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Posted on 01/01/2024 3:15:48 PM PST by luvie
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! do the best I can, not a bad track record like 20or more years.
I’ll be here as long as The Lord allows me to post His words thru Christ.
I know I am a sinner and we all fall short of the glory of God!
You too young Lady, Thank you!
Bible in a Year :
He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace.
As a child, my daughter loved playing with her Swiss cheese at lunch. She’d place the pastel yellow square on her face like a mask, saying, “Look, Mom,” her sparkly green eyes peeking out from two holes in the cheese. As a young mom, that Swiss-cheese mask summed up my feelings about my efforts—genuinely offered, full of love, but so very imperfect. Holey, not holy.
Oh, how we long to live a holy life—a life set apart for God and characterized by being like Jesus. But day after day, holiness seems out of reach. In its place, our “holeyness” remains.
In 2 Timothy 1:6-7, Paul writes to his protégé Timothy, urging him to live up to his holy calling. The apostle then clarified that “[God] has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace” (v. 9). This life is possible not because of our character, but because of God’s grace. Paul continues, “This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time” (v. 9). Can we accept God’s grace and live from the platform of power it provides?
Whether in parenting, marriage, work, or loving our neighbor, God calls us to a holy life—made possible not because of our efforts to be perfect but because of His grace.
Reflect & Pray
How do you view personal holiness? In what ways will you ask God to remind you of His all-surpassing grace that brings about His holiness in your life?
Dear God, please help me to lean into Your grace and not my efforts to live a holy life.
For further study, read Why Would Anyone Want to Be Holy?
I pray that you are able to continue for many, many more years.
You have spread the word as the Lord has asked us to do. Well done, good and faithful servant.
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“Only” 80 here right now. Next Tuesday and Wednesday it’s forecast to be 104. It’s called Death In The Desert.....if you go out in it for more than 2 minutes. LOL!
It’s about 80 here too.
Good afternoon Mayor. This just really ministered to me today!
So often I feel my efforts are in vain.....
I agree with Luvie.... may you be able to spread the Word of God until He returns for us in the air....even so come QUICKLY Lord Jesus!!
AMEN!!! AMEN!!!... I fall so short of coming to Amy’s Place daily to read... EVERY SINGLE TIME I do.. I get blessed.
Oh I am so sorry for your loss but it is heaven’s gain.
My oldest sister is 95 and still in health. I was with my 92 year old sister yesterday, she is still going strong....and I will soon be 83..I’m the kid on the block.
Precious memories at that age....
Ahhhhhhhhhhh summer is coming. Where do you live again?
In La Verne, California we are dealing with June /gloom.
Overcast and cloudy until 5pm. lolol.. then the sun comes out for several hours!
Thank you, Pollywog.
Auntie was in poor health the past year, and it is good she is in Heaven now and is no longer suffering.
She had a good long life.
Those are some very content and happy cats!
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They are very good kitties. :)
Thank you, Kitty.
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Bible in a Year :
Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely.
When my wife, Cari, and I finished our higher education, we had several thousand dollars in debt that we needed to consolidate through a lower interest rate. We applied for a loan at the local bank but were turned down because we hadn’t lived or worked in that city for long. A few days later, I shared what had happened with my friend Ming, who was an elder in our church. “I’d like to mention this to my wife,” he said on the way out the door.
A few hours later, the phone rang. It was Ming: “Ann and I would like to loan you the money you need, interest free,” he offered. I didn’t know what to say, so I responded, “I can’t ask that of you.” “You’re not asking!” Ming answered jovially. They kindly gave us the loan, and Cari and I paid them back as quickly as we could.
I believe Ming and Ann were generous because of their love for God. As Scripture tells us, “Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely, who conduct their affairs with justice” (Psalm 112:5). Those who trust in God can have “steadfast” hearts that “are secure” (vv. 7-8), understanding that He’s the source of everything good in their lives.
God has been generous with us, giving us life and forgiveness. Let’s be generous in sharing His love and our resources with those in need.
Reflect & Pray
How has God been generous to you? How can you share His kindness and generosity with someone in need today?
Thank You, loving Father, for giving me the gift of life and for providing for me every day. Help me to trust You and have a generous heart like Yours.
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