GOLDEN WORDS

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
   
Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)

So is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

Isaiah 55:11 (NIV)


So shall My word be which goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me empty,
Without accomplishing what I desire,
And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.

Isaiah 55:11 (NASB)



If the Word can hold the sun and the moon in place, then I believe it can answer any need that you and I may have in our families.

M. Hickey 

Daily Meditations by Pat Nordman

January 24

"...Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus" Philippians 1:6.

We get so discouraged some days. Others don't cooperate as we would like; we don't feel too well; the weather is too cold or too hot or too wet, and on and on. At times we wonder if it is worth the struggle.

"All that we have accomplished you [Lord] have done for us" Isaiah 26:12. What a gift it is to have confidence and trust in God that He will carry us through to the completion of our life. God does not require us nor requite us to do His work in our life. "...It is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose" Philippians 2:13.

Our faith triggers the endurance necessary to win the victory in Christ. There is a work for us to do, though: "What good is it...if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?" James 2:14. It takes the two oars of both faith and work to steer us in the right direction and to a completion. The Christian also can have confidence in the past, that his sins are forgiven; in the present, that he has the grace to continue; and in the future because he has hope.

"The observation of the ebb and flow of the tide for so many days and months and ages together, as it has been observed by mankind, gives us a full assurance that it will ebb and flow again tomorrow." Bishop Butler, Homiletic Commentary: Philippians, page 302. We can also say it of the sun. Each morning we see it rise. Some mornings it is obscured by black clouds, just as our spirit is clouded some days with dark feelings. But the sun eventually rises and shines through the clouds. The Son rises with healing, too, and soon we feel His strength and love take away the shadows that sometimes cover our spirit


Pat Nordman ©

 

T H I N K A B O U T I T

When You Thought I Wasn't Looking When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator and I immediately wanted to paint another one.  When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you feed a stray cat and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals.  When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make my favorite cake for me and I learned that little things can be the special things in life.  When you thought I wasn't looking, I heard you say a prayer and I knew there is a God I could always talk to; and I learned to trust in God.  When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you make a meal and take it to a friend who was sick and I learned that we all have to help take care of each other.  When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you give of your time and money to help people who had nothing and I learned that those who have something should give to those who don't.  When you thought I wasn't looking, I felt you kiss me good night and I felt loved and safe.  When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you take care of our house and everyone in it and I learned we have to take care of what we are given.  When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw how you handled your responsibilities, even when you didn't feel good and I learned that I would have to be responsible when I grow up.  When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw tears come from your eyes and I learned that sometimes things hurt, but it's all right to cry.  When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw that you cared and I wanted to be everything that I could be.  When you thought I wasn't looking, I learned most of life's lessons that I need to know to be a good and productive person when I grow up.  When you thought I wasn't looking, I looked at you and wanted to say, "Thank you for all the things I saw ... when you thought I wasn't looking.'" Author Unknown

 

January 24   Exodus 20:1 - 22:31 Linked to Bible Gaitway TM

 

 

Today's  Devotion

 

... ...and by his light I walked through darkness!    JOB 29:3 NIV   Quest for Quiet  by Pat Nordman   "The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever"  Isaiah 32:17 Quiet minds. . .go on in fortune or misfortune at their own pace, like a clock during a thunderstorm." Robert Louis Stevenson.  During World War II a European Christian remarked, "On the surface there is storm, but twenty fathoms down it is quite calm." The quest for quiet never quits! We must fathom the fathoms--the depths--before we can realize that peace which the world cannot give; indeed, the world seems happiest when it is whipping up a war here and a rumor there, trying to undercut the flow of God's undercurrent. "Blessed are the peacemakers," Jesus said, "for they will be called sons of God." The only conquering God asks of us is of ourselves, not the world and its whims. He will take care of everything else for us. It wasn't the world Jesus wanted to change, but those in the world. "He who climbs above the cares of the world and turns his face to his God has found the sunny side of life. The world's side of the hill is chill and freezing to a spiritual mind, but the Lord's presence gives a warmth of joy which turns winter into summer." Charles Spurgeon. God asks us to live independent of our circumstances while we live dependent on Him. At times how difficult this is! The promise of peace has some precepts:  1) Gratitude to God and to humankind. This is the perfect prayer of mind and heart, and lifts us above care to caring;  2) Moderation in all things. "Give me neither poverty nor riches" Proverbs 30:8; "Give us today our daily bread" Matthew 6:11. Temperance controls the temper of our lives;  3) Absolute trust. "Do not be anxious about anything"  Philippians 4:6. If we can't trust a God of providence then we can't trust a God of grace and graciousness. © Pat Nordman The only conquering God asks of us is of ourselves, not the world and its whims.   More Walking Through the Darkness

 

 

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