by Macy Johnson
“May the God of hope fill you with all
joy and peace as you trust in Him,
so that you may overflow with hope by
the power of the Holy Spirit.”
(Romans 15:13 NIV)
My word
for the new year is imagine. Merriam-Webster defines it as the act of
forming a mental image of something or someone not present.
by Macy Johnson
“Be merciful, just as your Father is
merciful.”
(Luke 6:36 NIV)
At the
suggestion of our son Jeff and I watched a Netflix documentary on World War II.
One of the commentators had been captured by the Nazis. He was the survivor of
a bombed tank in Northern Africa and told of the ordeal of his transport as a
prisoner of war across the desert and the Mediterranean Sea. Upon arrival in
Italy, he and his fellow prisoners were marched through villages to the prison
camp.
by Macy Johnson
“But eagerly desire the greater gifts.
And now I will show you the most
excellent way.”
(1 Corinthians 12:31 NIV)
Excellence
is an outward expression of inner integrity, of having a passion and strong
sense to make a true difference.
by Macy Johnson
“Your eyes saw my unformed body. All
the days ordained for me
were written in your book before one of
them came to be.”
(Psalm 139:16 NIV)
Ponder
this for a moment: God dreamed of you before He created you. He imagined you in
His image. No one is conceived by accident. This is God’s plan from the
beginning.
