The One Who Never Changes

Good Morning Friends!  Freely forgiven, forever loved, Friday!  Gosh, remember last week we talked about how beautiful it was outside, fall leaves against the still green grass and then the glistening frost….Oh how quickly things change!  As I walked outside this morning the site that greeted me was….well, not so beautiful???  The flowers planted in pots for me by grandchildren last spring had frozen to death……Yuck what a sad site and then driving in the beautiful green grass…..gone…..so quickly the green grass, because of the frost had turned browned…..so many changes so quickly…..and not the most pleasant ones….Like our lives….the changes that happen at times so quickly are hard on us……changes at work cause us stress, change in prices of gas and groceries burden us, health changes can be devastating…..quickly the beautiful green in our lives turns to dismal brown……anxiety and worry consume us…..But hold on friends…..there is ONE who never changes….ONE who is always green with life everlasting….ONE whose love for us is constant and overflowing…..”Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”  Hebrews 13:8.  Jesus Christ, our Best Friend’s love for us has been the same since the beginning of time……A love so strong that He gave His life for us……a love that encourages us to come to Him and unburden ourselves of life’s struggles….He will carry them for us…..How blessed we are Father to be loved by a changeless God.

 

Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous fall.  Psalm 55:22.  My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.  Psalm 73:26.  Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.  Proverbs 3:5.  Jesus said, “…And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:20.

Love you all!

Fall: A Showcase of God's Magnificent Palette

Good Morning Friends!  Thankfully His, Thursday!  My goodness, this morning it seems that the beginning of winter may have touched our beautiful fall……Yesterday on my drive in I was just in awe of the beauty of fall around me….we have been so blessed with frequent rains that the grass is still green and the green grass with the fall colored leaves  framing it is simply spectacular….the reds, yellows, oranges against the green…..Our God is an awesome God….And did you notice the sky yesterday, my gosh pure white clouds sharing the bright blue sky with clouds of every shade of gray……breathtaking….I had intended to write about all that beauty yesterday, but the day got away from me, so this morning….Well, this morning when I got into my car and headed to work…..the scenery was even more impressive, intense….This morning the green grass glistened….sparkled….danced...with the first frost gently covering every blade ….the sun in the clear morning sky shining so brightly  the grass appeared to be covered in tiny sparkling gems….Breath taking….Our God is an awesome God!  How could anyone wonder about HIS existence!  As I drove, my heart over-flowed with love and gratitude to our Father for the beauty of His world, for the blessings that fill each day, for family, friends, job, home, church, for struggles that make me stronger and draw me closer to HIM……I was seeing His love in the sparkling grass……and I want to sparkle for HIM.  Father, our Creator….thank you…..Your world is magnificent, help us to be good caretakers and Father help us to sparkle with Your Love.

 

The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining ever brighter till the full light of day.  But he way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.  My son, pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words.  Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart (and sparkle with them); for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body. Proverbs 4:18-22.  The Lord their God will save them on that day as the flock of His people.  They will sparkle in His land like jewels in a crown.  Zechariah 9:16.  Jesus said, “Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.  He who has ears, let him hear.  Matthew 13:43.  RISE, SHINE, GIVE GOD THE GLORY!!!  In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth……AND IT IS GOOD!  Genesis 1:1.

Love you all!