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

6-1-2014 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

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August 25, 2014

Read: Psalm 119:97-106

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. —Psalm 119:105

Bible in a Year:
Psalm 119:89-176; 1 Corinthians 8

Dava Sobel’s award-winning book Longitude describes a dilemma faced by early sailors. They could readily determine their latitude north or south of the equator by the length of the day or height of the sun. Calculating east/west longitude, however, remained complex and unreliable until English clockmaker John Harrison invented the marine chronometer. This was “a clock that would carry the true time from the home port . . . to any remote corner of the world,” thus enabling sailors to determine longitude.

As we navigate the seas of life, we also have a reliable source of spiritual direction—the Bible. The psalmist wrote, “Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day” (Ps. 119:97). Rather than occasionally glancing at God’s Word, he spoke of pondering the Lord’s directions throughout each day: “Your testimonies are my meditation” (v.99). This was coupled with a commitment to obey the Author: “I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments” (v.106).

Like the mariners of old, we need a constant guide to help us find our way and stay on course. That’s what happens when we seek the Lord day by day with an open heart and a willing spirit that says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.”

We need God’s guidance from above,
His daily leading and His love;
As we trust Him for direction,
To our course He’ll give correction. —Fitzhugh

With God as your navigator, you’re headed in the right direction.

Insight

In today’s reading, we find a portion of the psalmist’s great homage to the Word of God. The verses describe the Word as commandments (v.98), testimonies (v.99), precepts (vv.100,104), and judgments (vv.102,106). He also pictures the Word as honey (v.103) and a lamp (v.105). One idea repeated in this text is that of the singer’s response to the Word, which is meditation (vv.97,99). The word meditate means “to reflect on.” It is a common theme in psalms that speak of the Scriptures—beginning with Psalm 1, which describes the blessed person as the one who meditates on the Word “day and night” (v.2). The word for meditate comes from the Hebrew word habah, which means “to be preoccupied with,” and is also used of a cow chewing its cud in order to more readily absorb the nutrients.

[MEG33]

So glad to see you, Jack!
You portray kitties so perfectly
Thank You!

[MEG33]

I saw on the canteen thread that you had truck problems and pray for quick solutions.
Thank you for starting my day off right with ODB
((((HUGS)))

[The Mayor]

Yes, truck broke as soon as I got to Georgia. Awaiting diagnosis now. Stuck in a hotel room. Thanks Meg!

[MEG33]

On GratiTuesday I Am So Grateful
For

The Loving Caring Community Of
Amy's Place

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Happy Gratituesday!

I am grateful for the beauty of God's Creation, which astounds me every day! :-)

ML/LTOS

((((((HUGS))))))

[MEG33]

I think the big ones are females. We probably should have called Charlie ...Charlene..LOL.
We used to inform all visitors that it was a “pet”. Do Not Disturb

[MEG33]

Amen
(((HUGS))) Beautiful, ML

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I have a very busy day today...but that is good! :-)

I am grateful for that, too.

[TheConservativeParty]

Hi, My sister-in-law went to Japan once, and took pictures at a mum show. They grew huge mums there. Nothing like the ones I know. I grew a lot of mums, but avoided the daisy mums because the yellow centers attracted various beetles that would eat the petals. I like the daisy mums but they would always get too damaged by the bugs.

cheers

[TheConservativeParty]

The Itty Bitty Kitty Napping Committee.

LOL !

[luvie]

Heb 12:28

Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe...

[MEG33]

This is so beautiful, LUV..AMEN

[TheConservativeParty]

Bathtub Hockey! So funny. Kitties are so fun. My sister has a pair of yellow striped kitties that are about a year old now. They were totally crazy-fun when they were little.

[TheConservativeParty]

Oh no! Sorry for your truck trouble. Hope it is resolved quickly!

My parents recently took a driving trip in their new SUV. They got 300 miles from home (WI) in their journey to Utah, when at a gas station, a young man with a big truck and trailer left his truck in neutral and as the man was in the store, this big truck and trailer rolled into my folk’s new SUV causing 3500 in damage to the rear of the vehicle.

They duct taped the SUV together. It has just gotten fixed here at home after many repairs including the hatch,bumper and other assorted items. The man that hit them didn’t mean to do that and was a decent fellow and had insurance.

Still not a good way to start a rare trip for my folks.

OK, that’s my story....I hope your story ends well and happy!

[TheConservativeParty]

LUV, I like the “kingdom that cannot be shaken” scripture. Last Sunday our pastor preached about how we are given by our Lord “the keys to the kingdom” and how we are to use them to unlock those who do not know the Lord Jesus yet.

cheers

[luvie]

Thank you! It is a scripture that can give us courage and hope!

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Gratituesday

Hi, LUV W! Thank you for the beautiful flowers and thoughts!

ML/LTOS

(((((HUGS)))))

[luvie]

These kitties are a never-ending source of entertainment! :)

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Awwwww.......:-)