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“๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ญ'๐ด ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ;
๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ฆ๐ฅ.”
We have all replayed conversations in our minds, wishing we had spoken when the opportunity was there. Fear convinces us to wait for a better moment, a better question, or a better version of ourselves. Yet opportunities rarely announce their arrival. Whether we struggle with fear, hesitation, or exhaustion, the question is not whether we know the Gospel—but whether we proclaim it openly.
Paul requested prayer in ๐ฎ ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐:๐๐: “๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ถ๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ญ๐บ, ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ญ.” Even the great apostle understood that courage to speak comes from the Lord. Boldness is not the absence of fear but the grace to speak despite it.
A trumpet cannot sound if it remains in its case. However finely crafted it may be, its purpose is fulfilled only when it is lifted and blown. In the same way, the Gospel entrusted to us cannot reach listening ears if it never leaves our lips. A silent witness is like an unopened letter—it carries life-changing news that never reaches its destination.
Throughout Scripture, God has always worked through willing voices. Moses feared he could not speak (๐๐ฑ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐:๐๐–๐๐), Jeremiah believed he was too young (๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐๐ก ๐:๐–๐), yet God equipped both for His purpose. We are commanded to “๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ” (๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐:๐), knowing that “faith cometh by hearing” (๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐:๐๐). God does not call the naturally fearless—He strengthens the obedient.
Many of us wait until we feel courageous before speaking, but biblical courage often comes after the first step of obedience. “๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ญ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ” (๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐:๐). Don't silence the trumpet while the world is dying. “๐๐ฆ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ” (๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐:๐). The Gospel has never depended on perfect personalities but on faithful proclamation.
Before Christ ever commanded us to proclaim the Gospel, He first secured it through His death and resurrection. He “๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด, ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ” (๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐๐:๐), bore our sins, conquered the grave (๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐:๐–๐), and now reigns as our living Lord. Because Christ was willing to be publicly shamed for us, we should never be ashamed to publicly proclaim Him.
Have you prayed for boldness this week, or only for comfort and ease? Are you waiting for courage instead of praying for it? You don't need Christ merely to give you words—you need Him because He is the living Word your lips are called to proclaim. Open your mouth. God has always been pleased to use willing voices to declare an unchanging Gospel.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ: Heavenly Father, forgive us for the times fear has kept us silent when You opened a door to speak. Grant us the boldness Paul desired and the faith to trust Your Spirit as we proclaim Christ. May our words be filled with truth, grace, and love, bringing glory to our Saviour. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Remember, a dose of God’s Word a day will keep you going all day!
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“๐๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ—
๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ’๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ.”
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“๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ฅ—
๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ข๐บ๐ฆ๐ฅ.”0 Reacties 0 aandelen 14 Views - ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐จ๐ค๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐จ๐ง
“Not moments brief, then quickly gone—
But constant communion with God our own.”
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“๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐บ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ด๐ธ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ,
๐๐ฏ ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ.”
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“๐๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ง๐ฆ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐บ,
๐๐ฐ๐ฅ'๐ด ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ.”
We often measure success by response—replies, reactions, results. Discouragement whispers that every effort is wasted when silence is the only response. But faithfulness matters more than fruit. Whether we are weary from silence or tempted to quit, the question is not whether people will respond—but whether we will remain faithful when they do not.
God commissioned Ezekiel: “๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ต ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐บ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ, ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ...” (๐ฎ ๐๐ณ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐:๐). Israel's heart was hardened, yet God never measured Ezekiel's ministry by the people's response but by his obedience. His task was to proclaim God’s Word faithfully, leaving the results in God's hands.
A farmer cannot command the seed to grow. He faithfully prepares the soil, plants the seed, and waits, trusting God to give the increase. So it is with the Gospel. We sow God's truth, but only the Lord can awaken the heart. Our responsibility is faithfulness; God's responsibility is fruitfulness.
Throughout Scripture, God reminds us that His Word never returns void (๐๐ฌ๐๐ข๐๐ก ๐๐:๐๐). Paul planted, Apollos watered, “๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฆ” (๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐:๐). Some rejected Christ despite hearing His own voice (๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐๐:๐๐), while others gladly received Him (๐๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐:๐๐). The success of our witness is never determined by numbers but by obedience to the One who sent us.
Many believers grow discouraged because they count results instead of faithfulness. “๐๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ; ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ด๐ฆ๐ข๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ” (๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐:๐). Don't preach like a salesman changing the message just to close the deal. Heaven never called us to sell the Gospel—it called us to proclaim it.
