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Posted on 01/01/2024 3:15:48 PM PST by luvie
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Happy Thankful Thursday!
We had tropical humidity today.
Remarkably warm even with lots of cloud cover.
Almost made me miss zero degrees in January.
😅
Bible in a Year :
Let the one who boasts boast in the Lord.
James Morris was once described as “an illiterate but warmhearted layman,” but God used him to draw Augustus Toplady to saving faith in Jesus Christ. Toplady, the eighteenth-century author of the timeless hymn “Rock of Ages,” described hearing Morris preach: “Strange that I . . . should be brought nigh unto God . . . amidst a handful of God’s people met together in a barn, and under the ministry of one who could hardly spell his name. Surely this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous.”
Indeed, God does marvelous things in unlikely places and through those we may rank as “unqualified” or ordinary. In 1 Corinthians 1, Paul reminded believers in Jesus that they were an unimpressive lot. “Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth” (v. 26). Though the Corinthian believers were quite ordinary, by God’s grace they weren’t lacking in giftedness and usefulness (see v. 7). And God—who knows how to put boasters in their place (vv. 27-29)—was at work among them and through them.
Do you see yourself as “plain,” “ordinary,” or even “less than”? Don’t fret. If you have Jesus and are willing to be used by Him, you have enough. May your heart’s prayer be, “God, use me!”
Reflect & Pray
Who comes to mind when you think of one who’s been quietly but effectively used by God? What can you do to help shift your focus from what you have or don’t have to what God can do through you?
Heavenly Father, please forgive me for focusing on myself and not enough on You. Use me where I am in Your holy service.
Thank you my friend!
" What can I give Him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; If I were a wise man, I would do my part; Yet what can I give Him? Give Him my heart."
In the Bleak of Winter... by Christina Rossetti.
That’s beautiful!!
Key word: “almost” LOL!
I know how you feel, though. When we reach that first 95+ degrees, I long for fall and early winter...and early spring. Because late spring here is summer#2. 😎😂
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Beautiful post
very pretty and very appropriate thank you.
Takes me back to our Finest days and all the postings we did that were very complex HTML that Billy taught us. I haven’t used mine since I’ve had just use of a phone and miss those days cause it was fun making pretty creations
good job girl
I agree DollyCali... it has been a LONG time since I have used the very complex HTML...and so admire those who still do...
Thank you so much for your kind words. I use it nearly daily here and on the Canteen, and can, with patience, create them on the phone, too. I have done when there was an “emergency” like being on the road or electricity being off. But if I didn’t do it often, I’d lose it, too.
You have always done beautiful work, too, Dolly! (((hugs)))
Thank you, Polly. I enjoy doing it for those who still pass through these pages.
Happy Friday!
Waiting for a comfortable day in Wisconsin.
Really humid again today.
Got a few garden areas weeded and planted before retreating to the house.
The bugs are not too fun either.
😳
Bible in a Year :
Set up the tabernacle according to the plan shown you on the mountain.
When Britain’s House of Commons was bombed in World War II, Prime Minister Winston Churchill told Parliament they must rebuild it according to its original design. It must be small, so debates would remain face-to-face. It must be oblong rather than semicircular, allowing politicians to “move around the center.” This preserved Britain’s party system, where Left and Right faced each other across the room, requiring careful thought before switching sides. Churchill concluded, “We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.”
God seems to agree. Seven chapters in Exodus (chs. 25-31) give instructions on building the tabernacle, and six more (chs. 35-40) describe how Israel did it. God cared about their worship. When the people entered the courtyard, the gleaming gold and the tabernacle’s colorful curtains (26:1, 31-37) dazzled them. The altar of burnt offering (27:1-8) and water basin (30:17-21) reminded them of the cost of their forgiveness. The tabernacle contained a lampstand (25:31-40), bread table (25:23-30), altar of incense (30:1-6), and ark of the covenant (25:10-22). Each item held great significance.
God doesn’t give us detailed instructions for our worship space as He did with Israel, yet our worship is no less vital. Our very being is to be a tabernacle set apart for Him to dwell in. May everything we do remind us of who He is and what He does.
Reflect & Pray
What does your worship teach you about God and His love for you? What changes might you want to make?
Father, You’re worthy of my best worship.
Yeah, me too. Former redhead here. LOL! That’s why I avoid the sun as much as humanly possible!
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Awesome pic, Sis!
You took it, right?
Well done!
Yes, I took it. Li’l Bit was in just the right position.
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