Thanks, Amy!

;o)
Thank you!
I remembered I had the blue flowers last minute.

Happy Caturday!

Have a Peaceful, Happy, and Productive Cat/Dogurday!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

Thanks, left that other site!

Thanks very much, MEG and Trisham.

My pleasure, ConorMacNessa.

Love the dog and kitty picture!

HAPPY CATURDAY TEAMWORK!!

SO cute! Tiapam would have loved it! Hope you all are having a good weekend!

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Miracle Rain

Oct 4, 2015

I am God, and there is no other. Isaiah 46:9

Life is hard for the villagers who live on a hilly terrain in the Yunnan Province of China. Their main source of food is corn and rice. But in May 2012 a severe drought hit the region and the crops withered. Everyone was worried, and many superstitious practices were carried out as the people attempted to end the drought. When nothing worked, people started blaming the five Christians in the village for offending the spirits of the ancestors.

These five believers gathered to pray. Before long, the sky darkened and thunder was heard. A heavy downpour started and lasted the whole afternoon and night. The crops were saved! While most of the villagers did not believe God sent the rain, others did and desired to find out more about Him and Jesus.

In 1 Kings 17 and 18 we read of a severe drought in Israel. But in this case, we are told, it was a result of God’s judgment on His people (17:1). They had begun to worship Baal, the god of the Canaanites, believing that this deity could send the rain for their crops. Then God, through His prophet Elijah, showed that He is the one true God who determines when rain falls.

Our all-powerful God desires to hear our prayers and answer our pleas. And though we do not always understand His timing or His purposes, God always responds with His best for our lives.

In what ways have you seen God answer prayer in the past? What needs do you have to bring before Him today? What do you want to thank Him for?

Share your comments at odb.org.

Through prayer, we draw upon the power of the infinite God.

Insight:

The Old Testament prophet Elijah was a man whose name mirrored his mission and message. Sent by God to a generation that had embraced Baal as their god, Elijah, whose name means “Jehovah is my God,” was sent to remind them of the God of their fathers. Along the way, Elijah experienced evidence of God’s greatness through the miraculous provision of food at Kerith and Zarephath, the resurrection of a widow’s young son, and the supernatural demonstration of His power on Mount Carmel as fire fell from heaven (1 Kings 17–18). All these miracles bore witness to the reality that Jehovah is God. Bill Crowder

Amen to this wonderful message, Rus.
I Am So Grateful To You For Our Daily Bread

*Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place*

9. I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples.

10 For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

11. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth.~ Psalm 57:9-11

Blessings To All Who Enter Here

Peace Within

May today there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received, And pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones And allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.

It is there for each and every one of us.

Prayer of Saint Teresa of Avila

Happy Sunday at Amy's Place, all!!

Providence~Mansion Robe and Crown.wma

Glad~Before the Throne Of God Above

Cathedrals~Wonderful Grace of Jesus

Glad~Arise My Soul, Arise

Gaither Homecoming~Heaven's Joy Awaits.wma

Ray Walker~How Great Thou Art.wma

Vocal Majority~Deep River

Have a blessed Sunday
God bless our troops!

Have a Blessed Sunday!

May Your Day Be Filled With Peace and Joy.

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

Beautiful, LUV W!

What a wonderful time of year this is!

Good Sunday Afternoon

Thank you so much for coming by today with your lovely prayers,
scripture, blessings. music and graphics.
~I Wish You All A Blessed Lord's Day~

See you tomorrow Meg! Thank you.

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Seconds Count

Oct 5, 2015

Show me, Lord, my life’s end. Psalm 39:4

At the age of 59 my friend Bob Boardman wrote, “If the 70 years of a normal life span were squeezed into a single 24-hour day, it would now be 8:30 in the evening in my life. . . . Time is slipping by so rapidly.”

The difficulty in admitting that our time on earth is limited inspired the creation of “Tikker”—a wristwatch that tells you what time it is, calculates your estimated normal life span, and displays a running countdown of your remaining time. It is advertised as the watch “that counts down your life, just so you can make every second count.”

In Psalm 39, David grappled with the brevity of his life, saying, “Show me, Lord, my life’s end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting my life is” (v. 4). He described his life span as no longer than the width of his hand, as only a moment to God, and merely a breath (v. 5). David concluded, “But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you” (v. 7).

The clock is ticking. Now is the time to seek God’s power to help us become the people He wants us to be. Finding hope in our eternal God gives meaning for our lives today.

In what ways am I wasting time? In what ways am I making my days count? In what areas do I need to make changes?

The time to live for Jesus is now.

Insight:

One reason the Psalms are loved by so many is that they often capture the real emotion of people facing real situations. It gives many of us comfort to know that we are not alone in our struggles and reactions to life. In today’s psalm, David comments on the brevity of life and has an understandable reaction. When we look back on our lives, many of us lament our mistakes and wasted efforts. But David reminds us that in the face of all our sins, it is God who remains our hope. No matter how much of a mess we have made of our lives, it is never too much of a mess for God to redeem. J.R. Hudberg