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A Prayer to Point Us Home

August 21, 2018

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12

One of the first prayers I learned as a little boy was “Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep . . .” It was a prayer I learned from my parents, and I taught it to my son and daughter when they were little. As a child, I found great comfort in placing myself in God’s hands with those words before I fell asleep.

There’s a similar prayer neatly tucked away in the “prayer book” of the Bible, the Psalms. Some biblical scholars suggest that the phrase “Into your hands I commit my spirit” (Psalm 31:5) was a “bedtime” prayer taught to children in Jesus’s day.

You may recognize that prayer as Jesus’s final cry from the cross. But Jesus added one more word to it: Father (Luke 23:46). By praying that word in the moments before His death, Jesus demonstrated His intimate relationship with the Father and pointed believers toward their home with Him (John 14:3).

Jesus died on the cross so we could live in the wonder of a relationship with God as our heavenly Father. How comforting it is to know that because of Jesus’s sacrificial love for us, we can rest in God’s care as His children! We can close our eyes without fear because our Father watches over us and has promised to wake us up to life with Him (1 Thessalonians 4:14).

Lord Jesus, I receive the gift of forgiveness You offer me through the cross. Help me to turn from my sins and follow You, all the way home.

A bright new morning awaits us in Jesus.

INSIGHT

In Luke’s account of Christ’s death, we see several dramatic events. A seemingly inexplicable darkness was present over the entire earth—not just over Jerusalem where the crucifixion took place (vv. 44–45). Inside the temple in Jerusalem the curtain that separated worshipers from the holy of holies was torn in two, symbolizing that through Christ our access to God has been opened (v. 45). After Christ died, a Roman soldier who had participated in His execution declared, “Surely this was a righteous man” (v. 47). And others watching lamented and beat their breasts (v. 48).

The witness in the sky, within the temple, and by people at the foot of the cross demonstrate that this was no ordinary death. It was the death of the loving God-Man who shed His blood to redeem all who would believe in Him.

For further study, see The Passion of Christ at discoveryseries.org/q0210.

Good GratiTuesday To
Amy's Place

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs
from the soul._ Henry Ward Beecher
***
I'm so grateful to have had nice visits with my daughter, SIL
and DIL last week.

Wishing You A Beautiful Grateful Day

Grateful for moments in time.
Happy GratiTuesday!

Hi Meg, I am thankful we only got an inch of rain rather than the 10 inches that fell last night a few miles northwest of here. Major flooding in the Madison,WI area.

I am still getting things settled here at the new house. Everyday I find something to clean or fix. I just patched some drywall Sunday and painted it today. When it’s dry I will hang up the towel bar I got last week. Somehow they lived here with no place to dry a bath towel. Only had the cute round hangers and the short shower door handle bar.

I have become a cleaning machine. Dirt left by others seems more gross than dirt one leaves on their own. Ha ha. Bleach is now my friend. Using it on any mold I find. I used to hate bleach. Smells horrible but is effective.

Still enjoying the quiet here. What a blessing.

Sounds like you are making a “home” out of your new house! Out with the old dirt!

I started getting a lot done in my house after I finally got a house cleaner...I have done heavy editing of two closets and some drawers. Amazing how much stuff accumulates as long as there is space for it! LOL

I paid for it … I should have been more patient, waited on my helper to lift clothes out of the closet...but , no, instead I was in my “get er done” mode. My helper is only able to come every two weeks.

The back hates for me to get organized.

I gave a lot of stuff to charities as I packed up the old house but I still am finding more extra things as I unpack. Got a box of books packed up for tomorrow. I like the Saint Vincent De Paul stores for donating to and for shopping for neat old stuff too.

I am not known for my patience either and have a big “get er done “ streak as well! I am usually in that mode. But I get a lot done when there is a job to do. I do too much sometimes, lift things that are too heavy. Then I pay for it later.

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God’s Care for Us

August 22, 2018

The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. Genesis 3:21

My young grandsons enjoy dressing themselves. Sometimes they pull their shirts on backwards and often the younger one puts his shoes on the wrong feet. I usually don’t have the heart to tell them; besides, I find their innocence endearing.

I love seeing the world through their eyes. To them, everything is an adventure, whether walking the length of a fallen tree, spying a turtle sunning itself on a log, or excitedly watching a fire truck roar by. But I know that even my little grandsons are not truly innocent. They can make up a dozen excuses about why they can’t stay in their beds at night and are quick to yank a wanted toy from the other. Yet I love them dearly.

I picture Adam and Eve, God’s first people, as being in some ways like my grandchildren. Everything they saw in the garden must have been a marvel as they walked with God. But one day they willfully disobeyed. They ate of the one tree they were forbidden to eat (Genesis 2:15–17; 3:6). And that disobedience immediately led to lies and blame-shifting (3:8–13).

Still, God loved and cared for them. He sacrificed animals in order to clothe them (v. 21)—and later He provided a way of salvation for all sinners through the sacrifice of His Son (John 3:16). He loves us that much!

Dear Lord, thank You for loving us, despite our sin, and for making a way for us to be with You forever!

For help in your spiritual growth, see this course: christianuniversity.org/spiritual-life-basics.

Jesus loves us so much He sacrificed Himself for our sins.

*Welcome To Warm Fuzzy Wednesday*
At Amy's Place

New addition to our family! Great GrandDoggie, Otto.
My youngest grandson sent pictures.
*I Wish You A Lovely Day*
(((HUGS)))

Good morning, Rus. Thank you always for Our Daily Bread.
You Are A Blesssing

Aw,cute puppy. Otto is a good name!

Happy Warm & Fuzzy Wednesday!

Stay Cool and Have a Glorious Day!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

Otto is Adorable! :-)

Thank you! He is a darling pup!

Adorable! :)

Vegetables

Eat a tomato and you'll turn red
(I don't think that's really so);
Eat a carrot and you'll turn orange
(Still and all, you never know);
Eat some spinach and you'll turn green
(I'm not saying that it's true
But that's what I heard, and so
I thought I'd pass it on to you).

Shel Silverstein

Happy Wednesday, all!

Beautiful puppy! Thanks, MEG!

I had a friend who went on a diet that mostly consisted of carrots and she DID begin to turn orange. LOL!

What an adorable baby! What kind is he?

A Golden Lab
Thank you!