Aug
31
All the paths of the Lord are steadfast love and faithfulness, for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies. Psalm 25: 10
We often refer to life as a journey, don’t we. We call it the Path of Life. Mine has definitely had its twists and turns. I am sure yours has as well. At times, obstacles block our ways. Perhaps it is the avalanche of someone near to us becoming terminally ill, or disabled, or dying. Maybe it is a washed out bridge when we lose a job or a marriage fails. There is definitely enough rocks along the way on which to stub our toes – pride, jealousy, greed, negative thoughts. Occasionally we have to stop in our tracks and choose what direction to go. Perhaps, at times like Hansel and Gretal, we feel we are in the darkest woods and our bread crumbs are gone. We stand lost and cold and cannot find the path at all.
Aug
31
Perfect Picture
By Kelly | 3 Comments
Today in church I got the perfect picture of how God reacts when we show up to be with Him, in prayer, in worship, in praise, anywhere, anytime. There was a lady setting in front of my family, alone with an empty chair beside her. The service had started, the music was over and the pastor had began. A young man sat down beside her, I assume it was her son by the way she acted. She was almost giddy. This lasted all of 30 seconds or less but brought tears to my eyes all the same. She was almost bouncing in her seat, patted his back, hugged his neck, sat with her eyes on him and a wide smile on her face. The last thing she did was pull on the bill of his ball cap. I got a bit tickled at that. I am sure that was a dissaproving tug of a cap in church. I have two teen boys that were setting between my husband and me, so that touched home. Then I thought, Oh my gosh! That is how Jesus feels when we show up! He is so excited to see us, He loves on us, He is giddy and correcting all at the same time. It was a very short but powerful lesson for me this morning. He waits for us to show up. If that young man had not shown up, that seat would have been empty for the service time that was intended to be shared with him. I don’t want my seat to be empty while He waits for me in silence. Lets fill our seat every day so Jesus can love on us. What a great picture! Thank you Jesus!
Aug
28
Apple of My Eye
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
Keep me as the apple of your eye; hide me in the shadow of your wings Psalm 17:8
Comforting words- but what do they mean? I had to surf the Web for answers. What I found was even more of a comfort. We can picture what it is like to be always shadowed by His wings. It means He hovers over us and protects us from evil. The bird protects her young from the harmful rays of the sun or the blistery cold of winter by shadowing them with her wings until they have enough down (protection) on them to regulate their body temperatures. Also, as the bird hovers, if the chicks are shadowed, they are harder to spot by prey. Awesome image of being under God’s protection.
Aug
28
The Potter’s House
By Jan Ross | Comments Off
From the moment I was put into my parent’s arms, they intended to make sure I grew to understand the importance of serving God. As an adult, my husband and I have remained actively involved in a local congregation regardless where we’ve lived, and we made sure our children were given the same opportunity I was as a child. Our goal was to teach them that serving God doesn’t depend on anything except their personal heart response to the Holy Spirit at work in them—in all of us.
Aug
27
Anchors
By Julie B Cosgrove | Comments Off
When the fourteenth night had come, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors suspected that they were nearing land…And fearing that we might run on the rocks, they let down four anchors from the stern and prayed for day to come. Acts 27:27,29
In Jesus’s and Paul’s days, the navigating tools were crude in comparison to the electronics we have today. In the middle of the night, out on an open sea, they couldn’t see a thing. They had to look to the heavens to get their bearings and some sense of direction. The sailors’ expertise in their craft and maybe a gut instinct told them they may be dashed onto the reefs, so they dropped four anchors and waited, praying for daylight to come and help them see where they were.
Aug
27
The Cup and the Platter
By Jan Ross | Comments Off
We recently attended a writers conference (by the way, it was wonderful) where an interesting point was brought up. When a cover of a book is designed, particular attention should be paid to the spine since it is usually the only thing that shows when a book is on a bookshelf. When a reader is looking for a good book, the binding of the book will catch their attention and cause them to stop and read the title, then pick up the book to look at the entire cover and read the back. The cover is the first point of focus.
Aug
26
Every Parent’s Dream
By Julie B Cosgrove | 1 Comment
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Blessed are you, O Lord;teach me your statutes! With my lips I declare
all the rules of your mouth. In the way of your testimonies I delight as much as in all riches.
I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways. I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word. Psalm 119:9-16
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