Thoughts

He is

In Genesis, He's the Breath of Life

In Exodus, He is the Passover Lamb

In Leviticus, He's our High Priest

In Numbers, the Fire by Night

Deuteronomy, He's Israel's Guide

Joshuea, He's Salvation's Choice

Judges, He's Israel's Guard

In Ruth, the Kinsmen's Redeemer

1st and 2nd Samuel, our Trusted Prophet

In Kings and Chronicles, He is Sovereign

In Ezra, He's the True and Faithful Scribe

Nehemiah, the Re-builder of Broken Lives

In Esther, He's Mordecai's Courage

In Job, the Timeless Redeemer

In Psalms, He's Our Morning Song

In Proverbs, He is our Wisdom

Ecclesiastes, He's the Time and Season

Song of Solomon, He is the Lover's Dream

In Isaiah, He is the Prince of Peace

In Jeremiah, the Weeping Prophet

Lamentations, the Cry for Israel

Ezekiel, the Call from Sin

Daniel, the Stranger in the Fire

Hosea, the Forever Faithful

Joel, the Spirit's Power

Amos, the Strong Arms That Carry

Obadiah, the Lord Our Savior

Jonah, the Great Missionary

Micah, the Promise of Peace

Nahum, our Strength and Shield

In Habakkuk and Zephaniah, He brings revival

In Haggai, He restores that which was lost

In Zachariah, He's our fountain

And in Malachi, He's the Son of Righteousness, rising with Healing in His Wings

AND THAT'S JUST THE OLD TESTAMENT...
In Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, He is God and Messiah

In the Spirit-filled book of Acts, He is the Reigning Fire from Heaven

In Romans, He is the Grace of God

Corinthians, the Power of Love

Galatians, Freedom from the curse of sin

Ephesians, Our Glorious Treasure

Philippians, the Servant's Heart

Colossians, He's God and the Trinity

Thessalonians, Our Calling King

In Timothy, Titus and Philemon, He's our Mediator and our Faithful Pastor

In Hebrews, the Everlasting Courage

In James, the One Who Heals the Sick

In 1st and 2nd Peter, our Faithful Shepherd

In John and Jude, He's the Lover Coming for His Bride

And in the Revelation, in the very end, when it's over, said and done, whe time is NO

MORE, He is and will always be the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Prince of Peace,

Son of Man, Lamb of God, The Great I Am, Alpha and Omega, God and Savior

HE IS JESUS CHRIST THE LORD AND IS EVERYTHING YOU NEED!

From Priscilla Shirer's Discerning the Voice of God Bible study.

As I enter this Thanksgiving week, and the Christmas season ahead, I want to daily focus on
WHO HE IS. Will you join me?
Have a blessed and wonderful Thanksgiving, remembering and thanking Him for all He Is, and all He has blessed us with. Jackie

Planning

During the past week or so the Lord has been speaking to me about "PLANNING", or to be more specific, "My Lack of It"! This morning in my quiet time I did a quick search of the word "Plan" (Bible gateway) in an effort to know more of what God wants to show me. Here is a little of what I think that is:

*I do not have to be out evangelizing the world to be daily following God's plans for me. (Don't get me wrong, I think He intends for me to seize those opportunities) but today it may be simply be, making sure I have taken care of things in my home. Proverbs 15:21-23

*The Lord will establish my plans if I am seeking Him daily. In my flesh, I can devise all sorts of plans that seem "Good" to me. Proverbs 16:2-3

*I need to be diligent in what God has shown me to do.
Proverbs 21:5

Isaiah 32:8 says, "But the noble man devises noble plans; and by noble plans he stands."
Here are some of the definitions I found for noble:

1. Possessing outstanding qualities
2. possessing very high or excellent qualities or properties

What I asked myself is, "How can I devise noble plans?"
The answer is, I Can't but He Can!
I realized if I am seeking the Lord daily, His daily plans for me, listening to His instruction, I can have noble plans, because His ways are not my ways, see Isaiah 55:8-9

So today I am out to do some "Planning" God's way.

If you would like to know what God used to get me to hear what He has been trying to say to me, Go Here. This insightful post got me to thinking! Hope you all have a wonderful week! Blessings, Jackie

A Little Bird and the Word

I hope you will bear with me through this story, because I truly know that God spoke to a specific need of mine, by using a simple thing , actually this simple object.

This afternoon I came in from my half day of substitute teaching and was reading through some blog posts. One particular one spoke of the depressing economic situation and I began to dwell on it. One thing led to another, and I began to feel very discouraged. I have a history of panic attacks and have not had one in quite a long time. I then went back and listened to the President's comments yesterday evening, since I had not seen it, and then felt even more discouraged.

When my husband came in I told him how discouraged I was, wanting to know what his thoughts were, etc. He then told me everything I already knew...........God is in control and none of this has taken Him by surprise. I do know this to be true, but I continue to say,"I still don't like all that is going on". His reminder again was that we must remember God's faithfulness to those who belong to him. Absolutely true!

Hope you are still there, here is the rest of the story. I had planned to go to a new shop that was opening this evening, but I told my husband in light of the current economic crisis, maybe I should not go, now am I sounding a little crazy or what? His response was well you don't have to buy anything, to which I replied "OK".

This is where I went, and what a treat! One of the owners is from my church, and she shared that the idea came when our pastor presented us with a challenge. That is another story. Her idea is to offer a unique place to shop or just come in to browse in a wonderful atmosphere, giving her the opportunity to get to know the people of our community better. It is just that. UNIQUE! Charming, unhurried , quaint with all of the handmade items coming from local people. Beautiful calligraphy, hand crocheted dish cloths, organic soap, also hand made, one of a kind gift tag cards, paintings, knitted wool felted purses, antiques, glassware and tons of nostalgia. One of those places you want to linger. Tall, tall ceilings, rustic brick, wide plank floors, you get the picture.

Here's my little bag, and when I left, tucked inside was the rest of my story.

Here's a peek.

It was this little bird, handmade from pieces of wools sweaters. Now there were lots of these little birds scattered about, and I thought it was the strangest thing that this is what I was drawn to, and believe me for someone with my taste, there were many beautiful things. You girls out there would have loved it! It was hard to choose, there was a little gray bird, a red , a pink and brown striped one, all unique. But this little yellow one was sitting against a green suitcase, kind of like my walls here, and I knew this was the one.

After browsing and visiting with some wonderful people I headed home. I was actually still wondering about the bird. Why would this be one of my favorite things? This is the special part..........immediately this scripture came to mind:

"Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they? " Mark 6:26

This was just what I needed for this very moment, a very real reminder that God knew exactly how I was feeling, and that I needed this gentle reminder that He is in control, He loves me and cares for me more than I can comprehend, and he knows that I need. My part is to cast all my worries and cares at his feet. Jackie