Worship into the Week- Your Word is Joy and Delight

 

Worship into the Week-

Jeremiah 15:15-21

Things seem pretty challenging for Jeremiah and

he begins a lament and complaint to God.

Though he has held God's Word with joy and delight,

he is living a lonely and isolated life.

He has served the LORD God of Heaven's Armies.

Yet, his suffering continues and he sees the sins

 of others all around him.

He doubts God's hand to help 

and compares Him to a dried up brook.

God is going to respond to THAT.

Jeremiah is told to stop the doubting and self-pity.

He is told to choose his words well

 and be a good influence.

He can be a strong and valuable contributor!

God promises that Jeremiah will be

 as strong as a bronze wall 

and that He will protect and rescue him. 

The Lord sets Jeremiah back on the right track.

 The Lord is with him.

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Calendar Journaling- August 2026

 

Calendar Journaling- August 2026

Still tracking the take aways for the month.

Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10

So you are in my hand. Jeremiah 18:6

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Lainey is Five!

 

First day of Pre-K and turning 5.

All in the same day for Lainey Ella Christine.

Fun for big sister to have Lainey

 at school with all the siblings.

Birthday breakfast is always 

better with a crown to wear.

A favorite birthday gift- 

a baby doll like big sister.

Such a great smile on a sweet little girl.

Lainey is always up to something 

and doesn't miss anything.

The blessing of the youngest is a gift

 to this Schumacher family each and every day.

Lainey Lou we love you!

Hadley is Seven!

 

Hadley is seven!

A new baby to care for now.

A bit of fringe on her new cowgirl jacket.

A new backpack for school 

and a sister interested in all the presents.

Batty looks over all the festivities.

A new fall jacket.  Dress up in a dress her mom wore.

A new bike. Cinnamon rolls for breakfast.

A birthday treat at Culver's.

Very pretty flowers at this Minnesota Culver's.

A Dairy Queen cake and a cowgirl t-shirt.

Some new Kens for Barbie play.  Look at those boots for the cowgirl. 

Blessings for the birthday girl and the Schumacher family.

Proud of this growing-up-too-fast little girl.

Hadley you are a sweetheart.

Worship into the Week- Salvation Forever

 

Worship into the Week

Isaiah 51:1-6- A Call to Trust the LORD

A challenging time for the Jewish exiles in Babylon.

Isaiah has a message of comfort and hope.

He urges them to remember where they come from 

and to put their trust in God's eternal salvation.

Things looked futile for Abraham and Sarah 

as a childless couple, yet they were blessed

 with countless descendants.

The barren wilderness would become

 like the Garden of Eden.

All the things on earth vanish, get used up,

or simply fade away.

But, the LORD places before us

 the gift of the eternal things.

Salvation and righteousness last forever.

There is nothing that will take that away.

That is good news for us as exiles

 in this world now.

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Worship into the Week- My Salvation Will Come

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Isaiah 56: 1, 6-8

Blessings for All Nations

This is the call for God's people

 to practice justice and righteousness.

It is time to welcome outsiders-

 like the foreigners-

into a covenant community.

The community was struggling with figuring out 

where they belonged and often found themselves isolated.

It was time to move beyond the ethnic and

physical boundaries so that inclusion was based on

faithfulness rather than ancestral lines.

We too, often limit who is included

 in our own communities.

We have barriers seen and unseen for inclusivity.

Not much has changed across the generations.

But, we see that the LORD desires a house

 of prayer for all

nations and all people.

Let our mindset be this heart of welcome.

The LORD desires salvation for all.

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Worship into the Week- Were You There?

 Worship into the Week- 

 Job 38:4-18

The Lord challenges Job 

and answers him from a whirlwind

 as He shifts the focus from suffering to divine majesty.

He asks Job where he was when He laid 

the earth's foundation, and created the world. 

The LORD points out that the stars sang 

and angels shouted for joy long before humans existed.

There is a distinct gap between the wisdom of God 

and the understanding of the human mind.

Just as Job can't command the light, 

neither can he plumb the depths of the ocean.

His skills become more puny as the time goes on.

You just can't out God - God.

God doesn't answer the complaints that Job has but,

instead moves the main point from human pain to

the complex order of creation.

Job is humbled by the interaction and

is moved to a silent awe, with no recourse but repentance.

His only way forward is to just trust God.

If only we could see this is the first place to start,

 rather than the outcome of our ranting and raving!

It is quite amazing that God puts up with us at all. 

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