Velvet Hangers

 by Macy Johnson

“This is a day of good news

and we are keeping it to ourselves.

Let’s go at once and report this to the royal palace.”

(2 Kings 7:9 NIV)

 

My husband, Jeff, and I returned one sunny, Saturday afternoon from the surprise celebration of our friend’s ninetieth birthday. As I pulled my Tahoe into our carport, I noticed two large packages by the door. My heart sank. Something was amiss. Just as I suspected, my Amazon order had been double-shipped. I opened both boxes. Instead of receiving one hundred velvet hangers for the hospital’s Gift Gallery, I received two hundred! What should I do with so many?

Keys of the Kingdom

 by Macy Johnson

“I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven;

whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven,

and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

(Matthew 16:19 NIV)

 

I sent a text to our church’s Worship Director. Could he please let me in the church so I could get the music ready for choir rehearsal? I had not yet been provided with my own key as our congregation’s Treasurer. Sometimes church administration wheels move frustratingly slow.  

Poldark

 by Macy Johnson

“Jesus did many other miraculous signs

in the presence of his disciples,

which are not recorded in this book.”

(John 20:30 NIV)

 

My husband, Jeff, and I enjoyed watching the “Poldark” series on Netflix. My favorite part of the program was the scenery. It is set on the ocean near Cornwall, England a few years after the American Revolutionary War. English author, Winston Graham, brought his saga of English history to life with his books written from 1945 to 2002.

Pinholes

 by Macy Johnson

“If you love me,

you will obey what I command.”

(John 14:15 NIV)

 

Oswald Chambers wrote, “If I obey Jesus Christ in the haphazard circumstances, they become pinholes through which I see the face of God. The Redemption of God will rush through me to other lives, because behind the deed of obedience is the Reality of Almighty God.”