Tuesday, July 29, 2014
The black truck
The black truck was supposed to help us get out of debt and make life a little simpler....seems the black truck also came with a black cloud. So far the silly thing has cost us 3 times the amount per month that we were making a payment on. Talk about busting a person's balloon. We are currently also still having problems with said truck. The saga has rocked on now for about 8 months. Once one thing is fixed, another problem presents itself. Through all the frustrations of this truck I am reminded that I too am a lot like the black truck. I also sometimes feel like I have a rain cloud over my head. Once one thing lines out another duck goes running off in another direction. Going through the emotions of the heartache of the truck you start to think just sell it! But then there is the lingering thought, well if this will line out, I will keep it. Then something else goes wrong and you can't sell it until it is fixed and then you are left with so much money in the silly thing that you will never get it back out, but ahh to be done with the dumb thing. Hard to have faith in a truck that keeps giving you grief. But isn't that what Jesus does for us? We present problem after problem to him and he always fixes us. He is the master mechanic! I am so thankful that he hasn't sold me off or traded me in. He lovingly opens the hood of my heart, takes a look around, finds, and fixes the problem. Thank you, Lord for never losing faith in us and our little black rain clouds.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
This I Know
Jesus loves Me this I know
For the Bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
They are weak, but He is strong.
I am sure we all know this song and have know it since we were small children. Funny thing is until recently....okay today! I still sang and viewed this song as I did when I was a child. But today, I sit here and I am humming along and suddenly realize what it means to be loved by Jesus. Wow! Let's dissect this song....
Jesus love me...ME!! He loves me!
How do I know this?
For the Bible tells me so....God's love letter to us.
Little ones to Him belong. As a child the picture of Jesus with all the small children around Him is what came to my mind when singing this. I am not sure if I saw this in a book while singing it or what, but it is what has always come to my mind. Today, I realize I am still a little one. I may not be a small child anymore, but I am still a child of God. I am the daughter of the King! How amazing!
They are weak, but He is strong. Again, I always thought of weak like a child, no physical strength. As I look at it now, I have a greater physical strength than a child, but I am still very weak in the spiritual realm. Thank you Jesus for your strength to carry me through my weakness!
For the Bible tells me so
Little ones to Him belong
They are weak, but He is strong.
I am sure we all know this song and have know it since we were small children. Funny thing is until recently....okay today! I still sang and viewed this song as I did when I was a child. But today, I sit here and I am humming along and suddenly realize what it means to be loved by Jesus. Wow! Let's dissect this song....
Jesus love me...ME!! He loves me!
How do I know this?
For the Bible tells me so....God's love letter to us.
Little ones to Him belong. As a child the picture of Jesus with all the small children around Him is what came to my mind when singing this. I am not sure if I saw this in a book while singing it or what, but it is what has always come to my mind. Today, I realize I am still a little one. I may not be a small child anymore, but I am still a child of God. I am the daughter of the King! How amazing!
They are weak, but He is strong. Again, I always thought of weak like a child, no physical strength. As I look at it now, I have a greater physical strength than a child, but I am still very weak in the spiritual realm. Thank you Jesus for your strength to carry me through my weakness!
Climb the tree
Luke 19:3-4 "And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature. And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way."
In studying these verses I see a couple of things.
1. Zaccheus was seeking Jesus. Am I seeking Jesus?
2. He couldn't get to Jesus for the press. I imagine a swarm of people all around him pushing and pulling and nudging. I imagine he felt like a pinball in the crowd. I often feel this way in the world. I am trying to find Jesus but among the crowd of the world and all of its thoughts and ideas pushing and pulling and yelling at me, it is hard to find Him.
3. Because Zacchues couldn't find Jesus, he ran....he didn't walk or skip or mosey on down...no, he ran! That tells me he is urgently seeking Jesus.
4. He climbed a tree. Now, as a kid this is a pretty routine task and even then it can be challenging. But as an adult! And a sycamore tree at that. Now I am not sure if their sycamores are the same as ours but if so...wow! That is a tall tree. I am thinking those are going to be some sore muscles on the morning. But Zaccheus thought it was worth it to see Jesus. Do we think it is worth it? Are we willing to do a little climbing to get away from the hustle and bustle of the world so that we can fix our eyes on Jesus?
In studying these verses I see a couple of things.
1. Zaccheus was seeking Jesus. Am I seeking Jesus?
2. He couldn't get to Jesus for the press. I imagine a swarm of people all around him pushing and pulling and nudging. I imagine he felt like a pinball in the crowd. I often feel this way in the world. I am trying to find Jesus but among the crowd of the world and all of its thoughts and ideas pushing and pulling and yelling at me, it is hard to find Him.
3. Because Zacchues couldn't find Jesus, he ran....he didn't walk or skip or mosey on down...no, he ran! That tells me he is urgently seeking Jesus.
4. He climbed a tree. Now, as a kid this is a pretty routine task and even then it can be challenging. But as an adult! And a sycamore tree at that. Now I am not sure if their sycamores are the same as ours but if so...wow! That is a tall tree. I am thinking those are going to be some sore muscles on the morning. But Zaccheus thought it was worth it to see Jesus. Do we think it is worth it? Are we willing to do a little climbing to get away from the hustle and bustle of the world so that we can fix our eyes on Jesus?
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