God's Wings -
A little something to put things in perspective...
After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park , forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno's damage. One ranger found a bird literally petrified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, he knocked over the bird with a stick. When he gently struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their dead mother's wings. The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise. She could have flown to safety, but had refused to abandon her babies. Then the blaze had arrived and the heat had scorched her small body, the mother had remained steadfast ...because she had been willing to die, so those under the cover of her wings would live. 'He will cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you will find refuge.' (Psalm 91:4)
Being loved this much should make a difference in your life. Remember the One who loves you, and then be different because of it.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
God's Wife?
Hey GEMS!
I thought the following snippets were cute and thought provoking! Do we ask the right questions? Do we see Jesus in those around us and help them as He would?
Do we think more about ourselves instead of others? Who have you helped cry recently? Have you been chosen to clap and cheer? Some very
interesting thoughts came to mind as I read these short notes. Enjoy!
LOOK OUT FOR THE LAST STORY....IT WILL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF
Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
The purpose of the Contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four-year-old child, whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman, who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old Gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy just said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry."
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Teacher Debbie Moon's first graders were discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture had a different hair color than the other members. One of her students suggested that he was adopted. A little girl said, 'I know all about Adoption, I was adopted.
''What does it mean to be adopted?', asked another child.
'It means', said the girl, 'that you grew in your mommy's heart instead of her tummy!' *********************************************
On my way home one day, I stopped to watch a Little League baseball game that was being played in a park near my home. As I sat down behind the bench on the first-base line, I asked one of the boys what the score was. 'We're behind 14 to nothing,' he answered with a smile. 'Really,' I said. 'I have to say you don't look very discouraged. ''Discouraged?', the boy asked with a puzzled look on his face...'Why should we be discouraged? We haven't been up to bat yet.'
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Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot in life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott. Jamie was trying out for a part in the school play. His mother told me that he'd set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be chosen. On the day the parts were awarded, I went with her to collect him after school. Jamie rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement. 'Guess what, Mom,' he shouted, and then said those words that will remain a lesson to me....'I've been chosen to clap and cheer.' *********************************************
An eye witness account from New York City , on a cold day in December, some years ago:
A little boy, about 10-years-old, was standing before a shoe store on the roadway, bare footed, peering through the window, and shivering with cold. A lady approached the young boy and said, "My, but you're in such deep thought staring in that window!'' 'I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes,' was the boy's reply. The lady took him by the hand, went into the store, and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her. She took the little fellow to the back part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, washed his little feet, and dried them with the towel. By this time, the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a pair upon the boy's feet, she purchased him a pair of shoes. She tied up the remaining pairs of socks and gave them to him. She patted him on the head and said, 'No doubt, you will be more comfortable now.' As she turned to go, the astonished kid caught her by the hand, and looking up into her face, with tears in his eyes, asked her: 'Are you God's wife?'
I thought the following snippets were cute and thought provoking! Do we ask the right questions? Do we see Jesus in those around us and help them as He would?
Do we think more about ourselves instead of others? Who have you helped cry recently? Have you been chosen to clap and cheer? Some very
interesting thoughts came to mind as I read these short notes. Enjoy!
LOOK OUT FOR THE LAST STORY....IT WILL KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF
Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge.
The purpose of the Contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a four-year-old child, whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman, who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old Gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.
When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy just said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry."
*********************************************
Teacher Debbie Moon's first graders were discussing a picture of a family. One little boy in the picture had a different hair color than the other members. One of her students suggested that he was adopted. A little girl said, 'I know all about Adoption, I was adopted.
''What does it mean to be adopted?', asked another child.
'It means', said the girl, 'that you grew in your mommy's heart instead of her tummy!' *********************************************
On my way home one day, I stopped to watch a Little League baseball game that was being played in a park near my home. As I sat down behind the bench on the first-base line, I asked one of the boys what the score was. 'We're behind 14 to nothing,' he answered with a smile. 'Really,' I said. 'I have to say you don't look very discouraged. ''Discouraged?', the boy asked with a puzzled look on his face...'Why should we be discouraged? We haven't been up to bat yet.'
*********************************************
Whenever I'm disappointed with my spot in life, I stop and think about little Jamie Scott. Jamie was trying out for a part in the school play. His mother told me that he'd set his heart on being in it, though she feared he would not be chosen. On the day the parts were awarded, I went with her to collect him after school. Jamie rushed up to her, eyes shining with pride and excitement. 'Guess what, Mom,' he shouted, and then said those words that will remain a lesson to me....'I've been chosen to clap and cheer.' *********************************************
An eye witness account from New York City , on a cold day in December, some years ago:
A little boy, about 10-years-old, was standing before a shoe store on the roadway, bare footed, peering through the window, and shivering with cold. A lady approached the young boy and said, "My, but you're in such deep thought staring in that window!'' 'I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes,' was the boy's reply. The lady took him by the hand, went into the store, and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her. She took the little fellow to the back part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, washed his little feet, and dried them with the towel. By this time, the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a pair upon the boy's feet, she purchased him a pair of shoes. She tied up the remaining pairs of socks and gave them to him. She patted him on the head and said, 'No doubt, you will be more comfortable now.' As she turned to go, the astonished kid caught her by the hand, and looking up into her face, with tears in his eyes, asked her: 'Are you God's wife?'
