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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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[luvie]

We gotta do what we gotta do. LOL!

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Thursday,
November 10, 2022

Legacy of Friends

Read: Proverbs 27:6–10

A friend loves at all times. Proverbs 17:17

I met him in the 1970s when I was a high school English teacher and basketball coach, and he was a tall, gangly freshman. Soon he was on my basketball team and in my classes—and a friendship was formed. This same friend, who had served with me as a fellow editor for many years, stood before me at my retirement party and shared about the legacy of our longstanding friendship.

What is it about friends connected by the love of God that encourages us and brings us closer to Jesus? The writer of Proverbs understood that friendship has two encouraging components: First, true friends give valuable advice, even if it’s not easy to give or take (27:6): “Wounds from a friend can be trusted,” the writer explains. Second, a friend who is nearby and accessible is important in times of crisis: “Better a neighbor nearby than a relative far away” (v. 10).

It’s not good for us to fly solo in life. As Solomon noted: “Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed” (Ecclesiastes 4:9 nlt). In life, we need to have friends and we need to be friends. May God help us “love one another with brotherly affection” (Romans 12:10 esv) and “carry each other’s burdens” (Galatians 6:2)—becoming the kind of friend that can encourage others and draw them closer to the love of Jesus. — Dave Branon

In what sense could you be isolating yourself from others? How can you regularly connect with some strong believers in Jesus to encourage each other?

Dear God, search my heart regarding my friends. Please help me provide Christ-centered counsel to them and receive godly wisdom from them.

Bible in a year: Jeremiah 48–49; Hebrews 7

[luvie]

Thankful for Autumn Beauty!
Happy Thankful Thursday!

[left that other site]

Happy Thankful Thursday!

I Am Soooo Thankful That Mom Raked All These Leaves Into Fun Piles For Me To Play In!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

What fun!!

[left that other site]

For the doggie, maybe! :-)

[luvie]

LOL! True dat!

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Friday,
November 11, 2022

The Source

Read: Mark 7:14–23

Create in me a pure heart, O God. Psalm 51:10

It was 1854, and something was killing thousands of people in London. It must be the bad air, people thought. And indeed, as unseasonable heat baked the sewage-fouled River Thames, the smell grew so bad it became known as “The Great Stink.”

But the worst problem wasn’t the air. Research by Dr. John Snow would show that contaminated water was the cause of the cholera epidemic.

We humans have long been aware of another crisis—one that stinks to high heaven. We live in a broken world—and we’re prone to misidentify the source of this problem, treating symptoms instead. Wise social programs and policies do some good, but they’re powerless to stop the root cause of society’s ills—our sinful hearts!

When Jesus said, “Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them,” He wasn’t referring to physical diseases (Mark 7:15). Rather, He was diagnosing the spiritual condition of every one of us. “It is what comes out of a person that defiles them,” He said (v. 15), listing a litany of evils lurking inside us (vv. 21–22).

“Surely I was sinful at birth,” David wrote (Psalm 51:5). His lament is one we can all voice. We’re broken from the beginning. That’s why David prayed, “Create in me a pure heart, O God” (v. 10). Every day, we need that new heart, created by Jesus through His Spirit.

Instead of treating the symptoms, we must let Jesus purify the source. — Tim Gustafson

In what ways might you be treating symptoms instead of letting Jesus clean up the source? How can you share the good news of what Jesus did for you?

Heavenly Father, guard my heart and help me be attentive to Your Spirit within me.

Bible in a year: Jeremiah 50; Hebrews 8

[luvie]

Chris DeBurgh~The Lady In Red

[left that other site]

Happy Red Friday!

OK, WHO took my Red Bandana?

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[luvie]

Oh noessss! Gotsta have the red one!

[luvie]

Thank You For Your Service!

[TheConservativeParty]

Happy Friday!
Winter is saying Hello here.
Yesterday in the 70s, today the 30s, and cloudy and windy.
Went shopping anyway!
😀

[luvie]

Brrrrr! That IS cold. It’s 39 here right now. The coldest we’ve been since last winter. I guess I’m gonna have to get some sox on...my feets are cold. LOL!

[The Mayor]

Our Daily Bread

Saturday,
November 12, 2022

Both Are True

Read: Genesis 45:3–11

It was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you. Genesis 45:5

After three decades, Feng Lulu was reunited with her birth family. As a toddler, she was kidnapped while playing outside her house, but through the help of All-China Women’s Federation, she was finally located. Because she was so young when she was abducted, Feng Lulu doesn’t remember it. She grew up believing she’d been sold because her parents couldn’t afford to keep her, so learning the truth surfaced many questions and emotions.

When Joseph was reunited with his brothers, it’s likely he experienced some complex emotions. He’d been sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt as a young man. Despite a series of painful twists and turns, God propelled Joseph to a position of authority. When his brothers came to Egypt to buy food during a famine, they—unwittingly—sought it from him.

Joseph acknowledged that God redeemed their wrongdoing, saying He used it to “save [their] lives by a great deliverance” (Genesis 45:7). Yet Joseph didn’t redefine their hurtful actions toward him—he described them accurately as “selling [him]” (v. 5).

We sometimes try to put an overly positive spin on difficult situations, focusing on the good God brings from them without acknowledging the emotional struggle. Let’s take care not to redefine a wrong as being good simply because God redeemed it: we can look for Him to bring good from it while still recognizing the pain wrongdoing causes. Both are true. — Kirsten Holmberg

When have you experienced hardship as a result of another’s wrongdoing? How have you seen God bring good from it?

Father God, thank You for lovingly tending to my wounds.  

Bible in a year: Jeremiah 51–52; Hebrews 9

[luvie]

The Sentinals
Shadow And Midnight>
Happy Caturday!

[TheConservativeParty]

Hi Shadow and Midnight!
It is cold here today, 34 for a high.
No sunshine until Sunday.
🥶

[left that other site]

Happy Saturday!

It's a Balmy 70 Degrees! I'm Lovin' It!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

[TheConservativeParty]

We had snow squalls today. Nothing stuck to the ground though.
No I am not happy to see snow.
Yes it is November.
But I am in denial.
😅

[left that other site]

Snow.
I’d be in denial too.