Compassionate God

     This morning I thought about how Abraham bargained with the Lord regarding the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. The people living there were very evil and God was finished with them. He was going to destroy the cities.

     Abraham asked, “What if there are 50 good people, will you destroy it? 

God said, “No, if there are 50 good people found, the city will be saved.”

     Abraham asked, “What if there are 5 less than 50, will you destroy the city? 

God answered, “No, if I find 45 good people, I will not destroy the city? 

     Abraham asked, “What if there are 40 good people, will you destroy the city?”

God replied, “No, if I find 40 good people, I will not destroy the city?” 

     Abraham asked again, “What if there are only 30, will you destroy the city?” 

God said, “No, if I find 30, I will not destroy the city?”

     Abraham asked once more, “What if there are only 20?”

God answered, “No, I will not destroy the city?”

     Abraham asked, “Lord, what if there are only 10 good people?”

God answered, “No, if I find 10 good people, I will not destroy the city.” 

 

     Don’t you imagine, God was getting a little impatient? Yet, God listened! He did not want to destroy those people living there. 

     This made me wonder and consider how I must try God’s patience, time and time again, but He loves me enough to save my soul! He hears and He listens. He is compassionate!

     God is not finished with me yet!

 

A Friend

I just read where one teacher asked her students, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” One student answered, “I want to be a friend.” 

     What an amazing answer! You don’t need a college degree to do that, and you don’t have to study hard. Just adhere to what scripture says. 

     

Proverbs 17:17a “A friend loves at all times.” 

 

Proverbs 22:11 “One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend.” 

 

John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” 

I Rather Have Jesus

Below are lyrics to a song by Rhea Miller which I sing a lot in church as I was growing up. This song holds so much meaning for Jesus is who I need. He fills my heart. He gives me joy. He is my all. Without Him, I am lost. Nothing satisfies my empty longing except Jesus. Jesus fills!

 

… I'd rather have Jesus than silver or gold
I'd rather be His than have riches untold
I'd rather have Jesus than houses or land
I'd rather be led by His nail-pierced hand

… Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread sway
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today

… I'd rather have Jesus than worldly applause
I'd rather be faithful to His dear cause
I'd rather have Jesus than worldwide fame
Yes, I'd rather be true to His holy name

… Than to be the king of a vast domain
And be held in sin's dread sway
I'd rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today

 

     I thought the following scriptures also tell more on the filling of the heart:

 

Psalm 42:1-2a, “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.” 

 

Psalm 62:1, “Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from Him.”  

 

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Putting God In His Place

I love my God and I need to put Him in His place more often: 

 

God is the Beginning and the End and everything in-between. 

God is my help, my strength, my hope, and my everything. 

God is my Father, my King, my Savior, and my Judge. 

God is who I fear; who I hold in awe and reverence.

God gives love, forgiveness, grace, and blessings. 

God is my Creator, Sustainer, and Friend. 

God is the Restorer of my soul.

In God, I depend.

In God, I believe. 

In God, I trust.  

Thank you, God for walking with me today and every day!

Breaking News

Often, we don’t enjoy the day’s news, but there has always been good news to tell.

 

Breaking News! 

 

There has always been Breaking News to tell;

It started with Creation before man fell....

God created all in the land,

Then He made man;

Both male and female, within His plan. 

Next came more Breaking News!

There was much in which to choose....

God established the family.

After the flood and after the land was dry,

God said to multiply.

He planned each child within the womb.

He wanted them to grow and bloom.

He dedicated marriage-

Baby and carriage!

Then God said, “Enjoy the wife of your youth

And train up your children in truth.”

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! 

Imagine this breaking news being given!

Jesus is coming to walk among the living.

He’s coming to save mankind

From the sin nature within their mind.

Then, Jesus will die for all.

To save man from death’s fall.

Breaking ...Breaking... Hear ye, Hear ye! 

Listen with glee!

Herein is the Ultimate Good News!

Spread it, make it clear, for people need to hear.

“If man believes in Jesus, he can be saved,

For with Jesus’ blood, the road to heaven’s gate is paved.”

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! 

Spread the news across the air waves.

Jesus Saves!  

 

Mary Crisp Jameson. 3/11/2026 

 

“The time has come,” He said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news.” Mark 1:15 NIV 

 

I Do No Know

As a mother and wife, I have been asked a million and one questions in my life time, and I have had to often answer, “I don’t know.” I still don’t know a lot, and I especially “do not know” God’s plans or what He has in store. I just look forward...  

I Do Not Know

 

God made it all, large and small.

Everything is knit to fit.

There is life,

Then there is death when we no longer have breath,

There is happiness,

Then there’s sorrow which no one wants to borrow.

There is celebrating,

Then there is mourning, either night or morning.

There is a gaining,

Or there’s a losing, which most aren’t choosing.

I can only quess at God’s plans or events,

And my guess is not worth two cents.

I cannot fathom what is in store

When, each morning, my feet hit the floor.

I do not know God’s plan within my day-

Of whether I’ll be happy and gay,

Whether I’ll clap and dance-

Life is just a passing chance.

I do not know

Whether I’ll laugh or cry,

Whether the day will be pleasant or go awry,

Or whether, tomorrow, I will see the sun or life will be done.

God does not, His plans, disclose,

But He knows!

Therefore, I do not worry so, about the day, blow-by-blow,

Or about how each event will flow.

It’s not hard to understand; 

I trust God, for He has it planned.

He’s in charge over the small and the large,

I simply trust in Him 

That my cup will overflow its brim.

 

Mary Crisp Jameson – 3/10/2026

 

“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet, no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV 

I Know But I Do No Know

I pray for Godly wisdom, often. Some days I question what happened and where my wisdom went? I will say that some things I think I know or just quess at, but I simply do not know. This is when it would be wise to just say, “I do not know.”  

 

I Know, But I Do Not Know 

 

I do not know which way the wind will blow,

Or what will come my way on any given day,

I do not know expected expenses or consequences,

Yet, I know the work is mine within day’s time;

The result is God’s!

I do not know how man is formed or what it takes to be transformed,

Or even how children are created in the womb.

Yet, I know children were meant to grow and bloom.

I know men were created to be treated as my friends,

And when needed, to make amends.

The work is mine to do, but it takes being God led

And following what God has said.

The results are His in my making,

While mine is in the giving not the taking. 

I do not know the path the wind will blow,

Who will become my foe,

How my life will flow,

Who I will owe,

Whether I’ll cry or my face glow,

But God knows, though.

I just move ahead with the work I have to do,

Knowing that God is my strength and my glue.

He knows how the wind will blow.

He knows how my mind works and thinks,

And God never blinks.

I do not know, but God knows what He will bestow.

The results of my labor, through my days,

Are held in God’s gaze,

And I give Him my praise!

 

Mary Crisp Jameson  3/9/2026 

 

“As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.” Ecclesiastes 11:5 

 

“Do not keep talking so proudly or let your mouth speak such arrogance, for the Lord is God who knows, and by Him deeds are weighed.” 1 Samuel 2:3