Too Good To Last

"I hate January Thaw", said No One. Ever.

HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR!

God Bless America!

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

Are you getting snow? All we’re getting is the cold....and I’m sure all our Northeastern friends are laughing at us because they are way colder! LOL!

It's c-c-c-cold here!
Good day to stay in!
Happy Warm and Fuzzy Wednesday!

Our snow expectations were dashed Tuesday morning. None here. It was 10 when I awoke this morning...The sun is shining and we’ve warmed up t0 26.

Cold here in WI too. Sunny though. Love the sun. Was about 2 degrees last night, 15 right now at noon. Got 5 inches of pretty fluffy snow this week. That’s about all we have, and that’s OK with me!

Cheers

Um...did you really want snow?

My brother, who lives near Houston, said most of the major roads were icy or partially so and it was creating havoc in the area. Ugh. I’d sure hate to try to go anywhere there today.

I did not want the ice that was sure to develop...I never get out when the roads are slick! I love to look at snow that covers everything for one day...then melts...That kind of snow hasn’t happened here since 2010 IIRC

i try not to get out on slick roads either. Much easier since I retired. I used to be a nervous wreck driving on roads with idiots who didn’t have a clue what ice can do when you press your luck!

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Dealing with Delay

January 18, 2018

So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. Genesis 45:8

A global computer system outage causes widespread flight cancellations, stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers at airports. During a winter storm, multiple auto accidents close major highways. The person who promised to send a reply “right away” has failed to do so. Delays can often produce anger and frustration, but as followers of Jesus, we have the privilege of looking to Him for help.

One of the Bible’s great examples of patience is Joseph, who was sold to slave traders by his jealous brothers, falsely accused by his employer’s wife, and imprisoned in Egypt. “But while Joseph was there in the prison, the Lord was with him” (Genesis 39:20–21). Years later, when Joseph interpreted Pharaoh’s dreams, he was made second in command in Egypt (ch. 41).

The most remarkable fruit of his patience occurred when his brothers came to buy grain during a famine. “I am your brother Joseph,” he told them, “the one you sold into Egypt! And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. . . . So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God” (45:4–5, 8).

In all our delays, brief or long, may we, like Joseph, gain patience, perspective, and peace as we trust in the Lord.

Father in heaven, in all of our delays may we trust Your faithful hand of guidance and experience Your presence with us in every situation.

Confidence in God enables us to live out our faith patiently.

INSIGHT

When we are going through a difficult season, we can find comfort and encouragement by looking at how God worked in Joseph’s difficult—even seemingly hopeless—circumstances. We learn to ask the questions: Why does God have me here? What does He have in store for me or want to do through me? Joseph came to realize that it was God who had placed him in his situation (see Genesis 45:8; 50:20).

We also learn something about God’s timing. It only takes a few moments for us to read Joseph’s story, but his trial lasted for years. His imprisonment may have been to fulfill God’s purposes (interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams) but the timing was also God’s.

How does knowing that God is in control help you as you wait for Him to work?

For more about Joseph see Overcoming Life’s Challenges at discoveryseries.org/q0715.

Happy Thankful Thursday Everyone

I am thankful for a spring like weekend in the forecast!
I am thanking God the back tantrum has quieted down today!
Stay warm and safe, FRiends

Thankful for the Seasons
...and that it's warming up here!
Happy Thankful Thursday!

We’ve been in a deep freeze here with snow on the ground. Looking forward to it warming up.

Hope you get a warm spell soon. It’s all the way up to 39 here. The sunshine makes it seem warmer, though.

Happy Thankful Thursday!

I am Thankful for 33 BALMY Degrees! (Fahrenheit!):-)

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

Hello Meg! Nice sunshine here in Wisconsin today. Will rain this weekend and the little snow we have will be gone.

Cheers!

What an adorable picture! Puuuuurrfect capture!

And I’m not even a “cat person”! LOL!

I know! But you sure find some cute pictures of them! :)

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By the Spirit’s Power

January 19, 2018

What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Zechariah 4:7

What do you do when there is a mountain in your way? The story of Dashrath Manjhi can inspire us. When his wife died because he was unable to get her to the hospital to receive urgent medical care, Manjhi did what seemed impossible. He spent twenty-two years chiseling a massive gap in a mountain so other villagers could get to the local hospital to receive the medical care they needed. Before he died, the government of India celebrated him for his achievement.

Rebuilding the temple must have looked impossible to Zerubbabel, one of the leaders of Israel who returned from exile. The people were discouraged, faced opposition from their enemies, and lacked resources or a big army. But God sent Zechariah to remind Zerubbabel that the task would take something more powerful than military strength, individual power, or man-made resources. It would take the Spirit’s power (Zechariah 4:6). With the assurance of divine aid, Zerubbabel trusted that God would level any mountain of difficulty that stood in the way of rebuilding the temple and restoring the community (v. 7).

What do we do when there is a “mountain” before us? We have two options: rely on our own strength or trust the Spirit’s power. When we trust His power, He will either level the mountain or give us the strength and endurance to climb over it.

What challenges stand in your way? How will you trust the power of God's Spirit in your life? Share it on Facebook.com/ourdailybread.

Human power is inadequate to accomplish God’s purposes.

INSIGHT

What keeps us from finishing the work entrusted to us? Eighteen years had passed since Cyrus, king of Persia, told Jewish captives of Babylon to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the temple of their God (Ezra 6:3,14). Now the prophet Zechariah urged completion. This temple, like the Messiah who would someday enter its courts, represented the heart of God for the world. Anything done for His honor—and for the good of others—is done in His Spirit.