by Macy Johnson
“Then He said to His disciples,
‘The harvest is plentiful but the
workers are few.’”
(Matthew 9:37 NIV)
As I wrote
a love letter to God one morning, I struggled with thoughts of recent
happenings. I tried to make sense of what had transpired the day before, and I
heard Jesus speak in my heart, “This is from me.”
by Macy Johnson
“This is the disciple who testifies to
these things
and who wrote them down.
We know that his testimony is true.”
(John 21:24 NIV)
During the
last years before retirement I was a Documentation Specialist. My role in
various organizations was to put accounting job processes into words, clearly
organized and verified. I reported to management and their accounting firms.
by Macy Johnson
“If it is the Lord’s will,
we will live and do this or that.”
(James 4:15 NIV)
My
daughter, Libby, approached me one day and suggested I write a daily devotional
book. She told me she likes to read something every morning, as I do, and
perhaps I could write one for her.
by Macy Johnson
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter
of talk
but of power.”
(1 Corinthians 4:20 NIV)
Oswald
Chambers wrote: “The moral miracle of Redemption is that God can put into me a
new disposition whereby I can live a totally new life!”
by Macy Johnson
“Who despises the day of small things?”
(Zechariah 4:10 NIV)
It was the
final rehearsal before the memorial service. Forty-eight former students filled
the choir of Fort Walton Beach’s First Presbyterian Church. A basket of stick
pins was passed around the loft. The pins had a beautiful silk yellow rosebud
attached. It was Phyllis Merritt’s favorite flower. I accepted the small rose in
memory of my high school choir director.
