Looking For A New Morning

Lamentations 3:22-23 English Standard Version (ESV)

22 The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;[a]

    his mercies never come to an end;

23 they are new every morning;

    great is your faithfulness.

 Daniel 7:14 New English Translation (NET Bible)

14 To him was given ruling authority, honor, and sovereignty.

All peoples, nations, and language groups were serving him.

His authority is eternal and will not pass away.

His kingdom will not be destroyed.

When I look at the presidential candidates, I want to shout, "Is this the best we can do?"  When did the bar get set so low?"  Ah, America, look to God and not to your own selfish interests; and pray for the best that God can do.  He has always been faithful and will continue to be.  His reign is eternal.  His kingdom is unshakeable.  His mercies are unfathomable.  A new morning is coming.

Great Is Thy Faithfulness [Live]

To Celebrate Autumn!

James 5:7 English Standard Version (ESV)

Patience in Suffering

7 Be patient, therefore, brothers,[a] until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.

Deuteronomy 11:14 English Standard Version (ESV)

14 he[a] will give the rain for your land in its season, the early rain and the later rain, that you may gather in your grain and your wine and your oil.

Psalm 103:5New International Version (NIV)

5 who satisfies your desires with good things

    so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.

It's good to pause and be thankful to the God who gives us what we need in its season, especially before the holiday shopping begins.  For those of you who've already begun, it's okay.  Finding a holiday savings could be considered good stewardship, and another reason to be thankful!  God is gracious.  He has colored our world with joy and satisfies us with good things.  

Give Him praise.

Great Is Thy Faithfulness - Fernando Ortega

Grandpa and The Well Worn Path

Proverbs 3:5-6

New American Standard Bible (NASB)

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart

And do not lean on your own understanding.

6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,

And He will make your paths straight.

Deuteronomy 5:33

English Standard Version (ESV)

33 You shall walk in all the way that the Lord your God has commanded you, that you may live, and that it may go well with you, and that you may live long in the land that you shall possess.

1 Peter 2:21

English Standard Version (ESV)

21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps.

Staying over at my grandparents' farm meant waking up to the lowing of the cows and then looking out the upstairs bedroom window to the comforting sight of Grandpa walking the path to the milk house and the barn.  The day had started for him, but as a farmer's grandchild and not a child, it meant I could lay back in the bed shared with a sister and anticipate what I knew would be a good day to be a child.    

Grandpa walked a well worn path.  There are no days off in dairy farming.  There's no calling in sick or playing hooky.  Grandpa was a faithful farmer and his cows were healthy under his care.  What I perceived as large, gentle pets were his livelihood.  He was a faithful man in other ways, faithful to God, his wife, his children and grandchildren.  He was respected in his community.  He was steadfast, unwavering and exceedingly patient.    May my God find me faithfully walking His path until it is also well worn and evident to the generations that follow.  

Great Is Thy Faithfulness - Fernando Ortega 

Because It's Cold Outside...

Genesis 8:22

English Standard Version (ESV)

22 While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.”