Wow!! It’s midweek already and I still haven’t taken the time to blog about Swiss Days (which was last weekend). All of you North Eastern Indiana peeps all know what Swiss Days is, but for those of you that don’t, it’s an annual festival in my childhood hometown. Normally, I don’t say too much about it, but I’m going to this time because it was such an eventful weekend!
Friday, we went to Swiss Days and spent most of the day there before going to Trees Drive-in (a nice seasonal place to eat and the only time we really get to go there!). While we were in town, we had our usual “fair food” favorites as we watched performers on the stage.
We were primarily there to see Tom Frye (please feel free to check out his website and myspace page). He’s an excellent performer and singer - even with his newly broken finger!! (You’ve got to give a guy props for playing a guitar with a broken finger!!). Anyways, he’s a truly gifted and talented guy and a huge blessing to God’s Kingdom (and so are his cute little Frye Kids who sing as well!!). Keep on writing, singing, and praising the Lord Tom!! We all love and support you!!
In addition to that, we walked around and browsed the different booths. One that interested me in particular was the Hoopdaloop booth. The gal there was selling weighted hula hoops (for exercise). My friend Saundra had told me about them before, and said that you can lose a lot of weight with those. I was eager to get one when she first mentioned it, but never got one because I have never been able to hula hoop! LOL So, last Friday was my big opportunity to “try before I buy.” After a few failed attempts, I started getting the hang of it. So, I got one and then gave myself a good bruising on my side when I hula hooped in excess when I got home. LOL But, I couldn’t be happier because the sore muscles give me hope for the problem tummy of mine!! AND, I’ve learned quickly and can already maneuver/exercise with it in lots of ways!! It’s so fun!!
Speaking of fun, the fun only got better when Mitch had his ten year class reunion on Saturday (which he has been anticipating for months!! LOL). He got to see and talk to a lot of his old friends/classmates, and we had lots of fun with everyone!! We caught up with current friends and also made some new ones (right Angie?!). ;) Almost everyone in Mitch’s class is married or engaged, so there were lots of new people to get to know!!
The weekend came to a blessed close as we celebrated Mitch’s grandparents 60th wedding anniversary!! That’s right….60th!!! The family held a little celebration party on Sunday and it’s so refreshing to see a couple still in love after so many years!! I love Mitch’s grandparents as if they were my own, and I’m so proud of them!! They are such an inspiration!! I love you Grandpa and Grandma!!
Well, that’s about it for my weekend!! Aside from that, I got to spend some time with an old friend/classmate on Monday (it was great to see you Martha!!). Now, things are slowing down a bit (before our busiest time arrives in September!). So, maybe I will get to blog a few things that I have been wanting to share and haven’t gotten to yet. I definitely want to finish blogging the “Trapped in the Magic Mirror” book that I have been reading so that I can start blogging on some other good books that have been inspiring and teaching me!!
Ok, I’ll see you around everyone!! Grace and peace to all of you!!! Lots of love!! OXOX
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
It's All About Him
[Note: I didn’t blog last week’s sermon because I was out of town and couldn’t be at church. When/if the sermon is uploaded on the church website, I will listen to it and blog about it later.]
In part five of the series on Colossians, Chad talked about Colossians 1:15-20 which reads:
15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;
20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
Chad explained that EVERYTHING is “by Him, for Him, and in Him….all about Him and not about us.” That obviously goes against the cry of our culture that exclaims “it’s all about me” - which, ironically, I just read on a t-shirt a few days ago. Chad asked us if we have awakened to the fact that “it’s not all about you.” Well? Have we? Does this nation and this planet realize that we were created by Him, for Him, and in Him? Are we living to honor and glorify our Creator, or ourselves?
Maybe we would “wake up” a little better if we began understanding just how amazing, big, and sovereign God is. In Sunday’s scripture, Chad said that we needed to expand our view of Jesus. He wasn’t just a person in a place and time. The preceding verses said that He is the “firstborn of every creature” which is a place of favor and honor. He didn’t just come into being 2,000 years ago. He was here before time even began because He was and is a part of the Father (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). If we don’t have Jesus first, all the rest isn’t going to make sense or matter much. Chad pointed out that the “rules for holy living” that Paul describes later on in Colossians came only after he talked about the foundation of Jesus first. Having “rules” before Christ only makes it “religion” and nothing more. It’s not about “religion” - it’s about relationship…….and the rest will follow as Christ transforms the heart.
