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1/01/2021 | The Mayor; Luvie; JustAmy

Posted on 01/01/2021 6:43:29 AM PST by JustAmy

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[pollywog]

Powerful devotion today Mayor!!
Good advice to weigh our decisions wisely!!
Have a good REST of the DAY...lol

[pollywog]

Oh the joys of Autumn!! That doggie is having a great time with leaves.
My youngest daughter , now 31, has always LOVED playing in leaves....
I can still see her in my mind, getting off of the school bus in the afternoon and rolling in leaves off of our maple tree before entering the house!

[luvie]

Mine too! Glad you enjoyed the pictures! Good to see you!

[pollywog]

Thank you luvie. I am feeling better and enjoying being back in the swing.LOL

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Wednesday,
September 21, 2022

Living Water

Read: John 7:37–39

Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. John 7:37

The cut flowers came from Ecuador. By the time they arrived at my house, they were droopy and road-weary. Instructions said revive them with a cool drink of refreshing water. Before that, however, the flower stems had to be trimmed so they could drink the water more easily. But would they survive?

The next morning, I discovered my answer. The Ecuadorian bouquet was a glorious sight, featuring flowers I’d never seen before. Fresh water made all the difference—a reminder of what Jesus said about water and what it means to believers.

When Jesus asked a Samaritan woman for a drink of water—implying He’d drink from what she fetched from the well—He changed her life. She was surprised by His request. Jews looked down on Samaritans. But Jesus said, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water” (John 4:10). Later, in the temple, He cried out, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink” (7:37). Among those who believed in Him, “rivers of living water will flow from within them. By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive” (vv. 38–39).

God’s refreshing Spirit revives us today when we’re life-weary. He’s the Living Water, dwelling in our souls with holy refreshment. May we drink deeply today. — Patricia Raybon

What areas of your life feel parched and dry? What may be preventing you from asking Jesus to give you this living water?

Loving God, when life leaves me road-weary and thirsty, thank You for the gift of Your Spirit, the living water, who dwells in every believer.

Bible in a year: Ecclesiastes 7–9; 2 Corinthians 13

[luvie]

Happy Warm & Fuzzy
And Autumnish
Wednesday!

[GailA]

It hit 100 heat index in Memphis area today, and yesterday.

[TheConservativeParty]

Aw! A cute little ginger kitty! Very nice here today, cooler. Was hot and humid yesterday.

Cheers!
🌺🌸🌼

[luvie]

Yuk! That’s even worse than ours. You win. LOL!

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Pics, Pings, & Posts, Dear FRiends.
(((((Hugs to Everyone, and God Bless)))))

[luvie]

Nighty-night, Kitty!
From Peaches and me.

[TheConservativeParty]

Good Night Kitty!
🌙⭐️💫🌟

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Thursday,
September 22, 2022

People Who Need People

Read: Romans 16:3–16

Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ send greetings. Romans 16:16

In his hall-of-fame career as a sportswriter, Dave Kindred covered hundreds of major sporting events and championships and wrote a biography of Muhammad Ali. Growing bored in retirement, he started attending girls’ basketball games at a local school. Soon he began writing stories about each game and posting them online. And when Dave’s mother and grandson died and his wife suffered a debilitating stroke, he realized the team he’d been covering provided him with a sense of community and purpose. He needed them as much as they needed him. Kindred said, “This team saved me. My life had turned dark . . . [and] they were light.”

How does a legendary journalist come to depend on a community of teenagers? The same way a legendary apostle leaned on the fellowship of those he met on his missionary journeys. Did you notice all the people Paul greeted as he closed his letter? (Romans 16:3–15). “Greet Andronicus and Junia,” he wrote, “my fellow Jews who have been in prison with me” (v. 7). “Greet Ampliatus, my dear friend in the Lord” (v. 8). He mentions more than twenty-five people in all, most of whom are not mentioned in Scripture again. But Paul needed them.

Who’s in your community? The best place to begin is with your local church. Anyone there whose life has turned dark? As God leads, you can be a light that points them to Jesus. Someday they may return the favor. — Mike Wittmer

Who are the people you know you can count on? Ask God to give you that kind of friend. How can you be a friend like that?

Father, what a friend I have in Jesus! May I be that kind of friend to others.

For further study, read Who’s My Neighbor?

Bible in a year: Ecclesiastes 10–12; Galatians 1

[luvie]

I’m glad it cooled down for you. We’re still running the AC. LOL! *sigh*

[luvie]

Thankful for warm sunshine and nap buddies
Happy Thankful Thursday!

[left that other site]

Happy Thankful Thursday!

So Much RAIN! (But I'm Thankful Anyway.)

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

You could send me your leftovers. LOL!

[TheConservativeParty]

Hi there! A nice fall day here, cool enough for a light jacket earlier in the day. I like fall. Had enough of the summer heat. 😅

🍁🍁🍁

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Friday,
September 23, 2022

The Story Isn’t Over

Read: Matthew 6:9–13

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Matthew 6:10

When British drama Line of Duty concluded, record numbers watched to see how its fight against organized crime would end. But many viewers were left disappointed when the finale implied that evil would ultimately win. “I wanted the bad guys brought to justice,” one fan said. “We needed that moral ending.”

Sociologist Peter Berger once noted that we hunger for hope and justice—hope that evil will one day be overcome and that those who caused it will be made to face their crimes. A world where the bad guys win goes against how we know the world should work. Without probably realizing it, those disappointed fans were expressing humanity’s deep longing for the world to be made right again.

In the Lord’s Prayer, Jesus is realistic about evil. It exists not only between us, requiring forgiveness (Matthew 6:12), but on a grand scale, requiring deliverance (v. 13). This realism, however, is matched with hope. There’s a place where evil doesn’t exist—heaven—and that heavenly kingdom is coming to earth (v. 10). One day God’s justice will be complete, His “moral ending” will come, and evil will be banished for good (Revelation 21:4).

So when the real-life bad guys win and disappointment sets in, let’s remember this: until God’s will is done “on earth as it is in heaven,” there is always hope—because the story isn’t over. — Sheridan Voysey

Why do you think we hunger for hope and justice? How can praying the Lord’s Prayer help you face evil and disappointment?

Heavenly Father, may Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven!

For further study, read Living Justly, Loving Mercy.

Bible in a year: Song of Songs 1–3; Galatians 2

[luvie]

I’m glad you finally have some lovely fall weather. We’re hoping for some before November. LOL!