Worship into the Week- Spiritual Blindness

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Isaiah 29:11-19

Jerusalem knew how to talk the spiritual talk,

 but they were living a double life.

Their hearts were far away from God.

Knowing a person's heart is God's territory.

We can try by looking at the whole story of 

someone's life, but even that is limited. 

Here Isaiah is speaking of the great 

spiritual blindness of 

the leaders of Jerusalem. 

They have access to God's Word,

 but don't understand it's meaning.

How is that any different from 

the leaders in our world?

Empty lip service to God.

Or perhaps the created begins to think

it is greater than the Creator.

Or that they can hide their plans 

from the potter.

 They do their works in the dark.

Not transparent.

But, then there is a shift. 

Isaiah begins to tell of a fruitful land 

where the deaf hear and the blind see.

The humble finally experience joy

 in relationship with Lord.

God's mercy shines through the story

of redemption.

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Lainey is Three

 

This little firecracker is officially three.

Three and into everything Elsa and Frozen.

She has a new "kitty" and carrier.

That is a lot of confetti sprinkles!!!

A bit of dress up.

All the good things that make up a princess.

With Papa and Gigi and the 

Meier clan (minus Dan.)

Mom and Dad and Auntie Jess with Papa and Gigi.

What a fun gathering with the Michigan cousins.

Fun food and friends for a party.

Lainey Ella Christine- we love you!

AND when your birthday is on the first day of school-

your wear your gold sparkle shoes and get a crown!

        

Worship into the Week- The Lord Hears Them

 

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Psalm 34:12-22

"The LORD is near to the brokenhearted 

and saves the crushed in spirit."

We may hear the word brokenhearted,

 but we perhaps don't use it very often.

"Feeling or showing extreme discouragement, 

dejection, or depression.

Despondent about his health."

Crushed in spirit is another term 

we might shortened to "crushed."

Crushed- could mean when we have lost passion, desire

 and energy to deal with life and its challenges.

When we just feel broken.

How do we deal with life when it comes to this point?

We find something to be thankful for each day.

We give praise and worship to the One who keeps us.

We worship the One who redeems.

We seek refuge in the One who delivers us.

Then the next day comes and we start all over again.

"When the righteous cry for help,

the LORD hears and delivers them

 out of all their troubles." v. 17

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Hadley Grace is Five

 

Hadley Grace has been waiting

 for five for awhile now.

She just knew it would be very special.

It included a new outfit or two and sweet younger sister

 loved the sharing of the crowns.

So yes, the whole dress up bin 

came out for the celebration.

A new pink bike was a thrill of a gift.

"no boy bike" allowed.

We love you dear sweet, 

feisty, unicorn princess. 

May the Lord grant you the graciousness 

of good health and safety in all of your days.

Worship into the Week- Delivered from All my Fears

 

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Psalm 34:1-8

Last Friday evening I was working on these

pages for my worship into the week journal.

On Saturday morning- August 10th, I was 

coloring in the Psalm verse.

At 11:30 am we got the news that son-in law Daniel 

had been in a severe bike accident.

In the caring way that the Lord does His work,

I was planting these words in my heart.

"He delivered me from all my fears."

Taste and See that the Lord is Good.

Blessed is the the man who takes refuge in him!

Thank you Lord, for all the ways you take care of us.

We give thanks for the tender knitting together

 of Daniel in surgeries this week.

May we enter this trusted relationship 

with you in hope for the future of all our days.

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Worship into the Week- About to Rain

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Exodus 16:2-15

The first part of this week has been dealing

 with the aftermath of Hurricane Debbie.

She has certainly been raining down.

Our text for this week in Exodus

 is talking about a different kind of raining down.

Raining down bread.

Grumbling people.

Wishing they could go back to where they were before.

Slavery was better than this hunger in the desert.

But wait, in the morning 

you shall see the glory of the Lord.

That is not an ordinary day.

Then today, we have the news of son-in law-

 Daniel, in a truck and bike accident.

Daniel on the bike. 

We give thanks for the preservation of his life.

We pray that in all the days ahead 

of surgery and recovery that Daniel 

and all of us may be reminded

that "I am the Lord Your God."

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The Reno Story- July 2024

 

The first part of the month

 they cut the top windows out.

What a stunning view appeared 

as now we saw clouds floating along.

The house got wrapped in Tyvek.

A new charcoal black roof covers everything now.

Some new doors went in all sorts of new spaces.

The deck was started.

A small storage closet was removed to enlarge the shop.

It was actually the backside of the house they took out.

Closets were framed out in the office.

 A couple of loads of trash were removed.

It is still easy to see the stable side of the yard

 and the part that is "under construction."

Things continue to move forward.

Waiting right now for the windows to arrive.

Worship into the Week- Covenant

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Genesis 9:8-17

"I have set my bow in the cloud, 

and it shall be a sign of the covenant 

between me and the earth."

God's covenant with Noah

 is His covenant with me!

A strong storm roared through my neighborhood tonite.

  Though I didn't see it, 

social media posts showed the rainbow.

Our family has always been 

on rainbow lookout after a storm.

Why?

Rainbows are such a visible, notable sign from God.

The reminder in nature that ties right to Scripture.

God's Word places tonight's rainbow 

right into the connection of Genesis 9:13.

That's such a great and wonderful 

sign of a promise.

A contract, an agreement between God and his people.

May every rainbow sighting be a vivid reminder of this

precious relationship.

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