So, how great is our God? Well, Chad began describing just how BIG the universe is and how amazingly vast and complex everything is (I recommend listening to the message for yourself when it’s available on the church website so you can hear all the mind-boggling details!!). God’s imprint is on everything because He created everything (Genesis 1, Psalm 33:6). He described how the earth and everything in our world is at just the right degree, with all the right atmospheric compositions, etc. and if one thing were to be even slightly less or more, there would be “no life on planet earth.” He said it’s like having all these “dials” set to a specific calculation and if one is off, they are all off. God is the master controller that sets all those “dials.” He’s the one that created everything and keeps it all running. If you ever thought the “big bang theory” was even remotely true, I suggest that you wake up to the evidence all around you that nothing is by mistake or coincidence. HOW IN THE WORLD COULD EVERYTHING BE ARRANGED SO PERFECTLY BY HAPPENSTANCE???? Just like a computer needs a programmer to create and manage all it’s intricate complexities and components in order to exist and function, so does something as infinitely multifaceted as the universe, life, etc.!! A “big bang” of anything doesn’t create, it destroys (case and point: an atomic bomb).
So, since the “big bang” is such an obvious farce, that only leaves the only reasonable and logical conclusion. Since the world didn’t make itself, someone had to have made the world. That someone is God Almighty. The irrefutable fact is that God spoke the universe and all there is into being. In fact, the word “universe” actually means “single spoken sentence.” We live in the very breath that spoke this world into being!! WOW!! What a mighty God we serve!! The Master and Creator of all things made all there is by the utterance of just a few words!!
God didn’t stop with just the universe though. No, he saved his greatest creation for last -that would be us!! We are the ONLY beings to be made in HIS IMAGE!! He took great care in making us!! Chad even showed us something that I remembered getting via e-mail not so very long ago by my good friend Saundra. It was a brilliant illustration of today’s scripture message and how Christ holds all things together; not just in the universe and nature, but actually in us!! That amazing thing is something called laminin (to read it’s definition, please see the Wikipedia entry). The sentence that stands out to me is: “Laminin is vital to making sure overall body structures hold together.” In addition to that, you might be interested to know that laminin is in the shape of a cross. Yep, that’s right!! A CROSS!!! (Google it if you don’t believe me!!).
In all of this we see the supremacy and sovereignty of God. It’s an overwhelmingly obvious pile of evidence and awe-striking wonder that no one can argue with (well, you can…..but you’ll look ridiculous and foolish if you try!). Those that deny the authority and superiority of God are ignorant and foolish (Psalm 14:1, 1 Peter 2:15, 2 Peter 3:16). As “intellectual” as a non-believer may think he/she is, one knows nothing unless he knows his own Maker. Even nature and animals understand this fact (Psalm 148:3, Isaiah 55:12). Everything declares His workmanship!! Chad described how lions know the order and hierarchy of things and how all of creation is in subjection to God’s authority and order. How else would every moving creature know how to function and do what they were born to do? Who teaches a spider to spin a web? Who teaches an eagle to fly? They do what they do because they have a Creator who created them “on purpose for a purpose….there are no accidents” (as my English teacher always said). How much MORE, then, are we who are made in HIS IMAGE created with even GREATER PURPOSE?! Do YOU know yours?!! If you don’t, why don’t you ask the One who made you? HE will tell you!!
I pray that everyone reading this will know the great sovereignty of God!! Greater still is His immense love for you!! If you don’t know that, and don’t know Him, please don’t hesitate to ask me or another brother/sister in Christ about how you can get to know your Creator!! Grace and peace to all of you!! I’ll close with Psalm 33. Ponder and marvel at the awesomeness of God as you take in every word!! (I’m posting it in the NLT rather than the KJV this time so it’s in plain English for everyone to understand and enjoy).
Psalm 33
1 Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord;it is fitting for the pure to praise him.
2 Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre;make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.
3 Sing a new song of praise to him;play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.
4 For the word of the Lord holds true,and we can trust everything he does.
5 He loves whatever is just and good;the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth.
6 The Lord merely spoke,and the heavens were created.He breathed the word,and all the stars were born.
7 He assigned the sea its boundariesand locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.
8 Let the whole world fear the Lord,and let everyone stand in awe of him.
9 For when he spoke, the world began!It appeared at his command.
10 The Lord frustrates the plans of the nationsand thwarts all their schemes.
11 But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever;his intentions can never be shaken.
12 What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord,whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.
13 The Lord looks down from heavenand sees the whole human race.
14 From his throne he observesall who live on the earth.
15 He made their hearts,so he understands everything they do.
16 The best-equipped army cannot save a king,nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.
17 Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory—for all its strength, it cannot save you.
