Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... October, November and December 2016

October 1, 2016 | JustAmy; Meg33, The Mayor; Trisham;

[MEG33]

Sorry I had to post and run. My to do list calls
and I must answer!
Thank you for your darling graphics, poem and lovely music.

[trisham]

Christmas 2016
Sunday, December 25
(in 11 days)

Merry Christmas!

[trisham]

3 Hours of Christmas Music Classics and Holiday Scenery:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxdjeFYrih8

[The Mayor]

Beautiful place too.

http://www.riu.com/en/Paises/aruba/palmbeach/hotel-riu-palace-aruba/

[TheConservativeParty]

Wishing you all a Thankful Thursday, a little early (Wednesday night). I’ll check back in Thursday night.

Everyone stay safe and warm!

[The Mayor]

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One Short Sleep

December 15, 2016

We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 2 Corinthians 5:8

Henry Durbanville, a Scottish pastor from another era, told the story of an elderly woman in his parish who lived in a remote part of Scotland. She longed to see the city of Edinburgh, but she was afraid to take the journey because of the long, dark tunnel through which the train had to pass to get there.

One day, however, circumstances compelled her to go to Edinburgh, and as the train sped toward the city, her agitation increased. But before the train reached the tunnel, the woman, worn out with worry, fell fast asleep. When she awoke she had already arrived in the city!

I love the life you've give to me, Lord!

It’s possible that some of us will not experience death. If we’re alive when Jesus returns, we will “meet the Lord in the air” (1 Thess. 4:13–18). But many of us will pass into heaven through death and for some that thought causes great anxiety. We worry that the process of dying will be too difficult to bear.

With the assurance of Jesus as our Savior we can rest in the confidence that when we close our eyes on earth and pass through death, we will open our eyes in God’s presence. “One short sleep past we wake eternally,” John Donne said.

 

 

I love the life You’ve given to me, Lord, yet I wonder what it will be like to see You personally. Help me to trust You with the future. I look forward to that day when I meet You.

To see Jesus will be heaven’s greatest joy. 

INSIGHT:

After Paul describes Christ’s return in 1 Thessalonians 4:13–5:11, he proceeds to discuss daily living (5:12–24). It is easy to get lost in the intricacies and complexities of biblical prophecy. However, it is all a “revelation of Jesus Christ” (Rev. 1:1). Amid all the trumpeting and reunions, it is “the Lord himself [who] will come down from heaven” (1 Thess. 4:16). Then Christians will be gloriously “like him for we shall see him as he is” (1 John 3:2). How does the vision of Christ’s return have an impact on you individually and practically?

[trisham]

Winter solitude

Winter solitude--
in a world of one color
the sound of wind.

Matsuo Basho

Have a wonderful thankful Thursday, everyone!

[left that other site]

Thankful Thursday!

I am Thankful For Fossil Fuels Delivered to My Humble Little Home on a Regular Basis.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[left that other site]

Thankful Thursday!

I am Thankful For Fossil Fuels Delivered to My Humble Little Home on a Regular Basis.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[trisham]

What a beautiful little puppy! :)

[trisham]

Merry Christmas to all!

[trisham]

Merry Christmas!

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Beautiful Daily Pings, Dear FRiends.
(((((Love to Everyone, and God Bless)))))

[luvie]

Awww.....nite, Kitty! (((hugs)))

[The Mayor]

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Another Side of Comfort

December 16, 2016

Hear the word of the Lord. Jeremiah 7:2

The theme for our adult camp was “Comfort My People.” Speaker after speaker spoke words of assurance. But the last speaker drastically changed the tone. He chose Jeremiah 7:1–11 and the topic “Wake Up from Slumber.” Without mincing words and yet with love, he challenged us to wake up and turn away from our sins.

“Don’t hide behind the grace of God and continue to live in secret sin,” he exhorted, like the prophet Jeremiah. “We boast, ‘I am a Christian; God loves me; I fear no evil,’ yet we do all kinds of evil.”

Jesus, thank you that Your correction is never to harm us but only to heal us.

We knew he cared about us, yet we shifted uncomfortably in our seats and listened to our own Jeremiah declare, “God is loving, but He is also a consuming fire! (see Heb. 12:29). He will never condone sin!” 

Jeremiah of old quizzed the people, “Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury . . . follow other gods you have not known, and then come and stand before me in this house, which bears my Name, and say, ‘We are safe’—safe to do all these detestable things?” (7:9–10). 

This speaker’s brand of “Comfort My People” was another side of God’s comfort. Like a bitter herb that heals malaria, his words were spiritually curative. When we hear hard words, instead of walking away, may we respond to their healing effect. 

Heavenly Father, You love us too much to let us continue defying Your instructions. Your correction is never to harm us but only to heal us. You are the God of all comfort.

God’s discipline is designed to make us like His Son.

INSIGHT:

The idea of loving correction is a consistent message of the Scriptures. God portrays Himself to us as a loving parent, a father who wants to protect and provide the very best for His children. This is seen in the way God dealt with Israel in the wilderness wanderings. This imagery is seen in the New Testament as well. In Hebrews 12:4–6, the Scriptures make it clear that divine discipline is not an expression of punishment or vengeance. It is the loving Father correcting our wrong behavior so that we can live wisely with and for Him.

[trisham]

Never a Christmas morning
Never the old year ends
But someone thinks of someone
Old days, Old times
Old friends.

Unknown

Happy Friday, FRiends!

[luvie]

Chris DeBurgh~The Lady In Red

[ConorMacNessa]

HAPPY FRIDAY TO
AMY'S PLACE!



Wearing Red to support our Troops on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world!

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Friday Pings, Dear FRiends.
(((((Hugs, and God Bless)))))

[The Mayor]

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Our Covering

December 17, 2016

Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Psalm 32:1

When talking about faith in Jesus, we sometimes use words without understanding or explaining them. One of those words is righteous. We say that God has righteousness and that He makes people righteous, but this can be a tough concept to grasp.

The way the word righteousness is pictured in the Chinese language is helpful. It is a combination of two characters. The top word is lamb. The bottom word is me. The lamb covers or is above the person.

The only permanent covering for sin is the blood of Christ.

When Jesus came to this world, John the Baptist called Him “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29). We need our sin taken care of because it separates us from God whose character and ways are always perfect and right. Because His love for us is great, God made His Son Jesus “who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Cor. 5:21). Jesus, the Lamb, sacrificed Himself and shed His blood. He became our “cover.” He makes us righteous, which places us in right relationship with God.

Being right with God is a gift from Him. Jesus, the Lamb, is God’s way to cover us.

 

Dear Lord, thank You for dying on the cross for me and covering my sins so that I can have a relationship with You.

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The only permanent covering for sin is the blood of Christ.

INSIGHT:

Christ made the covering for our sins (Rom. 4:7) so that our sins “will never count against” us (v. 8). It is as if Christ absorbed all the terrible consequences of our sins, allowing believers, through union with Christ in his death and resurrection, to be raised to new life. Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement or covering), which is ten days after the Jewish New Year, is considered by many the most sacred day in the Jewish calendar. This furnishes some background for the New Testament’s doctrine of atonement. The only fitting response to Christ’s self-giving and amazing grace is thanksgiving.