Worship into the Week- Garments of Salvation

 

Worship into the Week-

Isaiah 61: 1-4, 8-11

The Year of the Lord's Favor

Isaiah reveals the message of God as Good News 

to the poor, downtrodden, 

to those who are broken hearted and mournful.

The blessing of the message of freedom to those 

imprisoned by these challenges is a great gift.

When lives are on the ash heaps

 of ruin and personal failure,

God has a plan to turn these situations

 into something beautiful. 

This section of Scripture is what Jesus 

read in the synagogue in Nazareth.

It so angered the people that they wanted to kill him.

They knew this part of Scripture so very well.

God has a restoration plan.

Hold on- their is a redemption promise.

He is coming back to take me home.

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Advent 2023- Redemption Foretold- Days 10-16

 

Words for Day 10 for Advent-

Proclaim Liberty and Christ

Advent Day 11-

Obedience

Advent Day 12-

Bethlehem and Wise Men

Advent Day 13- Loves

Called My Son and Mary

 

Advent Day 14-Prepare the Way

John the Baptist

Advent Day 15

, 

Advent Day 16-

Redemption Foretold

Remember the day of Advent start on Dec 3,

not the Days of the month.

Worship into the Week- Comfort, Comfort

 

Worship into the Week-

Isaiah 40: 1-11

Sin had brought destruction to Jerusalem 

because they had walked away from obedience to God.

 At the hands of the Babylonians,

there was great loss and suffering.

The people wondered why it would end.

Is there hope for the future?

The word of comfort here is about restoration and 

reconciliation of God to his people.

The hope and promise of this comfort is found in Jesus.

The image of the Shepherd holding a lamb is

significant for portraying this gentle holding of His people.

Today when challenges, loss, and grief overwhelm, 

we can picture the Shepherd close by.

Lean back and listen to the heartbeat.

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Advent 2023 - Redemption Foretold- Days 5-9

Redemption Foretold has been great for the connections 

and the highlight for Advent words 

for my Advent 2023 journey.

House    Promise

Son of the Most High

Blessed

A Great Nation

Stewards   Christ

Ruler

Joseph

Establish his Kingdom

Reign 

Kingdom

of the LORD

Wisdom and understanding

God the Father

honor and glory

This tag project is part of the Advent by Candlelight 

event kit from Visual Faith® Ministry.

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Advent started on Dec 3 this year so the 

numbering is NOT by days of the month, 

but by the days of Advent

 since/including day 1 as December 3.

A few moments of "Presence" 

in the busy season of

hurry and scurry.  

A way to take a breath in the 

middle of learning unhurried living.

Worship into the Week- Potter and Clay

 

Worship into the Week-

 Potter and the Clay--- Isaiah 64: m1-9

Here we have Isaiah pleading with God to 

"come down" and intervene

 in the affair of the nations.

We see that God's presence is like a melting fire

 that makes the nations tremble.

But, we are all unclean, we fade like a leaf, 

and the wind takes us away.

But, there is a Father who claims us.

"We are the clay and you are our potter;

we are all the work of your hand."

We can let God shape and mold our thinking,

because He is right, true and good.

We push and tear at this direction 

from our God- who loves us so much.

He is making something good out of me.

This beginning of Advent- 

how do you want to shape me?

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Colored pencils

Advent 2023- Redemption Foretold- Days 1-4

Sunday - December 3 was the first day of Advent.

The beginning of the liturgical church year 

and the days before Christmas.

I have been traveling 

and just catching up here on the blog.

Using the Redemption Foretold resources 

from Visual Faith® Ministry,

 I had prepped an Advent tag book to mark the journey.

 

Each day has an Old Testament reading 

and a New Testament reading for a reflection time.

It is the rhythm of Old Testament prophecy

 and New Testament fulfillment.

Day 2- December 4.

This is part of the Advent by Candlelight

 event packet.

Day 3- December 5

Day 4- December 6

This resource is HERE--  

Option #1 for the tags.

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Thanksliving Devotional Journaling

 

This month was an experiment 

in doing part of our devotional time together.

                     Though we didn't plan to share the prayer page,                                                  it is a significant result. 

 Our readings were different then 

the listing on the prayer page and 

we managed to finish the month together.

I used 4 colored pencils and a black Sharpie pen.

Husband, John, is more of an image guy

 and usually journals with a blue pen.

He would give some background for the readings

 each day and we ended with prayer time for those in our life.

If we got behind a day or two- 

we just caught up along the way.

This has been a mystery for us for years- 

and we decided to take this experiment

 right into ADVENT.

The image page addition has been 

a very helpful tool for our 

shared devotional life journaling.

Grace upon grace.