Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, February and March 2015

January 1, 2015 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[JustAmy]

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Approaching God

February 21, 2015

Read: Isaiah 6:1-8 | Bible in a Year: Numbers 1-3; Mark 3

It used to bother me that the closer I drew to God in my walk with Him, the more sinful I felt. Then a phenomenon I observed in my room enlightened me. A tiny gap in the curtain covering my window threw a ray of light into the room. As I looked, I saw particles of dirt drifting in the beam. Without the ray of light, the room seemed clean, but the light revealed the dirty particles.

What I observed shed light on my spiritual life. The closer I approach the Lord of light, the clearer I see myself. When the light of Christ shines in the darkness of our lives, it exposes our sin—not to discourage us, but to humble us to trust in Him. We can’t depend on our own righteousness, since we are sinners and fall short of God’s standards (Rom. 3:23). When we are proud, the light reveals our heart and we cry as Isaiah did, “Woe to me! . . . For I am a man of unclean lips, . . . and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty” (Isa. 6:5 niv).

God is absolutely perfect in every way. Approaching Him calls for humility and childlike trust, not self-importance and pride. For it is by grace that He draws us to Himself. It is good for us that we feel unworthy as we draw closer to God, for it humbles us to rely on Him alone.

Holy, Holy, Holy! Though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eyes of sinful man Thy glory may not see;
Only Thou art holy—there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in power, in love and purity. —Heber

There is no room for pride when we walk with God.

INSIGHT: This passage recounts the call of Isaiah to a long and difficult prophetic ministry spanning the reigns of four kings (740–681 bc). Isaiah was not the only one in Scripture who viewed himself as too sinful to be in God’s presence (6:5). Peter, when called to be an apostle, cried out, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!” (Luke 5:8). The tax collector in Luke 18:13 demonstrated a similar humility and recognition of personal sin.

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Amen.

[trisham]

The Snow Queen

The Snow Queen passed our way last night,
Between the darkness and the light,
And flowers from an enchanted star,
Fell showerlike from her flying car.

And silently through all the hours,
The trees have borne their magic flowers,
And now stand up with dauntless head,
To catch the morning's gold and red.

Dollie Redford

Happy Caterday and Bunnieday!

[luvie]

What a sweet picture! :)

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Happy Snowy Cat/Dogurday!

These little guys seem to be enjoying the snow! According to Mom in Boston, it's 9 FEET and counting.

(((((HUGS)))))

ML/LTOS

[trisham]

Thank you, LUV W!

[luvie]

I'll go with the bunny theme!
This is the bunny that stayed up too late!
...like I did!
Happy Caturday/Bunniday! :)

[trisham]

LOL! So cute!

[trisham]

What beautiful dogs! Boston is really a mess. The poor people who live and work there are having a very bad time of it.

[TheConservativeParty]

Aw, what a sweet bunny.

Happy Caturday, Dogurday, Bunnyday!

[TheConservativeParty]

Ha Ha! Thanks for the laugh!

[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY CATURDAY
TO AMY’S PLACE!



Family MacNessa Wishes A
Happy Caturday To All!!!

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I never knew that carrots were fattening! LOL!

You’re no bunny
till some bunny luvs U!

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Yes. I thank God my sister and her hubby live upstairs from my mom in the same house.

It’s really beyond anything they have ever experienced there, including the Great Blizzard of ‘78.

[Jane Long]

Good grief.....9 feet of snow....and counting? That’s crazy!

Happy Snowy Cat/Dog/Bunnyday ;-)

[trisham]

Thanks, TheConservtiveParty!

[trisham]

Yes, it’s a very good thing that your mom has your sister and her husband there. This may be the worst winter on record.

[Jane Long]

Happy Cat/Dog/Bunny-urday...to All!

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I tell my students (who have never actually seen snow!) what it’s like and they think I am making it up!