18 But the Lord watches over those who fear him,those who rely on his unfailing love.
19 He rescues them from deathand keeps them alive in times of famine.
20 We put our hope in the Lord.He is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,for we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord,for our hope is in you alone.
In part five of the series on Colossians, Chad talked about Colossians 1:15-20 which reads:
15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19For it pleased the Father that in him should all fullness dwell;
20And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
Chad explained that EVERYTHING is “by Him, for Him, and in Him….all about Him and not about us.” That obviously goes against the cry of our culture that exclaims “it’s all about me” - which, ironically, I just read on a t-shirt a few days ago. Chad asked us if we have awakened to the fact that “it’s not all about you.” Well? Have we? Does this nation and this planet realize that we were created by Him, for Him, and in Him? Are we living to honor and glorify our Creator, or ourselves?
Maybe we would “wake up” a little better if we began understanding just how amazing, big, and sovereign God is. In Sunday’s scripture, Chad said that we needed to expand our view of Jesus. He wasn’t just a person in a place and time. The preceding verses said that He is the “firstborn of every creature” which is a place of favor and honor. He didn’t just come into being 2,000 years ago. He was here before time even began because He was and is a part of the Father (Father, Son, Holy Spirit). If we don’t have Jesus first, all the rest isn’t going to make sense or matter much. Chad pointed out that the “rules for holy living” that Paul describes later on in Colossians came only after he talked about the foundation of Jesus first. Having “rules” before Christ only makes it “religion” and nothing more. It’s not about “religion” - it’s about relationship…….and the rest will follow as Christ transforms the heart.
So, how great is our God? Well, Chad began describing just how BIG the universe is and how amazingly vast and complex everything is (I recommend listening to the message for yourself when it’s available on the church website so you can hear all the mind-boggling details!!). God’s imprint is on everything because He created everything (Genesis 1, Psalm 33:6). He described how the earth and everything in our world is at just the right degree, with all the right atmospheric compositions, etc. and if one thing were to be even slightly less or more, there would be “no life on planet earth.” He said it’s like having all these “dials” set to a specific calculation and if one is off, they are all off. God is the master controller that sets all those “dials.” He’s the one that created everything and keeps it all running. If you ever thought the “big bang theory” was even remotely true, I suggest that you wake up to the evidence all around you that nothing is by mistake or coincidence. HOW IN THE WORLD COULD EVERYTHING BE ARRANGED SO PERFECTLY BY HAPPENSTANCE???? Just like a computer needs a programmer to create and manage all it’s intricate complexities and components in order to exist and function, so does something as infinitely multifaceted as the universe, life, etc.!! A “big bang” of anything doesn’t create, it destroys (case and point: an atomic bomb).
So, since the “big bang” is such an obvious farce, that only leaves the only reasonable and logical conclusion. Since the world didn’t make itself, someone had to have made the world. That someone is God Almighty. The irrefutable fact is that God spoke the universe and all there is into being. In fact, the word “universe” actually means “single spoken sentence.” We live in the very breath that spoke this world into being!! WOW!! What a mighty God we serve!! The Master and Creator of all things made all there is by the utterance of just a few words!!
God didn’t stop with just the universe though. No, he saved his greatest creation for last -that would be us!! We are the ONLY beings to be made in HIS IMAGE!! He took great care in making us!! Chad even showed us something that I remembered getting via e-mail not so very long ago by my good friend Saundra. It was a brilliant illustration of today’s scripture message and how Christ holds all things together; not just in the universe and nature, but actually in us!! That amazing thing is something called laminin (to read it’s definition, please see the Wikipedia entry). The sentence that stands out to me is: “Laminin is vital to making sure overall body structures hold together.” In addition to that, you might be interested to know that laminin is in the shape of a cross. Yep, that’s right!! A CROSS!!! (Google it if you don’t believe me!!).
