“Then He entered the temple area
and began driving out those who were
selling.”
(Luke 19:45 NIV)
The Lord will show me the tables in my life that need to be overturned. I dare not sit by and watch apathetically, but step into the mess and help to clean it up. My body is His temple. My church is His dwelling place. My home is His resort. My community is His Capernaum. I will ask Him to use me to make things right in my piece of the universe. I hope you will, too!
“I despise my life; I would not live
forever.
Let me alone; my days have no meaning.”
(Job 7:16 NIV)
I opened my eyes to a painful fever blister on my lower lip, and the touchpad on my new laptop died. Instead of asking, “What else can go wrong, Lord?” I put my head down and whispered, “Please help me, Lord, I need you now more than ever.” My thoughts drifted to others who suffer much worse calamities. He touched my computer and my lip and set me on my way for a better morning. I will turn to Him for everything. I hope you will, too!
“And God said, ‘Let there be lights
in the expanse of the sky
to separate the day from the night,
and let them serve as signs
to mark seasons and days and years.’”
(Genesis 1:14 NIV)
Green blades of grass peak
through the brown stubble. Dry, dead leaves shiver on precarious limbs of oak
trees. Spring tries to punch through winter. Squirrels scurry from tree to tree
with nut prizes in their mouths. The earth wants to wake up but can barely open
its eyes to the sights. I will welcome the new season soon. I hope you will,
too!
by Macy Johnson
“If the king regards me with favor
and if it pleases the king to grant my
petition
and fulfill my request,
let the king and Haman come tomorrow
to the banquet I will prepare for
them.
Then I will answer the king’s question.”
(Esther 5:8 NIV)
During a recent visit, my granddaughter asked if we could have a tea party. I brewed a
pot of green tea and found cookies and candies for us to share. Wide-brimmed
straw hats were retrieved from pegs in the laundry room. We donned them on our
heads and created our best English accents.
“And my God will meet all your needs
according to His glorious riches in
Christ Jesus.”
(Philippians 4:19 NIV)
Carey Scott wrote, “Faith is trust on steroids, and when we activate our faith, we surrender control and allow the Lord to satisfy us in His timing and His ways.” Lord, I trust you and release control to you. I will surrender my will to you. I know that nothing can touch me outside God’s perfect plan for my life. I will trust Him to meet all my needs. I hope you will, too!
“How many are your works, O Lord!
In wisdom you made them all;
the earth is full of your creatures.”
(Psalm 104:24 NIV)
God comes to me in the morning in the form of a bird. He chatters at me from outside my window while it is still dark. I cannot see him, but he is my friend. He comes when I turn on the light on my writing desk. He speaks while I fashion thoughts to my heavenly Father. Soft music cannot cover the chirping. I listen to God’s creatures. I hope you will, too!
“Cast all your anxiety on Him
because He cares for you.”
(1Peter 5:7 NIV)
Four o’clock in the morning found me wide awake. “Just a few more hours, Lord,” I asked. He placed a distant window in my mind’s eye. A light was on through the trees. “Someone needs your prayers,” He nudged. I lifted them up to Him and found peace as I sang to Him and fell back asleep for a little while longer. I will answer the call, no matter what the time it is. I hope you will, too!
