salvation through Him (vv. 14-39). Over the next several chapters, Peter would go to the believing Samaritans who’d heard Philip’s preaching, and they too would receive the power of the Holy Spirit (8:4-17). Finally, the gentile centurion Cornelius and his family would respond to the gospel and, through Peter’s preaching, they and all who heard the message and believed in Christ—both Jews and gentiles—were marked with the Spirit (ch. 10). When we embrace His call and follow His plan, we can carry the message of the gospel wherever we go in the power of the Holy Spirit.
By: Jed Ostoich
https://odbm.org/
The Gospel of Jesus Christ;
“Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,” - 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
“”Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces." For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say, "Peace be within you." Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good””. - Psalm 122:6-9
Bless Israel in ALL Things;
“I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." - Genesis 12:3
“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."” (Acts 1:8)
Kiribati, an island country in the Pacific Ocean, is the only nation in the world that exists in all four hemispheres of the globe. The thirty-three islands of Kiribati straddle both the equator and the 180th meridian. It’s also one of the most remote nations in the world.
We serve a God who cares about these remote places. As Jesus prepared His disciples for His return to heaven, He told them, “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (Acts 1:8). “To the ends of the earth” is a call to take the message of the gospel to the world’s most isolated spots. But the call wasn’t limited to remote places only. It included their current location of Jerusalem and the nearby regions of Judea and Samaria.
After Jesus gave these parting words to His disciples, “He was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight” (v. 9). Two angels appeared and said, “This same Jesus . . . will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven” (v. 11).
The gospel of Jesus Christ is the most important news anyone can ever hear. The challenge for us as His ambassadors is to share that news. With the Holy Spirit’s help, we can see that everyone—near and far—gets a chance to hear.
By Bill Crowder
Reflect & Pray;
What does it mean to be Jesus’ witnesses “to the ends of the earth”? How does His command inspire you to share His love with others?
Heavenly Father, Please give me a heart for those who don’t know You.
Scriptural Insight;
The plan that Jesus gave His disciples in Acts 1:8 unfolds throughout the book of Acts. In the very next chapter, the power that Christ promised would come to all the disciples who were gathered in the upper room (2:1-12). Immediately after this event, Peter proclaimed to thousands of listening ears in Jerusalem the story of Jesus and the promise of salvation through Him (vv. 14-39). Over the next several chapters, Peter would go to the believing Samaritans who’d heard Philip’s preaching, and they too would receive the power of the Holy Spirit (8:4-17). Finally, the gentile centurion Cornelius and his family would respond to the gospel and, through Peter’s preaching, they and all who heard the message and believed in Christ—both Jews and gentiles—were marked with the Spirit (ch. 10). When we embrace His call and follow His plan, we can carry the message of the gospel wherever we go in the power of the Holy Spirit.
By: Jed Ostoich
https://odbm.org/
The Gospel of Jesus Christ;
“Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which also you are saved, if you hold fast that word which I preached to you--unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures,” - 1 Corinthians 15:1-4
“”Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, Prosperity within your palaces." For the sake of my brethren and companions, I will now say, "Peace be within you." Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek your good””. - Psalm 122:6-9
Bless Israel in ALL Things;
“I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you; And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed." - Genesis 12:3
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Someone sent me an article that made my brain do that thing where it both wants to learn more and also quietly consider a nap. It was about quantum physics, which already feels like a bold choice for a normal human to try to understand, but stay with me because this actually gets really good.
There is this concept called quantum entanglement, and I am going to give it a full, honest attempt in normal human language. Imagine two tiny particles that at some point interacted and basically became linked. After that, even if you separate them by a mile or across the entire universe, they still act like a pair. When you measure one, you instantly know the state of the other. Not “eventually.” Not “once the memo gets there.” Instantly. It is not that one particle sends a signal really fast. It is that their properties are tied together in a way that distance does not seem to matter anymore. Scientists can prove this happens over and over again, which is both impressive and mildly unsettling, because it breaks our very comfortable understanding of how things are supposed to work. It is like reality itself went, “you thought you understood distance? That is cute.”
