In Awe

Psalm 42- 46

Happy 4 of July!

Today, wherever you are celebrate with fireworks and remember to be awed by the wonder!

Also, never forget to be in awe of God and His creations!  

Remember like it tells us in Psalm 46:8

Come, see the glorious works of the LORD:

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Today, be awed by God and let's all ask Him to Bless America.

Sweet blessings,

Debbie

Indeed, who but God?

Proverbs 30 - 31

Opening God's word this morning I found Proverbs 30 refreshing and renewing to my spirit.  God reminded me once again exactly who He is and to keep my eyes on Him.

The world is continually taking bits and pieces of the bible to fit whatever need might need to be met at the moment and I tire of this practice.  Why not take all of the bible and know it is God's divine words? People want to believe in eternal life, so most people claim this part.  How do you claim just the parts you want to claim and not all of it?  I don't think we get to pick and choose the parts we like and don't like.   After all, God is God and He can do anything...why is any of it so hard to imagine? We aren't talking about you and me...we are talking GOD!  God created the world, He uses the earth as His footstool, so why try to break down God's Word to explain our weaknesses or habits?  God is God and this chapter is a beautiful reminder of all that God truly is...

Who but God goes up to heaven and comes back down?

Who holds the wind in his fists?

Who wraps up the oceans in his cloak?

Who has created the whole wide world?

What is his name-and his son's name?

Tell me if you know!

Every word of God proves true.

He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.

Do not add to his words, 

or he may rebuke you and expose you as a liar.

and again in verse 18-19

There are three things that amaze me-

no four things that I don't understand:

how an eagle glides through the sky,

how a snake slithers on a rock,

how a ship navigates the ocean,

how a man loves a woman.

Again, in verses 24-31

There are four things on earth that are small but unusually wise:

Ants-they aren't strong,

but they store up food all summer.

Hyraxes-they aren't powerful,

but they make their homes among the rocks.

Locusts-they have no king, 

but they march in formation.

Lizards-they are easy to catch,

but they are found even in king's palaces.

There are three things that walk with stately stride-

no, four that strut about:

the lion, king of animals, who won't turn aside for anything,

the strutting rooster,

the male goat,

a king as he leads his army.

Today, remember who God is ...

Sweet blessings,

Debbie

Sharpening up

Proverbs 25: 1 - 29:27

Proverbs 27:17 is my focus today in the writing.

A iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.

Just like iron sharpens iron to be the best...so does a friend.  A friend will require us to dig deeper at times on a subject to help us.  To grow us!

The original hebrew word meant "to sharpen the face of another".  A true friend is willing to put themselves out there in order for me to grow.  Don't you love a conversation with a friend that is willing to say ~ Debbie, think of it this way or did you think of it this way?  A friend that is willing to step on my toes in order for me to step outside my own thoughts and beliefs to grow me is a truly special friend!  Growth happens in the process and indeed I am a stronger person in the end.

Thank you to my friends that sharpen me up!

Love each of you dearly!  Have a super dooper day sharpening up your friends!

Love,

Deb

Runners were sent

2 Chronicles 29 - 31

Well, I am about to surprise some of you...I've been running.  Not on the hot pavement, but in the swimming pool for thirty minutes everyday for 10 days now.  I set a timer and go.  Well, it's hard even in the cool water!  I already feel better, but it hurts in the process!

All of this to tell you that this morning the words about King Hezekiah obeying God's commands and preparing for passover once again caught my attention.  The king sent letters to all the people.  The king was  asking everyone to come to the Lord's temple to celebrate the Passover of the LORD.  He made every attempt to include all the people.  He even sent runners with the letters throughout the land.  Running is not easy to begin with and then they had to deal with people making fun of them.  We are told in chapter 30 that ~ most of the people just laughed at the runners and made fun of them.  

Sometimes participating in God's bigger plan is that we humans don't understand or see the outcome and that is not easy.  Sometimes, you are made fun of.  Sometimes, people just don't get it, but it will all work out!  In chapter 30 we also see these words ~

At the same time, God's hand was on the people in the land of Judah, giving them all one heart to obey the orders of the king and his officials, who were following the word of the LORD.  

Hezekiah prayed that God would pardon those who decided to listen and the LORD listened and healed the people.  

God indeed listens when we truly seek for Him to hear our words.  He will listen and He will heal in His way not necessarily ours.  His ways are so much more than we are able to comprehend and once again He knows the bigger plan.  We must be willing to run with the message even when we are laughed at and made fun of...it's not about us!

Run today with God's words.  Point to His Words not ours.  It's about Him!

Sweet blessings,

Debbie