Take this day to catch up on your reading, pray, and rest in the presence of the Lord.
LORD, you have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I stand up;
you understand my thoughts from far away.
—Psalm 139:1–2
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God knows everything about us right down to even the most ordinary details. He knows our thoughts and our words even before we speak them. There is absolutely nothing of us hidden from God.
Good to know God personally knows us so he knows what we are going to do where we are in life and what is good for us ❤️
@Traci Gendron- praying for the Lord’s peace and presence as you remember your precious son.
This week’s notes:
Colossians 3:14-17 Above all, put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. 15 And let the peace of Christ, to which you were also called in one body, rule your hearts. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17 And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
*help me to do this Lord!! Everything in Your Name!!! Thankful and grateful with all my heart!!!
Psalm 73:28 But as for me, God’s presence is my good. I have made the Lord God my refuge, so I can tell about all You do.
1 Chronicles 16:8-12 Give thanks to the Lord; call on His name;
proclaim His deeds among the peoples.
9 Sing to Him; sing praise to Him;
tell about all His wondrous works!
10 Boast in His holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
11 Seek the Lord and His strength;
seek His face always.
12 Remember the wondrous works He has done,
His wonders, and the judgments He has pronounced
1 Chronicles 16:14-15 He is the Lord our God;
His judgments govern the whole earth.
15 Remember His covenant forever—
the promise He ordained for a thousand generations
1 Chronicles 16:23-25 Let the whole earth sing to the Lord.
Proclaim His salvation from day to day.
24 Declare His glory among the nations,
His wondrous works among all peoples.
25 For the Lord is great and highly praised;
He is feared above all gods.
1 Chronicles 16:30-34 let the whole earth tremble before Him.
The world is firmly established; it cannot be shaken. 31 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns!”
32 Let the sea and all that fills it resound;
let the fields and everything in them exult.
33 Then the trees of the forest will shout for joy before the Lord,
for He is coming to judge the earth.
34 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
His faithful love endures forever.
*AMEN!!! I thank and praise You God!! Let me remember You and what You have done and how faithful and consistent You are!!! Let me seek first Your face always!!!
Deuteronomy 4:29 But from there, you will search for the Lord your God, and you will find him when you seek him with all your heart and all your soul.
*SUCH a GOOD reminder!!! Let me seek You with all my heart, soul and every fiber of my being!!! I KNOW You will answer and be there!!!
2 Thessalonians 3:16 May the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
*Yes Lord!! Thank You Father!!!
Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
*AMEN!!!
Psalm 16:11 You reveal the path of life to me;
in Your presence is abundant joy;
at Your right hand are eternal pleasures.
*Amen!! Thank you Lord!!!
Numbers 6:24-26 “May the Lord bless you and protect you;
25 may the Lord make His face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
26 may the Lord look with favor on you
and give you peace.”
*I love this blessing, this prayer, this song!!! Always speaks to my heart and makes me slow down and SEE God and all He has done and is doing!!!
Exodus 33:13 Now if I have indeed found favor with You, please teach me Your ways, and I will know You, so that I may find favor with You. Now consider that this nation is Your people.
*yes Lord!!!
2 Timothy 4:18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil work and will bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever! Amen.
*amazing awesome promise!! May I remember this always!!! Thank You God!!
Psalm 91:4 He will cover you with His feathers; you will take refuge under His wings. His faithfulness will be a protective shield.
Isaiah 40:11 He protects His flock like a shepherd;
He gathers the lambs in His arms
and carries them in the fold of His garment.
He gently leads those that are nursing.
*so comforting!! Thank You God.
Zephaniah 3:17 The Lord your God is among you,
a warrior who saves.
He will rejoice over you with gladness.
He will be quiet in his love.
He will delight in you with singing.
*Thank You Lord!!! SO grateful!!!
Jude 1:24-25 Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, without blemish and with great joy, 25 to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority before all time, now and forever. Amen.
*AMEN!!! Without blemish and great joy!!! LOVE it!!! Praise You Father!!!
Hebrews 4:16 Therefore, let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in time of need.
*love this!! Help me Lord to do this, be confident and bold with complete faith and trust!!
Ephesians 2:13 But now in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Ephesians 2:18 For through Him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.
*SO GRATEFUL for this!!!
Revelation 4:11 Our Lord and God,
you are worthy to receive
glory and honor and power,
because you have created all things,
and by Your will
they exist and were created.
*You are SO BEYOND WORTHY God!!! May we honor, acknowledge and glorify You in ALL things and ways!!!
Psalm 27:4 I have asked one thing from the Lord;
it is what I desire:
to dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
gazing on the beauty of the Lord
and seeking him in his temple.
*this is my continual prayer and heart!!!
Colossians 1:16-20 For everything was created by Him,
in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities—
all things have been created through Him and for Him.
17 He is before all things,
and by Him all things hold together.