So picture it like this. You and a friend both have a light switch. You flip yours on, and theirs turns on at the exact same moment, even if they are across the country and did not touch anything. That is the level of “excuse me what” we are working with here. And science is over here going, “we can prove it happens…we are just not fully sure how to make this feel normal.” Which I respect, because same.
And then the article basically said…what if that gives us a small glimpse into how God knows everything? Not like He is sitting far away gathering information as it trickles in. Not like He is checking notifications from earth going, “oh wow, did not see that coming.” But more like He is already, fully connected to everything He created. Down to the smallest level. Not observing from a distance, but present within it.
Which honestly lines up way better with what the Bible has been saying this whole time. That He knows your thoughts before you even think them. That He knows when a sparrow falls. That nothing is hidden from Him. And we hear that and go, “yeah, sure,” but also kind of picture Him like upper management watching security cameras.
But what if it is not distance at all.
What if it is connection.
Because if creation itself is already this interconnected, layered, slightly mind bending system that we are still trying to understand, then God being fully aware of everything in it suddenly does not sound so unrealistic. It sounds like the natural result of the One who made it actually being involved in it.
And no, this is not me saying science proved God. Science is still out here confusing the people who dedicated their entire lives to it. But it does crack the door open just enough to remind us that reality is already far more complex than we tend to assume.
So maybe the wild part is not that God knows every thought.
Maybe the wild part is that we keep trying to make Him small enough for that to seem impossible.
Because the same God who created a world where particles can somehow stay connected across distance is probably not struggling to keep up with what is going on in your life.
He already knows.
And somehow still wants you to talk to Him about it anyway.
~Farmer Girl
There is this concept called quantum entanglement, and I am going to give it a full, honest attempt in normal human language. Imagine two tiny particles that at some point interacted and basically became linked. After that, even if you separate them by a mile or across the entire universe, they still act like a pair. When you measure one, you instantly know the state of the other. Not “eventually.” Not “once the memo gets there.” Instantly. It is not that one particle sends a signal really fast. It is that their properties are tied together in a way that distance does not seem to matter anymore. Scientists can prove this happens over and over again, which is both impressive and mildly unsettling, because it breaks our very comfortable understanding of how things are supposed to work. It is like reality itself went, “you thought you understood distance? That is cute.”
So picture it like this. You and a friend both have a light switch. You flip yours on, and theirs turns on at the exact same moment, even if they are across the country and did not touch anything. That is the level of “excuse me what” we are working with here. And science is over here going, “we can prove it happens…we are just not fully sure how to make this feel normal.” Which I respect, because same.
And then the article basically said…what if that gives us a small glimpse into how God knows everything? Not like He is sitting far away gathering information as it trickles in. Not like He is checking notifications from earth going, “oh wow, did not see that coming.” But more like He is already, fully connected to everything He created. Down to the smallest level. Not observing from a distance, but present within it.
Which honestly lines up way better with what the Bible has been saying this whole time. That He knows your thoughts before you even think them. That He knows when a sparrow falls. That nothing is hidden from Him. And we hear that and go, “yeah, sure,” but also kind of picture Him like upper management watching security cameras.
But what if it is not distance at all.
What if it is connection.
Because if creation itself is already this interconnected, layered, slightly mind bending system that we are still trying to understand, then God being fully aware of everything in it suddenly does not sound so unrealistic. It sounds like the natural result of the One who made it actually being involved in it.
And no, this is not me saying science proved God. Science is still out here confusing the people who dedicated their entire lives to it. But it does crack the door open just enough to remind us that reality is already far more complex than we tend to assume.
So maybe the wild part is not that God knows every thought.
Maybe the wild part is that we keep trying to make Him small enough for that to seem impossible.
Because the same God who created a world where particles can somehow stay connected across distance is probably not struggling to keep up with what is going on in your life.
He already knows.
And somehow still wants you to talk to Him about it anyway.
~Farmer Girl