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Impossible to Hold

October 24, 2018

It was impossible for death to keep its hold on [Jesus]. Acts 2:24

Swimming with friends in the Gulf of Mexico, Caitlyn encountered a shark, which grabbed her legs and pulled at her body. To counter the attack, Caitlyn punched the shark in the nose. The predator unclenched its jaws and swam away in defeat. Although its bite caused multiple wounds, which required over 100 stitches, the shark was unable to keep Caitlyn in its grasp.

This story reminds me of the fact that Jesus delivered a blow to death, ending its power to intimidate and defeat His followers. According to Peter, “It was impossible for death to keep its hold on [Jesus]” (Acts 2:24).

Peter said these words to a crowd in Jerusalem. Perhaps many of them had been the ones yelling out, “Crucify him!” to condemn Jesus (Matthew 27:22). As a result, Roman soldiers fastened Him to a cross where He hung until they confirmed He was dead. Jesus’s body was carried to a tomb where it stayed for three days until God resurrected Him. After His resurrection, Peter and others spoke and ate with Him, and after forty days they watched Him ascend into heaven (Acts 1:9).

Jesus’s life on Earth ended amidst physical suffering and mental anguish, yet God’s power defeated the grave. Because of this, death—or any other struggle—lacks the ability to keep us in its grip forever. One day all believers will experience everlasting life and wholeness in God’s presence. Focusing on this future can help us find freedom today.

Dear Jesus, Your victory over death gives me hope! I praise You as the resurrected One who died so that I could have eternal life.

The grip of the grave is no match for the power of God.

Good Morning

Amen, Rus.
Thank you for starting our day off right every day
You are a blessing.

~Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday To Amy's Place~

"Just before the death of flowers,
And before they are buried in snow,
There comes a festival season
When nature is all aglow."
- Author Unknown
Good Morning FRiends
Hope all is well with you.

How nice!

Thank you, Jane!

Thanks Meg! Fall is here no question. :(
Thank You!

We're having a lovely rainy day here!
Happy Warm and Fuzzy...
...if you're indoors...
Wednesday!

Ping to #111. Having internet problems and forgot the list. LOL! NOT on the Canteen thread. Geez. I’m brain dead today!

Got it all wrong. Just don’t listen to me. Shaking my head....

Love that rain picture!
It's raining here now...more to come.
Great napping weather!

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Where Is Peace?

October 25, 2018

We have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1

“Do you still hope for peace?” a journalist asked Bob Dylan in 1984.

“There is not going to be any peace,” Dylan replied. His response drew criticism, yet there’s no denying that peace remains ever elusive.

About 600 years before Christ, most prophets were predicting peace. God’s prophet wasn’t one of them. Jeremiah reminded the people that God had said, “Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people” (Jeremiah 7:23). Yet they repeatedly ignored the Lord and His commands. Their false prophets said, “Peace, peace” (8:11), but Jeremiah predicted disaster. Jerusalem fell in 586 bc.

Peace is rare. But amid Jeremiah’s book of dire prophecies we discover a God who loves relentlessly. “I have loved you with an everlasting love,” the Lord told His rebellious people. “I will build you up again” (31:3–4).

God is a God of love and peace. Conflict comes because of our rebellion against Him. Sin destroys the world’s peace and robs each of us of inner peace. Jesus came to this planet to reconcile us to God and give us that inner peace. “Since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,” wrote the apostle Paul (Romans 5:1). His words are among the most hope-filled ever written.

Whether we live in a combat zone or dwell in a serene neighborhood with nary a whisper of war, Christ invites us into His peace.

God cannot give us a happiness and peace apart from Himself, because it is not there. C. S. Lewis

INSIGHT

Jeremiah delivers a devastating message of coming punishment to the people of Judah. God’s judgment of sin includes loss of spouse and property (Jeremiah 8:10), failed crops (v. 13), and overwhelming terror (v. 15). Why such a devastating punishment? They have mishandled the law of the Lord (v. 8). Jeremiah continues by saying that they have no wisdom since they have rejected the word of the Lord (v. 9). Scripture is not something to be treated lightly. In the Bible God reveals Himself and His plan for humanity’s redemption. It’s a story to be treated with the utmost respect.

Good Thankful Thursday To Amy's Place

For Autumn rains that have filled the lakes, watered thirsty
trees, and relieved Texas of severe drought...
I Thank God!
Have A Wonderful Thankful Day

Happy Thankful Thursday!

I Am Thankful for The Autumn Leaves and their Beauty.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

"You're in pretty good shape for the shape you are in."

Dr. Seuss

Have a wonderful thankful Thursday, everyone!

Glad the rain finally got there! We have water standing in the corn field, just in the ruts from tractor tires- not the whole field. Seems it’s been raining since we moved here in August.

Been having trouble sleeping ( always) and melatonin and/or clonazepam don’t work. So I ordered CBD hemp oil candy drops yesterday. First time trying that but I am desperate to sleep. It is supposed to help with insomnia. I also have arthritis in my hands and it is supposed to help with inflammation. We shall see. If it helps me sleep it will be a miracle.

Hi there! Thankful for the cute birds at my feeder this morning. Had 2 woodpeckers at the suet feeder. Chickadees are back and slate juncos. Saw a red cardinal too.

Cheers

I’ve been seeing a lot of tufted titmice lately, but the robbins are going to come out of the marsh soon to eat the little crabapples. We also have a lot of chickadees and downy woodpeckers right now. I love watching them. :)

I love the chickadees. So cute. Like the Nuthatches too, although I haven’t seen one here yet. Should be an interesting bird feeding winter here with the woods so close.

We live in the woods too! It’s great, except for the bears.