“The name of the Lord is a strong
tower;
the righteous run to it and are safe.”
(Proverbs 18:10 NIV)
My family visited Point Park on Lookout Mountain when I was nine years old. I wandered off from my parents and ran down the hill to them when I saw them. My mother stepped out of my way, afraid I would knock her down. I ran across the road, jumped over a wall onto a sidewalk, and broke three toes. Jesus’ name will always stop me. I will run to Him. I hope you will, too!
“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!
“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!
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.
“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!
“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!
“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!
