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

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

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you, Dear FRiends, for the Daily Pings & Posts.
(((((Sending Hugs to Everyone)))))

Sweet Dreams, and God Bless.

[luvie]

Proverbs 3...

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. AMEN!

Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
~How Great Thou Art~

God bless our troops!
God bless America!

[left that other site]

Good Morning, LUV W. I am just getting ready to leave for church.

[luvie]

Enjoy your worship service. I sure will mine! :) God bless!

[The Mayor]

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Who’s The Boss?

February 8, 2015

Read: Romans 6:1-14 | Bible in a Year: Leviticus 4-5; Matthew 24:29-51

As my wife was babysitting our two young grandsons, they began to argue over a toy. Suddenly, the younger (by 3 years) forcefully ordered his older brother, “Cameron, go to your room!” Shoulders slumped under the weight of the reprimand, the dejected older brother began to slink off to his room when my wife said, “Cameron, you don’t have to go to your room. Nathan’s not the boss of you!” That realization changed everything, and Cam, smiling, sat back down to play.

As followers of Christ, the reality of our brokenness and our inclination to sin can assume a false authority much like that younger brother. Sin noisily threatens to dominate our hearts and minds, and the joy drains from our relationship with the Savior.

But through the death and resurrection of Christ, that threat is an empty one. Sin has no authority over us. That is why Paul wrote, “For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace” (Rom. 6:14).

While our brokenness is very real, Christ’s grace enables us to live in a way that pleases God and expresses His transforming power to the world. Sin is no longer our boss. We now live in the grace and presence of Jesus. His dominion in our lives releases us from the bondage of sin.

Thank You for Your grace, Lord, that
cleanses us inside. Your grace is greater
than all our sin. We know we can’t live without
it. And we’re grateful that we don’t have to.

God pursues us in our restlessness, receives us in our sinfulness, holds us in our brokenness. —Scotty Smith

INSIGHT: Previously in Romans, Paul has been teaching about our redemption and justification—how through faith in Jesus Christ, God made us right with Him (3:21–4:25). Paul now deals with another aspect of our salvation—sanctification (Rom. 6:1–8:39). Because we have been given a new life and a new relationship with God (6:4-14), He expects us to live differently and to mature in holiness.

[MEG33]

Beautiful devotional, Rus.
Thank you for starting our day off right every day.

[MEG33]

~Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place~

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Isaiah 40:31
Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow
weary, they will walk and not be faint.

~Blessings To All Who Enter Here~

Eagles photo by FReeper thackney

[MEG33]

Good Morning, LUV.
Thank you for the lovely scripture, music and graphic.
Hace a blessed worship service.

[thackney]

Grin

God Bless Y’all.

[MEG33]

Your photo is so beautiful...It’s been years since I saved it...It’s a favorite.
God Bless You, thackney.

[thackney]

About a decade ago.

I miss Alaska, but not the 8 months of snow so much.

http://s47.photobucket.com/user/thackney/library/eagles

[MEG33]

That’s a wonderful gallery.
I like one day of snow ...and haven’t seen a flake this year in Texas!

High will be in the 70s here today..We are having a spring break for a few days.

[The Mayor]

Thank you Meg for always being here!

[MEG33]

(((HUGS)))

[MEG33]

Good Sunday Afternoon

Time for lunch and a nap...It's a lovely 70 degree day here.
Wishing you a blessed, beautiful Lord's Day.

[left that other site]

Have a great nap...Beautiful violets in the snow...that does happen in nature and is a delight to behold!

:-)

[left that other site]

I love that! ;-)

[MEG33]

Thank you, Mary...I love thackney’s Eagle photo.
Those are crocuses in the snow...violets would be lovely, too.
I’ve seen pictures of bluebonnets and iris in the snow when we had an Easter snow in Texas!
Enjoy your Sunday afternoon.

[TheConservativeParty]

Greetings to everyone, and a “sorry” for being so absent lately! Winter blahs have set in , I guess. It was nice on Saturday, one could be outside and not want to come back inside! March will be here soon enough and more nice days on the way.

Cheers to all!

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Beautiful Sunday Posts, Dear FRiends.
(((((Hugs to All, and God Bless)))))