Christ had experienced the most terrifying rejection. Many left Him (๐๐จ๐ก๐ง ๐:๐๐), mocked Him (๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฐ ๐๐:๐๐–๐๐), and crucified Him, yet He remained perfectly obedient to the Father's will (๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐:๐). Through His death, burial, and resurrection (๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐:๐–๐), He accomplished the salvation that no human effort ever could. We faithfully proclaim the Gospel because we belong to the faithful Saviour.
Have disappointment or rejection made you reluctant to share Christ again? Will you keep measuring your faithfulness by the world's response when Christ measures it by your obedience? You don't need Christ merely to produce results—you need Him because He is the Lord of the harvest who alone changes hearts. Speak His Word. Spread the Gospel to all, whether they will hear or whether they will forbear.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ: Heavenly Father, forgive us for becoming discouraged when we cannot see immediate results. Help us to value faithfulness above success and obedience above recognition. Give us courage to keep sowing Your truth, trusting that You alone can change hearts. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Remember, a dose of God’s Word a day will keep you going all day!
๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐...
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“๐๐ฐ ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ง ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ—
๐๐ถ๐ต ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ.”
We often compare ourselves with others—wishing we had their talent, their platform, their influence, or their opportunities. Yet comparison can make us overlook what God has already placed in our hands. Whether our gift seems impressive or ordinary, the question is not whether we have ability—but whether we are faithfully using what God has entrusted to us.
Peter writes in ๐ฎ ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐:๐๐, “๐๐ด ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฆ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ต, ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ข๐ด ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ.” Spiritual gifts are not trophies for personal recognition but expressions of God’s grace, entrusted to us for the service and strengthening of His people. Grace gives the gift—and grace calls us to use it faithfully.
The word “๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ธ๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ” ๐ชmplies management, not ownership. Our gifts aren’t possessions; they’re meant to build each other up. Like a toolbox, value lies not in impressive tools but in purpose. A hammer can’t replace a screwdriver. Likewise, God equips each of us uniquely. We don’t need another’s gift to fulfill our calling—only faithfulness in stewarding with the gift God gave us.
Scripture shows the body of Christ has many members, each with unique roles. “๐๐ข๐ท๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ต๐ด ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ค๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐จ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ถ๐ด, ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ถ๐ด ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฎ” (๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐:๐). Some teach, serve, give, lead, or show mercy, “๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐ต๐ด, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ต... ๐๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐บ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ” (๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐:๐; ๐๐). Different gifts don’t mean different worth. We are not all the same, but we are all called to serve.
The danger isn’t just wasting gifts but using them selfishly. Without humility, ministry becomes pride’s stage. Scripture commands, “๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ช๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐บ, ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ” (๐๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐:๐๐). Peter urges, “๐๐ง ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ช๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ’๐ด ๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐บ” (๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐:๐๐). Don’t turn God’s gift into a platform; we serve not to be seen, but because we have been saved.
Before calling us to serve, Christ served us first: “not to be ministered unto, but to minister” (๐๐๐ซ๐ค ๐๐:๐๐). He humbled Himself, “๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด” (๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐:๐–๐). Through His death, burial, and resurrection, He secured our redemption (๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐:๐–๐). Now, the risen Lord sends us as stewards—not to hoard grace, but to spread it. Christ gave Himself for us; now we give ourselves in service to Him.
What has God placed in your hands that you have been overlooking, comparing, or withholding? Are you using His gift for His glory or your recognition? You don't need Christ merely to discover your gift—you need Him to surrender every gift to His service. The gift is God's. The opportunity is His. The glory must be His. Don't turn God's gift into your glory when He gave it to you for His ministry.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐ซ: Heavenly Father, thank You for the gifts and opportunities You have entrusted to us. Forgive us for comparing ourselves with others or seeking recognition through what You have given. Teach us to serve faithfully, humbly, and joyfully, using every gift for the blessing of others and the glory of Christ. In Jesus' Name. Amen.
Remember, a dose of God’s Word a day will keep you going all day!
๐๐ฅ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐...
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“๐๐ช๐ฏ’๐ด ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ, ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ;
๐๐ฐ ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ฉ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐ญ๐ช๐ท๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ.”0 Reacties 0 aandelen 8 Views - ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ
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๐๐ต ๐ด๐ฉ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ด our ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ฆ.”0 Reacties 0 aandelen 7 Views