GOD'S PLUMB LINE!

Off-kilter! 

Physically, off-kilter is the best descriptor for me.

A mis-matched stumbling mess.

Cane needed.

Cane left in car.

Husband catches me mid-fall and retrieve's cane.

Regardless of time of day, keep hubby or a sweet friend near-by!

Molly's "glittery" cane helps so people can see her coming.

New bookmark gift, from Hoptown gal I have known since first grade, seems to have the physical properties of a plumb line. 

I know the Bible does...Spiritual ones that is!

Align your plumb line with God's!

PRAYFUL SINGING!

DELIGHT THE LORD!

Can't carry a tune in a bucket?! Think broken record in the wrong key.

Out of tune! Singing a song with correct notes missing!

So how does one delight the Lord when singing a favorite hymn with joy, but off key?! 

How can one please the Lord? Whether through music or words alone? 

My answer is..."God pleasing music or prayers comes from the heart."

Anne Graham Lotz suggests His Word tells what pleases Him!

"Don't just get your Bible out but open it up. Read. Apply. Obey.

He will be pleased." 

FIXING MY EYES ON JESUS, (October 22 P.315) 

INTERCESSORY PRAYER!

RA needed prayer. I have no way to contact her unless our paths cross.

But God in His love and mercy reminded me that He is the contact she needs. 

Therefore, I pray for all my Monday people and keep on praying for RA all days until God directs me otherwise.

PERFECT PITHY PHILOSOPHY!

One's philosophy extols both the beliefs and lifestyle of one's life. 

For the Christian, the focus is on the Triune God. 

Think favor from a divine source!

Father God, His son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit.

Through every aspect of life it's a blessing to find God's Grace at each turn.....

.....even at a perfume counter!

"In the end, it all comes down to one word. grace."

WHO IS HE?

WHO IS HE?

He with a capital H would be a clue except this blog entry is completely capitalized. 

Maybe subject and verb of a few key verses will help.

• He chose.
• He loves.
• He made.
• He rejoices.

(He) is our refuge...(He) is is our strength...(He) is a our present help in trouble......as Jesus Christ is God's Son.

Indeed "He" is!

GRANDADS!

Children's children are a crown to the aged (Proverbs 17:6a)

Grandads can be a big help as one is heading south on fall break.

#1 Prayers are lifted.

When he gave each an envelope of $ to buy a souvenir, the smiles came forth. A special time for all.

May you live to see your children’s children—(Psalm 128:6a)

Pictures have arrived since their arrival---both on-line and to our Frameo.

JLK's 1st purchase was a "stuffy"---he loves stuffies and he knows his grandad's fave Disney character is Donald Duck! Hmmm!!

Note personal stuffy, Foxy, under J's arm that made the trip!

Grandad believers are blessed as God pours out His Spirit and blessings of future generations on them and that includes grandchildren.

Isaiah 44:3 highlights the abundant grace and blessings that flow to the descendants of those who seek the Lord.

           

SUNSET!

SUNRISE! SUNSET!

What a blessing---to have wide-open windows on both the east and west sides of our mountain ridges.

"From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised." (Psalm 113:3)

Yesterday's sunset was a beautiful closure to our western view of the Smoky Mountains!

Praise the LORD!

AUTUMN BLESSINGS!

A bit of morning chill yesterday lead to a need for a jacket today!

As Ecclesiastes 3:1 reminds us, "For everything there is a season." 

But sometimes the same season has not only different temps, but also different weather patterns. Last week had yet to have an actual hurricane hit landfall, quite late, if not the latest.

Then Hurricane Isaias made landfall yesterday as the latest to hit Gulf Coast, USA. 

In the fall season, a time to uproot began with apple picking.

Think harvest.  

Yet, this week Barber's Orchards are closed due to wind gusts' predictions.

 

Harvest time reminds us all of God's sowing and reaping----whether harvesting crops from the ground or gathering fruits of spiritual lives of people. In both arenas of sowing and harvesting, trusting the Lord for timing in our labor inspires us knowing that in His timing, we will reap what we sow.

Think due season

A bountiful harvest of blessings!

GOD'S MERCIES CALL HIS PEOPLE! BE THANKFUL!!

Do you hear God's Calling?

How do you respond? 

Open your Bible. Where?

Years ago in Romans 12, I started in verse 1.

Recognize God's Mercies as a free gift to believers.

Gifts that are expanded with prepositional phrases.

"In" all areas of life; in affliction, in devotion, in faith, in hope, in joy, in perseverance, in prayer, in tribulation.

AMEN!

WORDFULL WEDNESDAY!

I found words this a.m. All from a bookmark. 

I was led to Psalm 71 and beyond.

• A great scripture to use to kick-start remembering to pray a "Prayer for Old Age" for my widows group on 6/8/20. Recall again today!
• God is with you.He moves with you. God is not static.He is not only a temporary refuge. Trust in the Lord, for all things, not just in deliverance from your circumstances.
• Do not cast me off in the time of old age. Forsake me not when my strength is spent. (Psalm 71:9) Remind me you are my true resource.
• 8/1/21 Andrew Beach's sermon, "You who have made me see many troubles and calamities will revive me again....bring me up again....and comfort me again. (Psalm 71:20-21)
• Son's prayer of praise for me on Mother's Day 2023 @ Allen Bible Church...."Grateful how you, Mom, have loved all three of us; compassionately, tenaciously and sacrificially!" 
• Resolve today to sing praises for your righteousness, my Redeemer!

LORD, thank you for my wagonful of "R" words today!