by Macy Johnson
“The wolf will live with the lamb, the
leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
and a little child will lead them.”
(Isaiah 11:6 NIV)
What are
you looking forward to? Depending on your age, you might anticipate retirement,
a vacation, a new home, raising a family, obtaining a driver’s license, graduation,
playing sports, or spending time with friends at school.
by Macy Johnson
“You are the salt of the earth.
But if the salt loses its saltiness,
how can it be made salty again?
It is no longer good for anything,
except to be thrown out and trampled by men.”
(Matthew 5:13 NIV)
I recently
joined a weekly Sermon on the Mount Bible Study group. While reading Matthew
5:13, I remembered visiting with my sister in Pensacola this past summer. She
presented me with a shirt that displayed a new slogan for the beach: Stay
Salty. Being salt-like took on a fresh new meaning.
by Macy Johnson
“The Lord does whatever pleases him, in
the heavens and on the earth,
in the seas and all their depths.”
(Psalm 135:6 NIV)
Several of
my husband’s high school friends from Virginia, South Carolina, and Texas met
for a small class reunion on Florida’s Gulf Coast. We drove down from Georgia
to Navarre Beach. A warm, fuzzy feeling came over me when we crossed the state
line into Florida, my old stomping ground.
by Macy Johnson
“Asher’s food will be rich; he will
provide delicacies fit for a king.”
(Genesis 49:20 NIV)
“I would
love to eat some Boudin,” my husband announced one afternoon while enjoying the
view from our front porch. Jeff often hankers after Louisiana cuisine, since he
grew up near Shreveport on Barksdale Air Force Base where his father was
stationed.
I searched
online for the Cajun delicacy of pork liver and rice in a sausage casing, but
shipping prices were prohibitive. It must be packed in dry ice to ship to us in
Georgia. So, Jeff decided to table his desires.
by Macy Johnson
“For we know, loved by God, that he has
chosen you.”
(1 Thessalonians 1:4 NIV)
My
granddaughter’s seventh birthday quickly approached. Walmart’s greeting cards’
display commandeered my attention longer than planned. Out of the midst of a
plethoric selection of birthday greetings for granddaughters, one special card leapt
off the shelf and into my cart.
by Macy Johnson
“If my people, who are called by my
name, will humble themselves
and pray and seek my face and turn from
their wicked ways,
then will I hear from heaven and will
forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
(2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV)
Most mornings you’ll find me on my Prayer Walk, one of God’s
gifts. For some time a GPS tracker visually proved my route. One morning I
looked at the display with squiggly red lines and noticed that it strangely resembled
Pi. What does that mean?
by Macy Johnson
“I have been crucified with Christ and
I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.
The life I live in the body, I live by
faith in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave himself for me.”
(Galatians 2:20 NIV)
I drove to
the nearby town of Madison to shop for weekly household supplies. My husband
needed cash for his hairstylist, so I decided to cash a check at the bank’s
drive thru. I placed on the check for $100 a post-it note which read, “Five
twenties, please.”
