Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, February and March, 2016

January 2, 2016 | JustAmy; Meg33, The Mayor; Trisham; St.Louie1, Friends, MamaBear

[JustAmy]

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[trisham]

Thank you, lonestar!

[MulberryDraw]

Happy New Year Amy! Here's another snow poem.

Verses inspired by lake-effect snow in northern Ohio about 40 years ago but the background is down in a West Texas draw during a blizzard in 2013.

[The Mayor]

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All His Benefits

January 3, 2016

Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits.

Psalm 103:2

A recurring difficulty on our journey of life is becoming so focused on what we need at the moment that we forget what we already have. I was reminded of that when our church choir sang a beautiful anthem based on Psalm 103. “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits” (v. 2 nkjv). The Lord is our forgiver, healer, redeemer, provider, satisfier, and renewer (vv. 4-5). How could we forget that? And yet we often do when the events of daily life shift our attention to pressing needs, recurring failures, and circumstances that seem out of control.

The writer of this psalm calls us to remember, “The Lord is compassionate and gracious . . . He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him” (vv. 8,10-11).

Humbling ourselves before God opens us up to the blessings of His mercy.

In our walk of faith, we come to Jesus Christ humbled by our unworthiness. There is no sense of entitlement as we receive His grace and are overwhelmed by the lavishness of His love. They remind us of all His benefits.

“Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name” (v. 1).

Heavenly Father, we pause to consider all we have in You. Grant us eyes to see Your provision and help us to remember every benefit You have given to us.

Love was when God became a man.

Insight:

Written by David, Psalm 103 celebrates who God is and what He has done for us. He is our King (v. 10), our Father (v. 13), and our Creator (v. 14). Calling us to praise God for His goodness and greatness, David reminds us of the many blessings God in His grace has given to us: forgiveness and healing (v. 3), deliverance (v. 4), provision and strength (v. 5), and protection (v. 6).

[MEG33]

Beautiful message for this new year, Rus.
I Am So Grateful To You For Our Daily Bread

[MEG33]

Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place

Glory to God in highest heaven,
Who unto man His Son hath given;
While angels sing with tender mirth,
A glad new year to all the earth.
~Martin Luther
~New Year's Blessings To All Who Enter Here~

[Jane Long]

Amen....to the wonderful New Year messages and to all of the beautiful graphics...

[The Mayor]

Happy New Year my FRiend!

[MEG33]

*HAPPY BIRTHDAY*
Dear Amy

*Wishing You A Wonderful Day*

[MEG33]

Eastern Bluebird

Thank You
~Wishing You A Blessed Sunday Evening~

[JustAmy]

Thank you for the lovely card, Meg.
I've had a do nothing day. LOL
Took a long nap and did some reading.
Mr Just cooked dinner tonight and JustJunior cleaned up.
Marissa wished me a happy birthday with a beautiful sentiment on FaceBook.
What more could you ask for ... right?

[luvie]

Just beautiful!!

[MEG33]

My pleasure, (((AMY))).
Sounds like a good birthday indeed!

[MEG33]

Thank you, (((LUV))).

[luvie]

Happy Winter Birthday, Amy!

[Kitty Mittens]

(((((Thank you for our Beautiful New Thread! Hugs!)))))

[Kitty Mittens]

Your Sunday Post is Breathtaking, Dear Meg!
(((((Thank you for the Blessing)))))

Thank you to Everyone for the Daily Pings & Posts.
(((((Goodnight, and God Bless))))))

[The Mayor]

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Is He Listening?

January 4, 2016

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?

Matthew 27:46

“Sometimes it feels as if God isn’t listening to me.” Those words, from a woman who tried to stay strong in her walk with God while coping with an alcoholic husband, echo the heartcry of many believers. For many years, she asked God to change her husband. Yet it never happened.

What are we to think when we repeatedly ask God for something good—something that could easily glorify Him—but the answer doesn’t come? Is He listening or not?

Let’s look at the life of the Savior. In the garden of Gethsemane, He agonized for hours in prayer, pouring out His heart and pleading, “Let this cup pass from Me” (Matt. 26:39 nkjv). But the Father’s answer was clearly “No.” To provide salvation, God had to send Jesus to die on the cross. Even though Jesus felt as if His Father had forsaken Him, He prayed intensely and passionately because He trusted that God was listening.

When we pray, we may not see how God is working or understand how He will bring good through it all. So we have to trust Him. We relinquish our rights and let God do what is best.

We must leave the unknowable to the all-knowing One. He is listening and working things out His way.

Lord, we don’t need to know the reason our prayers sometimes go unanswered. Help us just to wait for Your time, because You are good.

When we bend our knees to pray, God bends His ear to listen.

Insight:

Jesus prayed that “this cup” would be taken away (vv. 39, 42). In the Old Testament cup is a metaphor for both God’s blessings (Pss. 16:5; 23:5) and God’s wrath (Pss. 75:8; Isa. 51:17; Jer. 25:15). In today’s reading Jesus referred to His imminent humiliation, torture, and death. He knew He had to become the object of God’s wrath and experience abandonment by His Father (Matt. 27:46) as He died to take away the sins of the world (John 1:29). Knowing that this cup came from God (18:11), Jesus submitted Himself to the Father’s will (Matt. 26:42). Bible commentator Warren Wiersbe wrote: “The Father has never forsaken any of His own, yet He forsook His Son [Matt. 27:46]. This was the cup that Jesus willingly drank for us.”

[MEG33]

Happy Monday To Amy's Place.
*HUGS*
Hope You Have a Great Week

[MEG33]

Thank you, dear (((Kitty))).

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Happy Monday!

Waz Dis White Stuffs? Can Yooz EAT it?

((((COLD< WET< HUGS))))

ML/LTOS