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

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

[Kitty Mittens]

(((((Thank you for the Warm Fuzzy Wednesday Pings, Dear FRiends)))))

Goodnight, and God Bless.

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Snake In A Box

December 11, 2014

Read: Isaiah 11:1-9

The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord. —Isaiah 11:9

Bible in a Year:
Hosea 5-8; Revelation 2

At a nature center, I watched my friend’s rosy-cheeked toddler pat the side of a large glass box. Inside the box, a bull snake named Billy slithered slowly, eyeing the little girl. Billy’s body was as thick as my forearm and he sported brown and yellow markings. Although I knew Billy could not escape from his container, seeing a menacing-looking creature so close to a small child made me shudder.

The Bible speaks of a time in the future when fierce animals will fail to threaten each other or human beings. “The wolf . . . shall dwell with the lamb” and “the nursing child shall play by the cobra’s hole” (Isa. 11:6,8). All the inhabitants of the world will experience total harmony and peace.

The Lord will establish this safe environment when He restores the world with His wisdom, might, and knowledge. At that time, He will judge the world with righteousness and justice (11:4). And everyone will acknowledge His greatness: “The earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord” (11:9).

We live in a broken world. Unfairness and discord, fear and pain are a very real part of our daily lives. But one day God will change everything, and “the Sun of Righteousness shall arise with healing in His wings” (Mal. 4:2). Then Jesus will rule the world in righteousness.

Be still, my soul: the hour is hast’ning on
When we shall be forever with the Lord.
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored. —von Schlegel

Leave final justice in the hands of a just God.

Insight

The future and everlasting kingdom of God will be one of peace and harmony. Many of the prophets looked forward to this day with great anticipation. In today’s passage, Isaiah describes this kingdom by picturing animals that would normally prey on each other at peace together. This will be a time of peace because the Messiah will rule (v.9).

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I look forward to that Day! :-)

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I got this in an email this morning! :-)

[JustAmy]

December 11, 2014





The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree:
the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.
~Burton Hillis

[trisham]

Let Every day Be Christmas

Christmas is forever, not for just one day,
for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away
like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf.
The good you do for others is good you do yourself.

Norman W. Brooks

Have a wonderful thankful Thursday, everyone!

[Jane Long]

Happy Thankful Thursday, All!

I am SO thankful for the Daily Bread message and beautiful graphics (and I mean beautiful!), poems and affirmations...here at Amy’s Place.

Blessings and ((hugs)) to all.

[trisham]

Thank you, Jane!

[MEG33]

Good Evening To Amy's Place

Amen...I am thankful for the beautiful posts reflecting the spirit of Christmas
Happy Thankful Thursday To All
(((HUGS)))

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Good evening, MEG!

((((HUGS))))

[TheConservativeParty]

Thankful for y’all!

Here is some happiness from FR’s The Kitty Ping List

Guaranteed to make you smile.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3236257/posts

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Thankful Thursday for all of God’s Blessings!

((((HUGS))))

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Hi Amy!

just in after a long day with some VERY talented kids! :-)

Happy Thankful Thursday!

((((HUGS))))

[JustAmy]

Happy Thankful Thursday to you, LTOS.

On our way to the annual Christmas concert at the High School.

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ENJOY!

[The Mayor]

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Snug As A Bug In A Rug!

December 12, 2014

Read: Psalm 91:9-16

I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. —Psalm 4:8

Bible in a Year:
Hosea 9-11; Revelation 3

When I was a child, my family lived in a house my father built in the cedar breaks west of Duncanville, Texas. Our house had a small kitchen-dinette area, two bedrooms, and a great room with a large stone fireplace in which we burned 2-foot-long cedar logs. That fireplace was the center of warmth in our home.

There were five people in our family: my father and mother, my sister, my cousin, and me. Since we had only two bedrooms, I slept year-round on a porch with canvas screens that rolled down to the floor. Summers were delightful; winters were cold.

I remember dashing from the warmth of the living room onto the porch, tiptoeing across the frost-covered plank floor in my bare feet, leaping into bed and burrowing under a great mountain of blankets. Then, when hail, sleet, or snow lashed our house and the wind howled through the eaves like a pack of wolves, I snuggled down in sheltered rest. “Snug as a bug in a rug,” my mother used to say. I doubt that any child ever felt so warm and secure.

Now I know the greatest security of all: God Himself. I can “lie down in peace, and sleep” (Ps. 4:8), knowing that He is my shelter from the stinging storms of life. Enveloped in the warmth of His love, I’m snug as a bug in a rug.

Leaning, leaning,
Safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning,
Leaning on the everlasting arms. —Hoffman

No one is more secure than those who are in God’s hands.

Insight

Psalm 91 celebrates the safety and security of those who trust in God, who have made the Lord (the Most High) their refuge, fortress, and dwelling place (vv.2,9). The psalmist affirms that our God is powerful and faithful and therefore trustworthy (vv.1-8). He also testifies of God’s protection and deliverance in a dangerous and destructive world (vv.9-16). In the New Testament, Satan misquoted verses 11-12 to tempt Jesus to test God’s protection by jumping from the top of the temple (Matt. 4:6). In response, Jesus says that God’s promise is for those who love and obey Him (Ps. 91:14-15) and not for those who presume upon God’s grace (Matt. 4:7).

[JustAmy]

December 12, 2014

Graphic by Billie

[stephenjohnbanker]

Amen

[trisham]

I love it!

[MEG33]

Thank you for this darling opening, Amy.
(((HUGS)))