In all of this we see the supremacy and sovereignty of God. It’s an overwhelmingly obvious pile of evidence and awe-striking wonder that no one can argue with (well, you can…..but you’ll look ridiculous and foolish if you try!). Those that deny the authority and superiority of God are ignorant and foolish (Psalm 14:1, 1 Peter 2:15, 2 Peter 3:16). As “intellectual” as a non-believer may think he/she is, one knows nothing unless he knows his own Maker. Even nature and animals understand this fact (Psalm 148:3, Isaiah 55:12). Everything declares His workmanship!! Chad described how lions know the order and hierarchy of things and how all of creation is in subjection to God’s authority and order. How else would every moving creature know how to function and do what they were born to do? Who teaches a spider to spin a web? Who teaches an eagle to fly? They do what they do because they have a Creator who created them “on purpose for a purpose….there are no accidents” (as my English teacher always said). How much MORE, then, are we who are made in HIS IMAGE created with even GREATER PURPOSE?! Do YOU know yours?!! If you don’t, why don’t you ask the One who made you? HE will tell you!!
I pray that everyone reading this will know the great sovereignty of God!! Greater still is His immense love for you!! If you don’t know that, and don’t know Him, please don’t hesitate to ask me or another brother/sister in Christ about how you can get to know your Creator!! Grace and peace to all of you!! I’ll close with Psalm 33. Ponder and marvel at the awesomeness of God as you take in every word!! (I’m posting it in the NLT rather than the KJV this time so it’s in plain English for everyone to understand and enjoy).
Psalm 33
1 Let the godly sing for joy to the Lord;it is fitting for the pure to praise him.
2 Praise the Lord with melodies on the lyre;make music for him on the ten-stringed harp.
3 Sing a new song of praise to him;play skillfully on the harp, and sing with joy.
4 For the word of the Lord holds true,and we can trust everything he does.
5 He loves whatever is just and good;the unfailing love of the Lord fills the earth.
6 The Lord merely spoke,and the heavens were created.He breathed the word,and all the stars were born.
7 He assigned the sea its boundariesand locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.
8 Let the whole world fear the Lord,and let everyone stand in awe of him.
9 For when he spoke, the world began!It appeared at his command.
10 The Lord frustrates the plans of the nationsand thwarts all their schemes.
11 But the Lord’s plans stand firm forever;his intentions can never be shaken.
12 What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord,whose people he has chosen as his inheritance.
13 The Lord looks down from heavenand sees the whole human race.
14 From his throne he observesall who live on the earth.
15 He made their hearts,so he understands everything they do.
16 The best-equipped army cannot save a king,nor is great strength enough to save a warrior.
17 Don’t count on your warhorse to give you victory—for all its strength, it cannot save you.
18 But the Lord watches over those who fear him,those who rely on his unfailing love.
19 He rescues them from deathand keeps them alive in times of famine.
20 We put our hope in the Lord.He is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice,for we trust in his holy name.
22 Let your unfailing love surround us, Lord,for our hope is in you alone.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
He Is...
Just a few days ago, a friend of mine was telling me how Psalm 62 had given her some peace and helped her to deal with her circumstances That’s not surprising considering that the book of Psalms is so encouraging. So, the Lord reminded me of that yesterday and I decided to read what she read.
When I read it, I was comforted with much peace and joy. I was filled with thanksgiving and praise for the Lord as I hung on every word and pondered it deeply. Read it for yourself and let it sink in!! It’s awesome!! Here is what Psalm 62 says:
1Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
3How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall not be moved.
7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Verse one reminded me of the peace one gets in the stillness; just waiting on the Lord and being in his presence. I thought of the sermon from a couple weeks ago that continues to stay with me (it was the sermon about the “fig tree”). I just sat and remained still; just concentrating on the goodness of the Lord and all that He is. He is THE GREAT “I AM”; He is everything!!
Verse two…..WOW!! He’s my rock!! He is solid, faithful, and trustworthy. He is my refuge and defender and I will not be shaken. The next two verses describe the reasons why one will not be “moved” or shaken. They talk about the persecution and oppression that all of us face in our lives. Of course, Jesus told us in John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." What a blessed comfort it is to know that even in troubling storms, Jesus is there. He is our peace! He has already overcome all evil and therefore, we have the victory in Him!!
I like how verse five says that He is our expectation. Waiting on and trusting in Him is to be our focus. EXPECT great things from God!!
Following that verse is the repeated affirmation that He is our rock and salvation. He is our defense from all that accuse and persecute us. We don’t have to worry. He brings us peace and rest.
Verses seven and eight calm the heart even further by describing God’s provision for us. He provides (and IS!) our salvation, glory, strength, and refuge. When we trust in Him and pour out our heart, He comforts us and builds us up! It’s amazing!! I don’t know what I would do without Him!!
