by Macy Johnson
“At this, she (Mary) turned around
and saw Jesus standing there,
but she did not realize that it was
Jesus.”
(John 20:14 NIV)
I recently
traded my ten-year-old Toyota for a two-year-old Chevrolet. I enjoyed driving
the same model many years ago and am thrilled with my “new” one. It was on our
bucket list and the timing was right.
by Macy Johnson
“Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on
me,
for in you my soul takes refuge.
I will take refuge in the shadow of
your wings
until the disaster has passed.”
(Psalm 57:1 NIV)
I woke up Monday
morning in the campground with cramps in my abdomen. My inflamed appendix did
not put a damper on my day with my husband and granddaughter. We kayaked and swam
on Clarks Hill Lake. I woke up at midnight in pain. We arrived at the emergency room
near my home at 3 am, and I was transported six hours later to a hospital ninety
minutes away. My thoughts were, “Lord, if it is your will, please help me get
through this.”
by Macy Johnson
“There are also heavenly bodies and
there are earthly bodies;
but the splendor of the heavenly bodies
is one kind,
and the splendor of the earthly bodies
is another.”
(1 Corinthians 15:40 NIV)
A fuzzy caterpillar
crossed my path one morning. Later in my walk, a butterfly landed on my
shoulder. God doubly reminded me of the passage I had read that morning during
my devotions. Paul told the new church about the resurrection of the dead in
the book of 1 Corinthians. New life springs from death, like a tree grows from
a single seed.
by Macy Johnson
“All the angels were standing around
the throne
and around the elders and the four
living creatures.
They fell down on their faces before
the throne and worshiped God.”
(Revelation 7:11 NIV)
A young woman climbed on board a train and sat next to an
elderly woman. “Where are you going?” she asked. I tossed that visual in my
mind for several minutes before I asked myself the same question, “Where am I
going? Where is the Holy Spirit leading me?”
