Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... October, November and December, 2015

October 1, 2015 | JustAmy; Meg33, The Mayor; Trisham; St.Louie1, Friends, MamaBear

[Aquamarine]

Hope you’re feeling better. Was praying for you.

[The Mayor]

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Water and Life

November 1, 2015

Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.” John 4:13-14

As Dave Mueller reached down and turned the handle, water rushed from the spigot into a blue bucket. Around him people applauded. They celebrated as they saw fresh, clean water flowing in their community for the first time. Having a clean source of water was about to change the lives of this group of people in Kenya.

Dave and his wife, Joy, work hard to meet people’s needs by bringing them water. But they don’t stop with H₂O. As they help bring people clean water, they also tell them about Jesus Christ.

Two thousand years ago, a man named Jesus stood at a Samaritan well and talked with a woman who was there to get clean drinking water for her physical health. But Jesus told her that what she needed even more than that was living water for her spiritual health.

As history has marched on and humanity has become more sophisticated, life still filters down to two truths: Without clean water, we will die. More important, without Jesus Christ, the source of living water, we are already dead in our sins.

Water is essential to our existence—both physically with H₂O and spiritually with Jesus. Have you tasted of the water of life that Jesus, the Savior, provides?

Thank You, Jesus, for being our living water. Thank You for Your willingness to die on the cross and for Your power to rise from the dead in order to provide us that water.

Only Jesus has the living water to quench our spiritual thirst.

Insight:

First-century Jews avoided traveling through Samaria. Making the journey from Galilee to Judea meant crossing the Jordan River and following the east side before re-crossing toward Jerusalem to circumvent Samaria. Why? Because Samaritans were seen as ceremonially unclean. Jesus, however, had no such qualms and broke tradition to meet a Samaritan woman in need. Bill Crowder

[MEG33]

Amen to your lovely devotional, Rus.
I Am So Grateful To You For Our Daily Bread

[MEG33]

~Welcome To Sunday At Amy's Place~
Happy November

So lift up your heart to the heavens; There's a loving and kind Father there

Who offers release and comfort and peace In the silent communion of prayer. -Anon.
Lord's Day Blessings To All

[trisham]

O God, thou hast given so much to us,
give one thing more...a grateful heart.

Amen.

George Herbert

Happy Sunday at Amy's Place, all!

[TheOldLady]

“Water and Life” an excellent homily, and thank You, Jesus, for our spiritual Water of Life.
And The Good Samaritan, an important life lesson as well. Thank you, Mr. Mayor, Sir.

[luvie]

Daniel O'Donnel~Church In The Wildwood

Glad~Before the Throne Of God Above

Cathedrals~Wonderful Grace of Jesus

Glad~Arise My Soul, Arise

Gaither Homecoming~Heaven's Joy Awaits.wma

Ray Walker~How Great Thou Art.wma

Vocal Majority~Deep River

Have a blessed Sunday
God bless our troops!

[JustAmy]

Graphic by MamaBear

And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Phil 4:7


Wishing everyone a beautiful Sunday.

[trisham]

[JustAmy]

Yum!!!

Just what the ‘doctor’ ordered. :)

[trisham]

:)

[MEG33]

Good Sunday Afternoon, Dear FRiends

Thank you for sharing your lovely words, blessings, scripture, music and graphics.
*Wishing You A Lovely Evening And Restful Sleep*

[Jane Long]

Sunday blessings to ALL, at Amy’s Place.

Hope you’re enjoying quality time with the Good Lord, cooler weather, love of family and the company of good friends.

Have a wonderful week! Thanks so much for all of the pings/lovely graphics and messages.

[Kitty Mittens]

It's So Good to See you, Sweet Amy!!
(((((Love and Hugs and Prayers)))))

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Caturday and Sunday Pings & Posts, Dear FRiends!
(((((Love to All, and God Bless)))))

[The Mayor]

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Words of the Wise

November 2, 2015

Words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heard. —nkjv Ecclesiastes 9:17

My niece’s husband recently wrote these words on a social media site: “I would say a lot more online if it weren’t for this little voice that prompts me not to. As a follower of Jesus, you might think that little voice is the Holy Spirit. It isn’t. It’s my wife, Heidi.”

With the smile comes a sobering thought. The cautions of a discerning friend can reflect the wisdom of God. Ecclesiastes 9 says that the “words of the wise, spoken quietly, should be heard” (v. 17 nkjv).

Scripture warns us not to be wise in our own eyes or proud (Prov. 3:7; Isa. 5:21; Rom. 12:16). In other words, let’s not assume that we have all the answers! Proverbs 19:20 says, “Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.” Whether it is a friend, a spouse, a pastor, or a co-worker, God can use others to teach us more of His wisdom.

“Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning,” declares the book of Proverbs (14:33). Part of recognizing the Spirit’s wisdom is discovering how to listen and learn from each other.

Dear Lord, thank You for Your Word that teaches me how to love You and others. Thank You also for the people You place in my life to remind me of Your truth.

True wisdom begins and ends with God.

Insight:

The author of the book of Ecclesiastes is unknown. Many believe it to be Solomon, the legendary wise son of King David. However, we are only told that the author is “the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem” (Eccl. 1:1). This description would fit King Solomon. J.R. Hudberg

[TheOldLady]

Amen and Thank you, Rus.

[The Mayor]

Your welcome

[The Mayor]

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The Daily Grind

November 3, 2015

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:23

The high school I attended required 4 years of Latin instruction. I appreciate the value of that discipline now, but back then it was a grind. Our teacher believed in drill and repetition. “Repetitio est mater studiorum,” she intoned over us several times a day, which simply means, “Repetition is the mother of learning.” “Repetitio est absurdum,” we muttered under our breath. “Repetition is absurd.”

I realize now that most of life is simply that: repetition—a round of dull, uninspiring, lackluster things we must do again and again. “Repetition is both as ordinary and necessary as bread,” said Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard. But he went on to say, “It is the bread that satisfies with benediction.”

Even the smallest tasks are done for God.

It’s a matter of taking up each duty, no matter how mundane, humble, or trivial, and asking God to bless it and put it to His intended purposes. In that way we take the drudgeries of life and turn them into holy work, filled with unseen, eternal consequence.

The poet Gerard Manley Hopkins said, “To lift up the hands in prayer gives God glory, but a man with a [pitchfork] in his hand, a woman with a slop pail, give Him glory, too. God is so great that all things give Him glory if you mean that they should.” 

If whatever we do is done for Christ, we’ll be amazed at the joy and meaning we’ll find in even the most ordinary tasks.

Remind us today, Lord, that You are in the dull and ordinary tasks of life in a most extraordinary way. Let us not forget that we do even the smallest tasks for You.

A willing spirit changes the drudgery of duty into a labor of love.

Insight:

Historians say that slaves composed about one-third of the population of Ephesus. In today’s reading Paul teaches believing slaves and masters how to live in a Christlike way within the established structures of society. These instructions called for reciprocal attitudes and applied to both slaves and masters (v. 9). Because of their new relationship with Christ, believers were accountable to Him as their Master, and He would judge fairly regardless of one’s social or economic status. Both slaves and masters were to treat each other with respect, sincerity, justice, and fairness (vv. 5-9). Sim Kay Tee

[trisham]

Christ Our Morning Star

O Christ, our Morning Star,
Splendour of Light Eternal,
shining with the glory of the rainbow,
come and waken us
from the greyness of our apathy,
and renew in us your gift of hope.
Amen.

Bede the Venerable


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