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Posted on 04/01/2019 6:53:58 PM PDT by JustAmy
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Nice!!
We got more rain early this morning.
The forecast is looking good though, only a couple days rain in the next week.
Supposed to be 86 tomorrow. That’ll dry things out a little.
Cheers for sunshine
Today looks like it’s going to be great weather!
Bible in a Year: 2 Chronicles 13–14; John 12:1–26
I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land. Deuteronomy 15:11
On the outskirts of Paris, as in other cities around the globe, people are coming to the aid of the homeless in their communities. Clothing, covered in waterproof bags, is hung on designated fences for those living on the streets to take according to their needs. The bags are labeled, “I’m not lost; I’m for you if you’re cold.” The effort not only warms those without shelter, but also teaches those in the community the importance of assisting the needy among them.
The Bible highlights the importance of caring for those who are poor, instructing us to be “openhanded” toward them (Deuteronomy 15:11). We might be tempted to avert our eyes to the plight of the poor, holding tightly to our resources instead of sharing them. Yet God challenges us to recognize that we will always be surrounded by those who have needs and therefore to respond to them with generosity, not a “grudging heart” (v. 10). Jesus says that in giving to the poor we receive an enduring treasure in heaven (Luke 12:33).
Our generosity may not be recognized by anyone other than God. Yet when we give freely, we not only meet the needs of those around us but we also experience the joy God intends for us in providing for others. Help us, Lord, to have open eyes and open hands to supply the needs of those You place in our paths!
Are you holding too tightly to your resources? If yes, why? What need can you fill today?
Generosity displays confidence in God’s loving and faithful provision.
Hi there! Thanks for keeping the lights on!
Pretty warm today, did a few hours of landscaping for a friend earlier today.
We’re weeding and planting an old perennial bed.
Weeds just never give up.
But I’m going to get rid of all I can.
Step with care and
great tact, and
remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act
Dr. Seuss
Happy Caturday, Dogurday and Bunnyday, everyone!
Bible in a Year: 2 Chronicles 15–16; John 12:27–50
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14 “Must. Go. Faster.” That’s what Dr. Ian Malcolm, played by Jeff Goldblum, says in an iconic scene from the 1993 movie Jurassic Park as he and two other characters flee in a Jeep from a rampaging tyrannosaurus. When the driver looks in the rearview mirror, he sees the raging reptile’s jaw—right above the words: “OBJECTS IN MIRROR MAY BE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR.”
The scene is a masterful combination of intensity and grim humor. But sometimes the “monsters” from our past feel like they’ll never stop pursuing us. We look in the “mirror” of our lives and see mistakes looming right there, threatening to consume us with guilt or shame.
The apostle Paul understood the past’s potentially paralyzing power. He’d spent years trying to live perfectly apart from Christ, and even persecuted Christians (Philippians 3:1–9). Regret over his past could easily have crippled him.
But Paul found such beauty and power in his relationship with Christ that he was compelled to let go of his old life (vv. 8–9). That freed him to look forward in faith instead of backward in fear or regret: “One thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal” (vv. 13–14).
Our redemption in Christ has freed us to live for Him. We don’t have to let those “objects in (our) mirror” dictate our direction as we continue forward.
How do Paul’s insights on Christ's forgiveness of us speak into those issues in your life? If you’re struggling with a past choice, who might you talk to for help to “press on”?
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Happy Happy Day!!
Peaches, what a cutie! Very photogenic!
Aw, joyous doggie!
We had a good weather day until 2pm.
Then there was a huge downpour with some small hail thrown in for fun!
Now we need yet another week to dry out before the field could be plowed.
I’m beginning to wonder if the field will just grow weeds this year.
Thanks for the welcome to Caturday post!
Thank you. He’s quite the “ham”. LOL!
Ugh...and other places have NO rain!
This rain stuff is getting ridiculous.
It hailed on my flowers too. Not real big hail but still....
Even “little hail” can be damaging!
Yesterday I noticed the over watering by the rains was starting to be bad for my planters, and now the hail. Had high winds with the storm today too.
However we are very blessed compared to the folks who got flooding and tornadoes this week.
I’m most concerned that the man who is renting our land will be able to plow and plant the field in time to get a good crop.
Cheers
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