Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... April, 2014

4-1-2014 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

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“sand” = “SANG”!

[WVNan]

Thanks, I finally found her prayer thread. The very bad news is that DrO has been diagnosed for Liver cancer. From what I got it sounds like he is just about to the end, waiting for grandchildren to arrive.

[The Mayor]

How sad.

[The Mayor]

Evenin Ladies and Thank you!

[WVNan]

Heart breaking Rus. Made me cry that such a great family has to go through this. Praying for a miracle.

[luvie]

Howdy! Hope you have a great week...and keep ‘em hoppin’ up there! :)

[Diver Dave]

I join you in prayer for a miracle.

Our LORD’S Blessings to both of you.

[The Mayor]

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Mistaken Identity
April 14, 2014

Read: Matthew 16:13-20

He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” —Matthew 16:15

Bible in a Year:
1 Samuel 25-26; Luke 12:32-59

My youngest brother, Scott, was born when I was a senior in high school. This age difference made for an interesting situation when he grew to college age. On his first trip to his college campus, I went along with him and our mom. When we arrived, people thought we were Scott Crowder and his dad and his grandmom. Eventually, we gave up correcting them. No matter what we said or did, our actual relationships were overridden by this humorous case of mistaken identity.

Jesus questioned the Pharisees about His identity: “What do you think about the Christ? Whose Son is He?” They replied, “The Son of David” (Matt. 22:42). The identity of Messiah was critical, and their answer was correct but incomplete. The Scriptures had affirmed that Messiah would come and reign on the throne of His father David. But Jesus reminded them that though David would be Christ’s ancestor, He would also be more—David referred to Him as “Lord.”

Faced with a similar question, Peter rightly answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matt. 16:16). Still today, the question of Jesus’ identity rises above the rest in significance—and it is eternally important that we make no mistake in understanding who He is.

Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail;
Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend. —Grant

No mistake is more dangerous than mistaking the identity of Jesus.

[geologist]

"Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail; Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end, Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend. —Grant" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

No mistake is more dangerous than mistaking the identity of Jesus. Thank you for posting this poem. It is great.

[Jim Robinson]

Amy called. She’s over at Avila Beach and has been trying to post but is having connection problems. She’ll try again later.

[The Mayor]

OK! Thank you Jim.

[MEG33]

Thank you, Jim..I had to be away from the computer this afternoon.

[Diver Dave]

Thank You, Jim.

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you, Jim.

(((((Blessings)))))

[Kitty Mittens]

Your Sunday Graphics are So Beautiful, Dear Meg!
Your Posts Always Bring a Wonderful Blessing.

(((((Goodnight, Dear FRiends, and God Bless)))))

[MEG33]

Thank you so much for your sweet comments, dear (((Kitty))).

[The Mayor]

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Spoonful Of Sugar
April 15, 2014

Read: Psalm 19:7-14

The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. . . . Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. —Psalm 19:9-10

Bible in a Year:
1 Samuel 27-29; Luke 13:1-22

Where is Mary Poppins when you need her? I know this sounds as if I’m longing for the good old days when cheerfully unrealistic movies featured characters like this fictional nanny, but what I’m really longing for are people with a vision for the future that is realistically optimistic. I yearn for joyful, creative people who can show us the positive side of what we consider negative, who can remind us that “just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down.”

David wrote a song that expressed a similar truth. In his words, “the judgments of the Lord” are “sweeter also than . . . honey” (Ps. 19:9-10). Seldom do we hear that truth is sweet. More often we hear that it is bitter or hard to swallow. But truth is so much more than medicine to treat what’s wrong. It’s the diet that will prevent disease. It’s not an inoculation or an injection. It’s a gourmet meal that should be presented as a culinary delight, enticing the hungry to “taste and see that the Lord is good” (34:8).

We sing “Jesus is the sweetest name I know,” but some of us present Him as if He’s gone sour. Pure truth, untainted by pride, is the sweetest, most refreshing taste of all to those who hunger for spiritual sustenance. And we have the privilege of serving it to a starving world.

Jesus is the sweetest name I know,
And He’s just the same as His lovely name,
And that’s the reason why I love Him so;
Oh, Jesus is the sweetest name I know. —Long

The truth of the Lord endures forever. —Psalm 117:2

[MEG33]

Thank you, Rus, for starting our day off right..
It’s 31 frosty degrees here!!! Brrrr

[The Mayor]

Its snowing here.................

[MEG33]

April 2007 Record Breaking Texas Snow

Not in our forecast...but it has happened.