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1/01/2021 | The Mayor; Luvie; JustAmy

Posted on 01/01/2021 6:43:29 AM PST by JustAmy

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[The Mayor]

Thank you!

[left that other site]

Happy Spring!

Have an Absolutely Beautiful Day!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[TheConservativeParty]

Aw, cute! We met a full grown yellow lab today, very very friendly, such a “ham”. LOL.

[TheConservativeParty]

Shadow and Peaches, stars of Caturday!
🥰

[left that other site]

I love Labs. All of ‘em! :-)

[luvie]

They are stars around here every day. ⭐️⭐️

[luvie]

Josh Groban~You Raise Me Up

Aron Wright~Surrender

Providence~Amazing Grace

Casting Crowns~Thrive

Glen Campbell~The Savior I Sing Of Today

Passion~In Christ Alone

Newsboys~We Believe

God Bless You All....

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Sunday,
April 10, 2022

A King on a Donkey

Read: Matthew 21:1–11

See, your king comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey. Matthew 21:5

It was Sunday—the day we now call Palm Sunday. Without a doubt, this wasn’t Jesus’ first visit to Jerusalem. As a devout Jew, He would’ve gone to the city every year for the three great feasts (Luke 2:41–42; John 2:13; 5:1). In the past three years, Christ had also ministered and taught in Jerusalem. But this Sunday His coming into the city was radically different.

By riding a young donkey into Jerusalem at a time when thousands of worshipers were coming into the city, Jesus was the center of attention (Matthew 21:9–11). Why would He take the place of prominence before thousands of people when for the past three years He’d deliberately kept a low profile? Why would He accept the people’s proclamation that He was King just five days before His death? 

Matthew says that this took place to fulfill a five-hundred-year-old prophecy (Matthew 21:4–5) that God’s chosen king would come into Jerusalem “righteous and victorious, [yet] lowly and riding on a donkey” (Zechariah 9:9; see also Genesis 49:10–11).

This was a truly unusual way for a triumphant king to enter a city. Conquering kings normally rode on mighty stallions. But Jesus didn’t come riding a warhorse. This reveals what kind of King Jesus is. He came in meekness and lowliness. Jesus came not for war, but for peace, establishing peace between God and us (Acts 10:36; Colossians 1:20). — K. T. Sim

What kind of king is Jesus to you today? How can you honor Him as your King?

Jesus, thank You for coming into Jerusalem to reveal Your mighty and humble ways. Fill my heart with Your peace.

Learn more about Jesus' life in the area of Judea with this online course.

Bible in a year: 1 Samuel 15–16; Luke 10:25–42

[TheConservativeParty]

Hope you all had a nice Sunday. I set up 2 deer repellers (ultra-sonic, plus noise, plus lights) for my 2 gardens that are not close to the house. The various bulbs are starting to come up and I hope to keep the deer away without using stinky sprays like Liquid Fence.

Almost started using the little greenhouse, but got too busy with other stuff. Maybe Monday after work. 👩‍🌾

[left that other site]

We have deer nearby, but they are very shy and mostly stay in the woods.

It’s the BUNNIES that are brazen little bandits!

[TheConservativeParty]

Our deer are fairly shy too. One or 2 venture into my gardens at night and leave hoof prints. I am lucky a whole herd doesn’t travel through. 😅

[luvie]

Sounds like you had a very productive Sunday. Mine was nice. 2 worship services and a nice lunch with friends and then a nap. Perfect. And the weather was warmish but not unbearable.

[TheConservativeParty]

Good night to Amy’s Place.
See you after work on a Monday of Madness.
😊

[luvie]

Nighty-night! 🛌😴

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Monday,
April 11, 2022

Making Every Moment Count

Read: Matthew 24:36–44

Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. Matthew 24:42

The halted hands of a pocket watch in a library’s archives at the University of North Carolina tell a harrowing tale. They mark the exact moment (8:19 and 56 seconds) the watch’s owner Elisha Mitchell slipped and fell to his death at a waterfall in the Appalachian Mountains on the morning of June 27, 1857.

Mitchell, a professor at the university, was gathering data to defend his (correct) claim that the peak he was on—which now bears his name, Mount Mitchell—was the highest one east of the Mississippi. His grave is located at the mountain’s summit, not far from where he fell.

As I ascended that mountain peak recently, I reflected on Mitchell’s story and my own mortality and how each of us has only so much time. And I pondered Jesus’ words about His return as He spoke to His disciples on the Mount of Olives: “So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him” (Matthew 24:44).

Jesus clearly indicates that none of us knows either the moment He’ll return and establish His kingdom forever or when He may summon us to leave this world and come to Him. But He tells us to be prepared and “keep watch” (v. 42).

Tick . . . tick . . . The “clockwork” of our lives is still in motion—but for how long? May we live our moments in love with our merciful Savior, waiting and working for Him. — James Banks

How are you preparing to meet Jesus? What do you look forward to the most about being with Him?

Loving Savior, please help me to be ready to meet You at any time. Help me to serve You and prepare for Your return today.

Bible in a year: 1 Samuel 17–18; Luke 11:1–28

[luvie]

Happy Monday Madness! 😻

[left that other site]

Happy Monday!

And, Blessings in this Holy Week.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Blessings to you and I hope it’s a lovely week up there.

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Tuesday,
April 12, 2022

Like Us, for Us

Read: Hebrews 2:10–18

For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way. Hebrews 2:17

Derek noticed his son didn’t want to take off his shirt to swim and realized it was because he was self-conscious about a birthmark that covers parts of his chest, belly, and left arm. Determined to help his son, Derek underwent a lengthy and painful tattooing process to create an identical mark on his own body.

Derek’s love for his son reflects God’s love for His sons and daughters. Because we, His children, “have flesh and blood” (Hebrews 2:14), Jesus became like us and took on a human form and “shared in [our] humanity” to free us from the power of death (v. 14). “He had to be made like [us], fully human in every way” (v. 17) to make things right with God for us.

Derek wanted to help his son overcome his self-consciousness and so made himself “like” him. Jesus helped us overcome our far greater problem—slavery to death. He overcame it for us by making Himself like us, bearing the consequence of our sin by dying in our place.

Jesus’ willingness to share in our humanity not only secured our right relationship with God but enables us to trust Him in our moments of struggle. When we face temptation and hardship, we can lean on Him for strength and support because “he is able to help” (v. 18). Like a loving father, He understands and cares. — Kirsten Holmberg

How might Jesus relate to the struggle you’re facing right now? What keeps you from leaning on Him in this moment?

Thank You, Jesus, for taking on a human form to relate to me in my struggles and pay for my wrongdoings. I want to trust You more.

Bible in a year: 1 Samuel 19–21; Luke 11:29–54

[luvie]

Grateful For Eternal Life With Him
Happy GratiTuesday!