Friday, March 6, 2009
Bible reading and thoughts 3/5-3/18
Hey all you GEMS! I am back! I am so sorry that i couldn't get things posted, but everything is good to go now with my computer and I will catch up with everything. It was so great to be with everyone at GEMS on Wednesday night. I am praying for all of you! Take care and keep on keeping on! I love you gals!
Thursday, 3/5/09
Nehemiah 8:12
Look at the people's response to what Nehemiah said in 8:10. Now that you have heard from the Word about joy - go out and celebrate!
Friday, 3/6/09
Psalm 119 verses 14,16,72,97,103,104,111,127
In these verses, we see how sweet it is to love God's commands - and the joy they bring.
Saturday, 3/7/09
Isaiah 12:1-3
Verse 3 is one of my favorite Bible verses. When i am weak - I picture myself drawing from the well of His salvation - that is JOY!
Sunday, 3/8/09
Romans 14:17-18
Another great look at what equals true joy.
Monday, 3/9/09
Psalm 4
This is a great Psalm - "God please hear me when I call - thank You for being holy - I will follow Your ways - thank You for giving me JOY"
Tuesday, 3/10/09
Psalm 97
Exalt the name of the Lord! vv 10-12 are so powerful as they speak to us! Be faithful!
Wednesday, 3/11/09
Psalm 32
This is a good reminder of the JOY that comes when we confess our sins to God and know that we are walking in forgiveness.
Thursday, 3/12/09
Psalm 16
Wow - this is so full of amazing images of God's love and provision for us. Verse 11 is just good stuff.
Friday, 3/13/09
Luke 10:20
A large group of disciples have come back to Jesus reporting that "even demons are submitting to them". Jesus breaks it down for them "rejoice because your names are written in heaven."
Saturday, 3/14/09
Psalm 5:11-12
Rejoice in God's protection!
Sunday, 3/15/09
Psalm 28:6-7
God hears your cry for mercy and He helps. Quiet your life so that you don't miss the ways in which God is helping you.
Monday, 3/16/09
Psalm 68:4-6
I especially love how God provides families/community to those who need them. Rejoice before Him in prayer and worship.
Tuesday, 3/17/09
1 Peter 1:3-9
This is a very full passage - and at the root is the true source of our joy....we have salvation and He gifts us with JOY.
Wednesday, 3/18/09
Philippians 4:4-9
Paul wrote these word when he was in prison! Be diligent in prayer and keeping your focus on God - not your problems. Receive the JOY He has for you when you fill yourself with Him.
See you tonight! :o)
Thursday, 3/5/09
Nehemiah 8:12
Look at the people's response to what Nehemiah said in 8:10. Now that you have heard from the Word about joy - go out and celebrate!
Friday, 3/6/09
Psalm 119 verses 14,16,72,97,103,104,111,127
In these verses, we see how sweet it is to love God's commands - and the joy they bring.
Saturday, 3/7/09
Isaiah 12:1-3
Verse 3 is one of my favorite Bible verses. When i am weak - I picture myself drawing from the well of His salvation - that is JOY!
Sunday, 3/8/09
Romans 14:17-18
Another great look at what equals true joy.
Monday, 3/9/09
Psalm 4
This is a great Psalm - "God please hear me when I call - thank You for being holy - I will follow Your ways - thank You for giving me JOY"
Tuesday, 3/10/09
Psalm 97
Exalt the name of the Lord! vv 10-12 are so powerful as they speak to us! Be faithful!
Wednesday, 3/11/09
Psalm 32
This is a good reminder of the JOY that comes when we confess our sins to God and know that we are walking in forgiveness.
Thursday, 3/12/09
Psalm 16
Wow - this is so full of amazing images of God's love and provision for us. Verse 11 is just good stuff.
Friday, 3/13/09
Luke 10:20
A large group of disciples have come back to Jesus reporting that "even demons are submitting to them". Jesus breaks it down for them "rejoice because your names are written in heaven."
Saturday, 3/14/09
Psalm 5:11-12
Rejoice in God's protection!
Sunday, 3/15/09
Psalm 28:6-7
God hears your cry for mercy and He helps. Quiet your life so that you don't miss the ways in which God is helping you.
Monday, 3/16/09
Psalm 68:4-6
I especially love how God provides families/community to those who need them. Rejoice before Him in prayer and worship.
Tuesday, 3/17/09
1 Peter 1:3-9
This is a very full passage - and at the root is the true source of our joy....we have salvation and He gifts us with JOY.
Wednesday, 3/18/09
Philippians 4:4-9
Paul wrote these word when he was in prison! Be diligent in prayer and keeping your focus on God - not your problems. Receive the JOY He has for you when you fill yourself with Him.
See you tonight! :o)
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