Can I ___________?

Ask Jesus...

Seriously.

He loves you more than you can possibly understand - and He's done everything that can be done to win you over. 

Go ahead - just ask Him...

Aaron's Rod - What's That About?

This is sort of a continuation of the previous post talking about Eden and the rivers surrounding it.

Dear Jesus - Please open our minds to see ourselves in Your Word today...

Have you ever wondered about the story of Aaron’s rod?  It wasn't until I saw the rod in the context of the bigger picture that I understood the beauty of the story.  Before this - I just saw it as a test of leadership.  And while that was meaningful - to my mind it was more instructional that beautiful.  But - when I saw the rod transformed by the process of dwelling in the sanctuary - well that was beautiful!

For All Who Work to Exhaustion...

Dear Jesus - Thank You for the practicality of Your Word.  And thank You for the very personal message You've sent to me today...

Matthew 11 (NASB) - using the footnotes:

²⁸ “Come to Me, all who who work to exhaustion, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰ For My yoke is comfortable, or pleasant and My burden is light.”

The Ark Finds a Home in Jerusalem

Linen Cloth from Qumran Probably Used to Cover Scrolls

Powerful reading this morning for me - hope I can share in a way that does justice to it!  So very many jump-off points.  Oh - to stay focused!  Pray with me?

Dear Jesus - You are truly worthy of all praise.  I praise You today that You invite all of us to get into the ark while there is time.  Help me see with Your eyes today and I claim the promise You have given that Your WORD will not return to You void.

Dew Droplets

Morning Dew On a Blade of Grass

Dear Jesus - We ask this morning that You cause us to sing the Song of Moses.  Both here on this earth and one day with all the Heavenly hosts.

 

 

“Give ear, O heavens, and let me speak;
And let the earth hear the words of my mouth.

“Let my teaching drop as the rain,
My speech distill as the dew,
As the droplets on the fresh grass
And as the showers on the herb.
“For I proclaim the name of the Lord;
Ascribe greatness to our God!
“The Rock! His work is perfect,
For all His ways are just;
A God of faithfulness and without injustice,
Righteous and upright is He.

 

Deuteronomy 32:1-4 NASB

Brain Teaser!

A friend posted this on Facebook today and it reminded me of ANOTHER verse!  Check this out:

Where is God? He's Right Here With Me!

Mt Sinai Today

This morning I heard someone make a mistake.  Or did Jesus tweak my ears?  Hm...  During prayer, someone mentioned Mt Zion in relation to the children of Israel when God showed them His holiness.  The focus of the prayer was on the holiness of God.  My brain instantly said - oops, the speaker meant Mt Sinai and instantly I was intrigued by the following comparison - can I share?

Bible Filter - ACTIVATE!



Saw this today - what do you think?  Biblical or not?

Feed Your Faith and Your Fears Will Starve To Death!

Eden vs Snooze...

John Lubby Park

Sure - this picture isn't the Biblical Eden - but I love the suggestion it speaks to my mind about God coming in the cool of the day to visit Adam and Eve in their garden home.  Genesis 2 introduces us to Eden. Let’s look at the simplest elements of the story and ask God to open our eyes to see the message He has for each of us.

Bible Filter - ACTIVATE!

Bible Filter - ACTIVATE!



Check out the Meme below and apply your Bible filter:



Will I ever be strong enough to handle things all by myself?

Manna - What Is It?

Coriander Seeds

Dear Jesus – Help us to see the supernatural quality of the manna we read about in the Exodus experience.  Reveal to each of us the relevancy it has to our very specific lives.

What do we know about manna?  Possibly from childhood stories, we recall it was a rather mysterious food that fell from heaven providing sustenance for the Israelites during their days wandering in the wilderness.  Just that brief synopsis gives us much to think about.  Let’s do some comparisons:

Bible Filter - ACTIVATE!

Bible Filter - ACTIVATE!

Hey now - is this statement biblical?

 

Meme from a Facebook Post

Brain Teaser - Psalm 57:3

Brain Teaser

Here's a new feature I'm introducing called 'Brain Teaser'.  The idea is to stretch our minds regarding how we analyze scripture.  Below is our teaser verse:

A Consuming Fire. Can That be Good?

Our Sun/Son

Hebrews 12:29 - For our God is a consuming fire.

Now there's a rather intimidating verse at first glance.  Not a picture of a warm & cozy hearth fire is evoked, generally speaking.  Let's use the 'law of first occurence' to dig and see if there is something tasty in this.

Walking - A Neat Bible Picture...

A friend of mine did a great study on the word 'WALK' in the Bible.  Can't wait to share part of it with you!

Dear Jesus - Please help me see with Your eyes today that I may learn about the walk You have for me...

Studies like this are just great for sharing.  Because I'm certain Jesus has something for you that is different than what He had for me. 

Truly - What a Saviour You Are!

So blessed by this song at church today - had to share...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYJ6QutRUGw

A Communion Brain Freeze

Our Communion

Beautiful communion service.  My 5 year old son and I were seated in our customary second or third row from the front.  Husband up front officiating with the Pastor.  In fact, husband was just about to pray over the bread which would be immediately followed by its row-by-row distribution.  Son stands directly in front of me and says with big eyes:

Be Still...

A friend celebrated his birthday recently by visiting Catalina.  Beautiful place.  He came back with this picture.  I could stare at it for hours…  It prompted me to pack up the family and head to the ocean for a couple of days.  Powerful picture.  Powerful ocean.  Staring at it calms me.  Puts me into perspective. 

My Job Description=Sinner; His Job Description=Savior

Dear Jesus - We present before You Your promise that if we seek for You, You will be found by us.  We plead that the beauty of Your gift to us will be real supernaturally to us in a way that changes us today.

I will never leave you or forsake you.  For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.  For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.  Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.  For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit.  (Hebrews 4:9, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23, Romans 10:13, 1Peter 3:18 NASB)

1 Word Off - Curiousity Answered

For dinner last night I made red lentil stew. Dal. Soup. Really more of a dal than a stew with plenty of carrots, onions, garlic, turmeric, a touch of olive oil.  Good comfort food.  And I thought about Jacob and one word I didn't understand.  Word search on 'sod' is in order.