18 He is also the head of the body, the church;
He is the beginning,
the firstborn from the dead,
so that He might come to have
first place in everything.
19 For God was pleased to have
all His fullness dwell in Him,
20 and through Him to reconcile
everything to Himself,
whether things on earth or things in heaven,
by making peace
through His blood, shed on the cross.
*AMEN!!!! He is above & before ALL things!!! He holds ALL things and reconciles everything to Himself!!! LOVE this and am SOOOO Grateful for it!!!
Acts 17:24-28 The God who made the world and everything in it—He is Lord of heaven and earth—does not live in shrines made by hands. 25 Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things. 26 From one man He has made every nationality to live over the whole earth and has determined their appointed times and the boundaries of where they live. 27 He did this so that they might seek God, and perhaps they might reach out and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. 28 For in Him we live and move and have our being, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’
*LOVE this!!! AMEN!!!
John 1:29-34 THE LAMB OF GOD
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is the One I told you about: ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because He existed before me.’ 31 I didn’t know Him, but I came baptizing with water so that He might be revealed to Israel.” 32 And John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He rested on Him. 33 I didn’t know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The One you see the Spirit descending and resting on—He is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
*SO Awesome!!!
Isaiah 66:2 My hand made all these things,
and so they all came into being. This is the Lord’s declaration.
I will look favorably on this kind of person:
one who is humble, submissive in spirit,
and trembles at My word.
*may I be this kind of person!!!
Psalm 139:1-8 Lord, You have searched me and known me.
2 You know when I sit down and when I stand up;
You understand my thoughts from far away.
3 You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue,
You know all about it, Lord.
5 You have encircled me;
You have placed Your hand on me.
6 This wondrous knowledge is beyond me.
It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.
7 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?
8 If I go up to heaven, You are there;
if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.
*everywhere I go You are there God!! You KNOW me from the first cell & thought to the last cell & thought, from the inside out!!! There is no place I can go without You there!!! Thank You!!!
Many Blessings and Thanks to all you wonderful sisters!! Your prayers, encouragements and check-in’s have meant more than words could say!!! Love you ladies!!! Xoxo
YAY!!! I am FINALLY caught up with reading all the scriptures after being consistently behind for over a week!!! I know the Mathew study is over, but I wanted to share these gems of revelation with you, that I got while reading the last of the study…
Mathew 27:34 they gave Him wine mixed with gall to drink. But when He tasted it, He refused to drink it.
*wanted to know what gall stood for (besides bitterness) so I looked it up and found this on GotQuestions. VERY Powerful and revelatory.
“In the Bible, the word gall most often refers to a bitter-tasting substance made of a plant such as wormwood or myrrh. Wine mixed with bitter herbs or myrrh created a potion that dulled the sense of pain. The mixture of sour wine and gall was often given to the suffering to ease their pain in death. Jesus refused this gall-laced concoction after He tasted it and realized what it was. In a supernatural display of courage, the Son of Man rejected anything that would numb the suffering He endured for our salvation. Sin against a holy God required extreme punishment, and, in order to completely fulfill His position as our substitute, Jesus wanted nothing that took away from that punishment. On the cross, Jesus became sin for us. To accept wine with gall would lessen sin’s punishment, and Jesus had come to bear the full brunt of God’s wrath against sin, not to take an easier way out.”
Mathew 27:22-25 Pilate asked them, “What should I do then with Jesus, who is called Christ?”
They all answered, “Crucify Him!”
23 Then he said, “Why? What has He done wrong?”
But they kept shouting all the more, “Crucify Him!”
24 When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that a riot was starting instead, he took some water, washed his hands in front of the crowd, and said, “I am innocent of this man’s blood. See to it yourselves!”
25 All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
*seeing for the first time how this interaction between Pilate and the crowd is a picture of how we are with God!! We ask and ask for our own way, God explains why this isn’t a good idea and that there will be consequences.. and finally God washes His hands and let’s us have our own way, consequences and all!! Wow!!
Mathew 28:1-20 *Wow!!! So much in here!! The fulfillment, the angel (love how he sits on top of the rolled away stone as if to say, conquered and done!! Come look at how awesome God is!!!), the lightning, the overpowering light, the fear, the joy, the trust & obedience, the immediate recognition and praise!! The call to do and be as He had instructed them!! All SO AWESOME!!! …then to realize that it was by man’s scheming, covering up and lying that the Jewish people are still deceived today!! Wow!!!
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It’s so comforting that God knows us better than we know ourselves! When I’m feeling depressed, sad, lonely, all the emotions, I can talk to God about it and He always gives me peace and surrounds me with His love and comfort. Sometimes we have to be still to hear from Him.
Praying for all of you!
HE knows where I’m at every moment! I am not alone. Never! Even when I feel alone, I’m not! HE is right beside me. HIS are the footprints in the sand. Happy Saturday sweet She’s on this VERY chilly 39 degrees California Morning.