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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[The Mayor]

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A Serving Leader

February 5, 2016

Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant. Matthew 20:26

In traditional African societies, leadership succession is a serious decision. After a king's demise, great care is taken selecting the next ruler. Besides being from a royal family, the successor must be strong, fearless, and sensible. Candidates are questioned to determine if they will serve the people or rule with a heavy hand. The king's successor needs to be someone who leads but also serves.

Even though Solomon made his own bad choices, he worried over his successor. "Who knows whether that person will be wise or foolish? Yet they will have control over all the fruit of my toil into which I have poured my effort and skill" (Eccl. 2:19). His son Rehoboam was that successor. He demonstrated a lack of sound judgment and ended up fulfilling his father's worst fear.

We need God's wisdom for the humility to serve rather than be served.

When the people requested more humane working conditions, it was an opportunity for Rehoboam to show servant leadership. "If today you will be a servant to these people and serve them . . . ," the elders advised, "they will always be your servants" (1 Kings 12:7). But he rejected their counsel. Rehoboam failed to seek God. His harsh response to the people divided the kingdom and accelerated the spiritual decline of God's people (12:14-19).

In the family, the workplace, at church, or in our neighborhood--we need His wisdom for the humility to serve rather than be served.

Dear Lord, please give me a humble servant's heart. Help me to lead and follow with humility and compassion.

A good leader is a good servant.

[MEG33]

*Happy Friday To Amy's Place*

Wearing Red To Show Support For Our Troops

I Wish You All A Great Weekend

[left that other site]

OH NOES!!!!!

Here Comes That White Stuff Again!!!!

(((((Cold, Wet, Red-Wearing HUGS)))))

ML/LTOS

[trisham]

LOL! We have about six inches on the ground. There’s a good chance we’ll lose power in this “heart attack” snow.

[left that other site]

“Heart Attack Snow”.

Yep. WET and Heavy.

[luvie]

Chris DeBurgh~The Lady In Red

[TheConservativeParty]

Happy Friday!
Love the cats in special hats.

[The Mayor]

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What Will Be

February 6, 2016

No longer will there be any curse.

Revelation 22:3

You and I have something in common. We live in a mixed-up, tarnished world and we have never known anything different. Adam and Eve, however, could remember what life was like before the curse. They could recall the world as God intended it to be--free of death, hardship, and pain (Gen. 3:16-19). In pre-fall Eden, hunger, unemployment, and illness did not exist. No one questioned God's creative power or His plan for human relationships.

The world we have inherited resembles God's perfect garden only slightly. To quote C. S. Lewis, "This is a good world gone wrong, but [it] still retains the memory of what ought to have been." Fortunately, the cloudy memory of what the earth should have been is also a prophetic glimpse into eternity. There, just as Adam and Eve walked and talked with God, believers will see His face and serve Him directly. There will be nothing between God and us. "No longer will there be any curse" (Rev. 22:3). There will be no sin, no fear, and no shame.

God promises us eternal life in Heaven with Him.

The past and its consequences may cast a shadow on today, but a believer's destiny carries the promise of something better--life in a place as perfect as Eden.

Dear God, help me to remember that even though this world does not measure up to Your original design there is much to enjoy and much to do for You and others. Thank You for the promise of life with You in a perfect setting.

One day God will put everything right.

Insight:

In this description of our eternal home, what will be absent from that place is as important as what will be present. Notice that in verse 3 we are told that there will be no more curse, and verse 5 adds that there will be no more night. The curse of sin will no longer be present because sin and its consequences will be removed forever. There will be no more night or darkness because we will dwell perfectly and eternally in God's wonderful light. No more curse and no more darkness. Our eternal home will clearly be a marvelous place!

[trisham]

You can't get too much winter in the winter.

Robert Frost

Happy Caturday, Dogurday and Bunnyday, everyone!

[MEG33]

Happy Caturday ~ Dogurday
My FRiends

That looks like a lot of winter, trish!
Have A Good Day
*HUGS*

[trisham]

Thanks, MEG! You too! :)

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Lynn-Dah Says:

What's This White Stuff?????

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

[NicknamedBob]

You can't get too much winter in the winter. -- Robert Frost

"I've had enough; and enough is too much!" -- Popeye the Sailor

[left that other site]

LOL! :-)

[MEG33]

Welcome To Sunday At
Amy's Place

"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world
gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it
be afraid."
John 14:27
Lord's Day Blessings To All

[luvie]

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!

[MEG33]

Good Sunday Morning, LUV.
Thank you for the music and blessings.

[The Mayor]

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The Factory of Sadness

February 7, 2016

[God] will wipe every tear from their eyes.

Revelation 21:4

As a lifelong Cleveland Browns football fan, I grew up knowing my share of disappointment. Despite being one of only four teams to have never appeared in a Super Bowl championship game, the Browns have a loyal fan base that sticks with the team year in and year out. But because the fans usually end up disappointed, many of them now refer to the home stadium as the "Factory of Sadness."

The broken world we live in can be a "factory of sadness" too. There seems to be an endless supply of heartache and disappointment, whether from our own choices or things beyond our control.

The follower of Christ has hope--not only in the life to come but for this very day.

Yet the follower of Christ has hope--not only in the life to come but for this very day. Jesus said, "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). Notice that without minimizing the struggles or sadness we may experience, Christ counters them with His promises of peace, joy, and ultimate victory.

Great peace is available in Christ, and it's more than enough to help us navigate whatever life throws at us.

When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll; whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well, with my soul. Horatio G. Spafford

Our hope and peace are found in Jesus.

Insight:

In today's passage, Jesus's words span a wide timeframe--past, present, and future. To reassure His disciples of His source of authority and the truth of His mission, Jesus says in verse 28 that He "came from the Father" (past tense) and is now "going back to the Father" (present tense). Then in verse 33, Jesus cautions them that they "will have trouble" (future tense). But then He refers to the future with such certainty that He uses the past tense--"I have overcome the world." Despite having yet to be arrested, tried, crucified, resurrected, and ascended back to the Father, Jesus gives His disciples a concrete source of hope--He has overcome the world.

[MEG33]

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

[MEG33]

I need to be away from the computer ...I’ll see you later today.