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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Vitamin C

Medical advice says Vitamin C is good, and I need more than a double dose to keep me going. I find that I need it daily. I especially need it early in the morning to start the day: 

 

  Christ in Command

  Christ in Charge 

  Christ to keep me: 

    Calm

    Cheerful

    Caring

    Courageous

    Confident. 

    Carefree

    Compassionate

 

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Forever Home

The sun is shining bright and all outside is quiet and peaceful. My home and the outside acreage around it is my haven, but it is not my forever home which will be more glorious than I can ever imagine. 


Forever Home 

 

As a member of God’s household,

I’ll walk streets of gold.

There’ll be no fear.

My eyes will weep no tear.

There will be no sorrow to worry about tomorrow;

No suffering or pain;

Only healthy life running through my vein.

I’ll live with no more sin,

As like in this world I’ve been.

I’ll have no more sickness or sadness;

No more problems to figure out;

Love will just take hold and sprout.

There will be no darkness there; 

I will not be in despair

Or have concern over fright.

God’s glory will be my light,

Stamping out the darkness of night. 

Heaven will be my home

Where I will gladly roam.

I’ll have a prepared place; 

Prepared by Jesus by His grace.

It’s no dream

Or someone’s scheme.

When I cross death’s shore 

I’ll live with the family of God forevermore.

Heaven is for real!

And, God has stamped me with His seal.

 

Mary Crisp Jameson  3/27/2024

 

“…And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23:6b

 

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Book Review on Kings

My Bible Study group finished up a study in 2 Kings today. Most of the Kings did evil in the sight of the Lord while only a few did what was right. I find that as "the world turns" people continue to repent history although we read and study about the consequences of our choices. 
     Following is my book review and summary on 2 Kings: 

Book of Kings

 

I studied the Book of Kings

About those who worshiped idol things-

About those who did evil in God’s sight.

I studied about the few who did right.

There was bad and there was good.

No King did all he should or could.

Life was a repeat-

A win or a defeat.

Those who did right in the eyes of the Lord

Received their reward.

Those who did evil 

Ended their reign in upheaval.

In the Book of Kings

I learned about the failure to obey,

The patience of God every day,

How evil can repeat and sprout, 

How judgment will eventually be carried out. 

The Book of Kings teaches history details

And how God’s plan prevails.

It’s about battles, lost and won,

And how God is not, yet, done.

 

Mary Crisp Jameson 3/5/2024 

 

“Rather, worship the Lord your God; it is He who will deliver you from the hand of all your enemies.” 2 Kings 17:39 NIV 

The Lord is...

God is my Creator and He is... 

“…God is love.” 1 John 4:8

“…the Word was (is) God..." John 1:1

 

“God is faithful…” 1 Corinthians 1:9

 

“Great is the Lord…” Psalm 145:3 (The Lord is great and good) 

Monday, March 25, 2024

Jesus Loves

Jesus Loves…and He gave me quite a few examples of what it means to love like Him. These examples are found all throughout His earthly walk as well as when He was on the Cross. 

 

At the last supper, I imagine I was there with Judas. When Jesus fed Judas, He fed me. When Jesus washed Judas’s feet, He washed and cleaned mine, as well. Jesus had such love for me, He was willing to feed a deceiver. He allowed me a choice just as He was willing to forgive for the act of betrayal.

 

At the last supper, I imagine I was also with Peter who said, “I will never deny you. Peter did and I have too. Yet, I was fed, my feet were washed, and I was forgiven just as Peter was loved and forgiven. 

 

When Jesus was arrested, I imagine I was there among the crowd when they mocked and spit upon Him. I was there when one of the criminals asked to be remembered. I was there when Jesus said, because you asked, “today you will be with me in paradise.” Jesus was talking to me. I imagine I was at the foot of the Cross when Jesus took His last breath just after He cried out in agony and pain, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Jesus was praying and interceding for me. In death, He was loving me.

 

To say I love Jesus is easy, but loving Him and others the way Jesus loves is not so easy. To do so, I must follow in Jesus’s footprints – His example- and strive to love like Him.

 

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Display of Color

I enjoy adding hints of white and black to my decor, but I am so glad the world is not just black and white. Life would be boring without color. The colors all around me display the glory of God. God is great!


Display of Color

 

The Artist’s hands paint a world for all to see;

A mix of colors over land, sky, and sea.

His every stroke-unique!

Splashes of color across the canvas, they streak.

O Lord!

I in awesome wonder what thy hands hath made-

How colors ignite in sapphires, topaz, and jade;  

How violets and red blend and spread;

How blues give way to indigo as colors mix and flow.

How green paints a worldly scene,

Turning to red, orange, and brown.

How colors expand from sky down to the ground,

How yellows turn to gold,

How all creates a masterpiece to behold,

How blacks and white give dark and light.

O Lord!

 My heart rejoices in Your awesome art.

You, the Artist, have created a visual sight,

Pleasing and right

With hues and tints here and there.

Nothing can compare.

What wonders Your hands hath made!

A palette of colors 

Painting a vision with precision.

O Lord, my God!

Thy power throughout the universe displayed;

I marvel at what Your hands hath made.

How great thy art!

 

Mary Crisp Jameson 3/22/2024 

 

“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth 

His handywork.” Psalm 19:1 KJV

 

Friday, March 22, 2024

Washed

Yesterday, when I came inside from working in the yard, my boots were dusty and muddy, so I pulled them off at the door before entering the house. As I sat and looked down at my feet, I found my socks to be dirty, as well. I yanked them off and desired to have my feet washed but was too tired. My back was hurting and my feet ached from push-mowing the lawn. I thought, “Who would wash my feet for me?” 

     This brought to mind when Jesus washed His disciples feet. Jesus and his disciples’ feet must have ached from all the walking they did in sandals across mountainous plains. Their feet would have been muddy and/ or dusty. As He and His disciples gathered around the table for their meal, Jesus took it upon Himself to wash His disciples’ feet. One of His disciples, Peter, was appalled and declared to his Master, “Never shall You wash my feet.” Jesus’ reply was, “If I do not wash you, you have no part with Me.”  

     At that point, I knew who would and had washed my feet. In fact, Jesus washed all of me by His death upon the cross.