The next verses spoke to me even more; especially when I read “Trust not in oppression.” It hit me like a ton of bricks because sometimes, I focus too much on the trouble and not enough on God. Why trust in the oppression and in my own ability to deal with things? I need to trust in the Lord!! One of my favorite verses is Proverbs 3:5-6 which says: “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” I want to trust and acknowledge Him and His sovereignty - in all my “ways” and circumstances. I want HIM to direct my steps. I want to be filled with His wisdom, peace, joy, and all good things. I want to think about and dwell on good Spirit-filled things; not the things that oppress and oppose me. (Philippians 4:8).
The last two verses were the icing on the cake, so to speak. It was the blessed assurance of the fact that God is in control. He takes care of everything, and He takes care of ME! “Power belongeth to God” as well as mercy. He will “renderest to every man according to his work.” I desire God’s power and mercy in my life. I pray that He will render and pour it out on me. I desire it for all of you!! God truly is an awesome God!! May His power and mercy be rendered to you!!
This Psalm spoke grace and peace to me, and I just thought I would share it with all of you in the hope that your heart would be just as blessed!! I pray that everyone will have sweet moments of peace and stillness with God. I pray that every heart will have the reassurance that God is in control and that He is our rock, our defender, our strength, our everything!! Be encouraged!! He has overcome all things and is the “blessed controller” of all things (as I have been reading in a book that I will be blogging about sometime soon!). Grace and peace to you all! I love you!! OXOXO
When I read it, I was comforted with much peace and joy. I was filled with thanksgiving and praise for the Lord as I hung on every word and pondered it deeply. Read it for yourself and let it sink in!! It’s awesome!! Here is what Psalm 62 says:
1Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
3How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defense; I shall not be moved.
7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
Verse one reminded me of the peace one gets in the stillness; just waiting on the Lord and being in his presence. I thought of the sermon from a couple weeks ago that continues to stay with me (it was the sermon about the “fig tree”). I just sat and remained still; just concentrating on the goodness of the Lord and all that He is. He is THE GREAT “I AM”; He is everything!!
Verse two…..WOW!! He’s my rock!! He is solid, faithful, and trustworthy. He is my refuge and defender and I will not be shaken. The next two verses describe the reasons why one will not be “moved” or shaken. They talk about the persecution and oppression that all of us face in our lives. Of course, Jesus told us in John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." What a blessed comfort it is to know that even in troubling storms, Jesus is there. He is our peace! He has already overcome all evil and therefore, we have the victory in Him!!
I like how verse five says that He is our expectation. Waiting on and trusting in Him is to be our focus. EXPECT great things from God!!
Following that verse is the repeated affirmation that He is our rock and salvation. He is our defense from all that accuse and persecute us. We don’t have to worry. He brings us peace and rest.
Verses seven and eight calm the heart even further by describing God’s provision for us. He provides (and IS!) our salvation, glory, strength, and refuge. When we trust in Him and pour out our heart, He comforts us and builds us up! It’s amazing!! I don’t know what I would do without Him!!
The next verses spoke to me even more; especially when I read “Trust not in oppression.” It hit me like a ton of bricks because sometimes, I focus too much on the trouble and not enough on God. Why trust in the oppression and in my own ability to deal with things? I need to trust in the Lord!! One of my favorite verses is Proverbs 3:5-6 which says: “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.” I want to trust and acknowledge Him and His sovereignty - in all my “ways” and circumstances. I want HIM to direct my steps. I want to be filled with His wisdom, peace, joy, and all good things. I want to think about and dwell on good Spirit-filled things; not the things that oppress and oppose me. (Philippians 4:8).
The last two verses were the icing on the cake, so to speak. It was the blessed assurance of the fact that God is in control. He takes care of everything, and He takes care of ME! “Power belongeth to God” as well as mercy. He will “renderest to every man according to his work.” I desire God’s power and mercy in my life. I pray that He will render and pour it out on me. I desire it for all of you!! God truly is an awesome God!! May His power and mercy be rendered to you!!
This Psalm spoke grace and peace to me, and I just thought I would share it with all of you in the hope that your heart would be just as blessed!! I pray that everyone will have sweet moments of peace and stillness with God. I pray that every heart will have the reassurance that God is in control and that He is our rock, our defender, our strength, our everything!! Be encouraged!! He has overcome all things and is the “blessed controller” of all things (as I have been reading in a book that I will be blogging about sometime soon!). Grace and peace to you all! I love you!! OXOXO
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