May 8 - Cardinal Feathers

 

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

(Psalm 139:14 NIV)

 

As I watch a cardinal peck at the feed in the tray attached to my window I wonder if my Heavenly Father really knows how many red feathers are on my little friend’s fragile body. He said he knows every hair on my body, every cell swimming in my arteries and veins. In fact, He knows every seed in the feeder tray and the potential for a new plant. I will trust His wisdom. I hope you will, too!

May 7 - The Faithful One

 

“The One who calls you is faithful

and He will do it.”

(1 Thessalonians 5:24 NIV)

 

Whatever God calls me to do, I know He will equip me to do it. Sometimes I feel like David, the shepherd, alone with his sheep. He probably wondered if anyone really knew him. God does and calls us when we least expect it. He lays out His plan and offers to lead us on His path. I can trust Him. I will follow the Faithful One. I hope you will, too!

Dinosaurs

 by Macy Johnson

“Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me,

and do not hinder them,

for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.’”

(Matthew 19:14 NIV)

 

The local library manager sent out an email to recruit a storyteller in two days. I replied to her urgent request and accepted the challenge.

May 6 - Reconciliation

 

“All this is from God,

who reconciled us to Himself through Christ

and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.”

(2 Corinthians 5:18 NIV)

 

I have been reconciled to God so I can help others be reconciled to Him. First, I must be an instrument of reconciliation between brothers and sisters in Christ. God came to reconcile the world to Himself. Creation must be reunited with the Creator. As a faithful steward of His gifts, I will seek to reconcile financial accounts and people in my Savior’s kingdom for His glory. I hope you will, too! 

May 5 - Feet of a Deer

 

“The Sovereign Lord is my strength;

He makes my feet like the feet of a deer.”

(Habakkuk 3:19 NIV)

 

I read somewhere, “It is so easy to get lost in the valley of the mundane, bogged down in the murky waters of discontent.” Only God can give me courage to climb up to a higher level of spiritual maturity. I pray that my physical side will not smother my spiritual side. With His strength I can leap over all boundaries and enter peaceful rest by His side. I hope you will, too! 

May 4 - Redemption

“He did not enter by means

of the blood of goats and calves;

but He entered the Most Holy Place

once for all by His own blood,

having obtained eternal redemption.”

(Hebrews 8:12 NIV)

 

Redeem means to buy back or repurchase, restore, repair, to free from harm. That is what Jesus did for me on the cross. He sacrificed Himself for me. He did it before I was a speck in eternity. He knew me by name before He created me and redeemed me. I will trust His plans before my own. I hope you will, too! 

May 3 - The Big "If"

 

“Then Jesus said to His disciples,

‘If anyone would come after me,

he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.’”

(Matthew 16:24 NIV)

 

God does not force anyone to follow Him. I choose to follow Jesus every moment of every day. What if I refuse? I will miss out on the most amazing and wonderful adventure - life! Until I deny myself, I will walk around in meaningless fog, stumbling over everything in my path. When I deny myself and follow Jesus, light appears and the way is clear. I hope you will, too!