He is a goober LOL put a sausage in yer pocket and he will follow you the end of the earth!

Lynn-Dah’s like that too.

It must be a trait common to the species! LOL!

The sound of opening a tin of tuna makes cats crazy.
It’s impeccable.

Pook loves tuna too, and fried eggs with runny yolks LOL

Goobers

Bad Penny

Keep Rolling My Friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOF_3JRwCK0

Hat tip Jenny, Jim, Robbie, Mellisa

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A Better View

February 23, 2016

Because he was short he could not see over the crowd.

Luke 19:3

As a child, I loved to climb trees. The higher I climbed, the more I could see. Occasionally, in search of a better view, I might inch out along a branch until I felt it bend under my weight. Not surprisingly, my tree-climbing days are over. I suppose it isn't very safe--or dignified.

Zacchaeus, a wealthy man, set aside his dignity (and perhaps ignored his safety) when he climbed a tree one day in Jericho. Jesus was traveling through the city, and Zacchaeus wanted to get a look at Him. However, "because he was short he could not see over the crowd" (Luke 19:3). Fortunately, those things did not stop him from seeing and even talking with Christ. Zacchaeus's plan worked! And when he met Jesus, his life was changed forever. "Salvation has come to this house," Jesus said (v. 9).

We too can be prevented from seeing Jesus. Pride can blind us from seeing Him as the Wonderful Counselor. Anxiety keeps us from knowing Him as the Prince of Peace (Isa. 9:6). Hunger for status and stuff can prevent us from seeing Him as the true source of satisfaction--the Bread of Life (John 6:48).

What are you willing to do to get a better view of Jesus? Any sincere effort to get closer to Him will have a good result. God rewards people who earnestly seek Him (Heb. 11:6).

Thank You Jesus for all that You are. Show me more of Yourself as I read the Bible and pray. Help me to pursue You with all of my heart and mind.

To strengthen your faith in God, seek the face of God.

INSIGHT:

Luke 19:1-3 tells us five things about a man named Zacchaeus. He lived in Jericho, he was a chief tax collector, he was wealthy, he was short, and he wanted to see Jesus. Most people know he was short, but that may be the least important fact of the five. Zacchaeus was likely the superintendent of customs for Jericho--an important and lucrative post. Jericho exported a great deal of balsam wood and was situated on a major trade route connecting Jerusalem to the East. Both of these facts--Zacchaeus's residence in Jericho and his vocation--would account for his wealth. But ultimately wealth cannot provide the salvation and satisfaction that only Jesus can give.

My pleasure, TCP!

*Happy GratiTuesday Everyone*

WOO HOO IT"S BEEN RAINING
It is most welcome and needed.
I Wish You A Lovely Grateful Day

Happy Gratituesday!

I am Grateful that somebody LOVES me, even if they dress me funny.

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

Duuuuude!!
Me, too!
I guess we can be
grateful they care! LOL!
Happy GratiTuesday!!

“Luke 19:1-3 tells us five things about a man named Zacchaeus. He lived in Jericho, he was a chief tax collector, he was wealthy, he was short, and he wanted to see Jesus. Most people know he was short, but that may be the least important fact of the five. Zacchaeus was likely the superintendent of customs for Jericho—an important and lucrative post. Jericho exported a great deal of balsam wood and was situated on a major trade route connecting Jerusalem to the East. Both of these facts—Zacchaeus’s residence in Jericho and his vocation—would account for his wealth. But ultimately wealth cannot provide the salvation and satisfaction that only Jesus can give.”

Particularly fitting for me, as my church is studying Luke right now.

Thanks Russ.

Greetings Meg!
Still a few piles of snow here, but only where the drifts were high.

Weather is not bad at all. Need more sunshine, but all in all, not bad.

Cheers

Cute little beagles.
They were the one of the cutest breeds at the Westminster show last week. My first dog was a beagle named Spencer.

I’m glad you aren’t shoveling snow...We are cloudy...Hoping for more rain to cut down on wildfire danger. We’ve been enjoying beautiful warm weather but without rain. We are cooler but not cold.

I love you have a close relationship with your amazing Gram and enjoyed hearing of your Sunday outing.

My pleasure, we have been in to Isiah for a whole.
I love my Church.

I expect Gram to win at least one game of Scrabble on Thursday when me and my sister go see her. She will probably win every game. LOL.

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The Forward Look

February 24, 2016

Simeon . . . was righteous and devout . . . and the Holy Spirit was on him.

Luke 2:25

When the great Dutch painter Rembrandt died unexpectedly at age 63, an unfinished painting was found on his easel. It focuses on Simeon's emotion in holding the baby Jesus when He was brought to the temple in Jerusalem, 40 days after His birth. Yet the background and normal detail remain unfinished. Some art experts believe that Rembrandt knew the end of his life was near and--like Simeon--was ready to "be dismissed" (Luke 2:29).

The Holy Spirit was upon Simeon (v. 25), so it was no coincidence that he was in the temple when Mary and Joseph presented their firstborn son to God. Simeon, who had been looking for the promised Messiah, took the baby in his arms and praised God, saying: "Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all nations: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel" (vv. 29-32).

Simeon was not longing for the glory days of Israel's history, but was looking ahead for the promised Messiah, who would come to redeem all nations.

Like Simeon, we can have an expectant, forward look in life because we know that one day we will see the Lord.

Father, may we, like Simeon, be always looking ahead for the appearing of Jesus our Lord.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus! Revelation 22:20

INSIGHT:

In this passage the Jewishness of Jesus takes center stage. But the encounter with Simeon at the temple was marked by an announcement that would make circumcision, ritual cleansing, and animal sacrifices obsolete (Ex. 13:2, 12; Lev. 12:8). The Messiah has come (Luke 2:29-32).

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