Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... January, February, 2014

12-31-2013 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[The Mayor]

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Adoption
January 5, 2014

Read: Ephesians 1:3-12

He chose us in Him . . . having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself. —Ephesians 1:4-5

Bible in a Year:
Genesis 13-15; Matthew 5:1-26

My wife, Marlene, and I have been married for over 35 years. When we were first dating, we had a conversation I have never forgotten. She told me that at 6 months old she had been adopted. When I asked her if she ever wondered about who her real parents were, she responded, “My mom and dad could have selected any of a number of other babies that day, but they chose me. They adopted me. They are my real parents.”

That strong sense of identification and gratitude she has for her adoptive parents should also mark our relationship with God. As followers of Christ, we have been born from above through faith in Him and have been adopted into the family of God. Paul wrote, “He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will” (Eph. 1:4-5).

Notice the nature of this transaction. We have been chosen by God and adopted as His sons and daughters. Through adoption, we have a radically new relationship with God. He is our beloved Father!

May this relationship stir our hearts to worship Him—our Father—with gratitude.

Loving Father, thank You for making me
Your child and giving me a place in
Your family. With a grateful heart, I
thank You for making me Yours.

God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. —Augustine

[MEG33]

You forgot your ping list.

[MEG33]

~Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place~

Glory to God in highest heaven,
Who unto man His Son hath given;
While angels sing with tender mirth,
A glad new year to all the earth.
~Martin Luther
~Blessings To All Who Enter Here~

[MEG33]

I love this, Starfire...Thank you for your wonderful poem.
Let us rejoice over our Precious Second Chance and keep the lights on in our hearts every day.

[MEG33]

"Loving Father, thank You for making me
Your child and giving me a place in
Your family. With a grateful heart, I
thank You for making me Yours."

Amen...Beautiful devotional, Rus.
I Am So Grateful To You For Our Daily Bread

[Jane Long]

Beautiful! Blessings to you on this Sunday.

[MEG33]

Thank you, Jane...Blessing to you...I am thankful for a warm house this windy chilly day.

[left that other site]

Good Morning!

I awakened this morning with a horrible Sinus headache and could barely get out of bed.

As luck would have it, there was no church today, so I didn’t have to worry about pulling together the music program.

The reason there was no church was because every biker in broward was going to be at the Annual Blessing of the Bikes (kind of like the Blessing of the Fleet) and I really wanted to go.

Oh well....

[MEG33]

Prayers for relief.

[The Mayor]

Oooops, I forgot to ping you all to ODB.... Crazy morning, Sorry!

[MEG33]

Praying for safety and a warm place for all in the frigid zone.

[left that other site]

Thank you...I appreciate that.

[MEG33]

God Bless You, Kitty..Thank you for your sweet words and goodnights.

[The Mayor]

Thank you Meg! Warmer today but extreme cold coming back tomorrow. I hate arctic air.

[MEG33]

Me, too! Things look much better towards the end of the week for us. Tonight and tomorrow night going down to the teens..It doesn’t sound so cold when I look at some of the rest of the country’s temps..

[The Mayor]

Last week it was -3 high of 4 and then 8....
Too cold for me. Stay warm.

[MEG33]

BRRRRRRrrrrr!

[MEG33]

Time For My Lunch And A Nap

Healing Prayers For Hurting FRiends
I Wish You A Blessed Lord's Day Afternoon

[trisham]

Ah, lovely spring. It will be here soon.

[MEG33]

;o)