Hi Siestas! I’m writing this while visiting one of my baby grandsons. I have found a whole new level of delight, watching the world unfold before his sweet, young eyes. Whimsy and wonder, sheer gut-wrenching joy in the simplest of new experiences. The giggles, unencumbered, the wide-eyed enchanting outlook on life. He teaches me, he inspires me, and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that one of my main purposes in grandparenting will be sharing our awe in the wonders and majesty of Jesus. Generation after generation. So…
Nancy Mattingly from Houston, Texas
“God is magnificent; He can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to His greatness. Generation after generation stands in awe…” Psalm 145:3,4 – The Message
I pray that for you and yours as well…total awe at His greatness and goodness. May the simple, profound love of Jesus pour over each of you as you continue to meditate and memorize His perfect Word.
Debbie from Semmes, Al
“Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30 NIV
Martie Carter, Belton, Texas
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:8-9 NIV
Susan Bucher, Fort Worth, TX. “I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand upon the earth.” Job 19:23 NIV.
Janice Bells, Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Verse #19 2 Peter 1:10,11 NIV
Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Sandy from Ft. Gibson, OK
Now then, stand still and see this great thing the Lord is about to do before your eyes!
I Samuel 12:16 NIV
Barbara Ordner, Tomball, TX
“Therefore be clear minded & self controlled so that you can pray” 1 Peter 4:7 NIV
Deena from Amarillo, TX
“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.” Ephesians 6:14-15 NIV
Christy – Knoxville, TN
For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory.
2 Corinthians 4:17
CSB
Joyce from Rockford, IL
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.’ Proverbs 3:5 NIV
Terry in Louisa, VA
Psalm 103:20-22 AMP
Bless the Lord, you His angels, you mighty ones who do His commandments,
obeying the voice of His word!
Bless the Lord all you His hosts, you who serve HIm and do His will.
Bless the Lord, all you works of His, in all places of His dominion.
Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul!
Chris, Seattle, WA
Psalm 37:1 NIV
Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong;
Punky Tolson, Tyler/Dallas, TX- “I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—to say nothing of your owing me even your own self.” Philemon 19, ESV
Kimberly Bignon, Orlando, Florida
“There is a river whose streams make glad
the city of God, the holy place where the Most
High dwells. God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.” Psalm 46:4-5 NIV
Muriel in Ontario 2 Corinthians 4:12 NIV
So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
Nell brinkley. Chattanooga tn. For the lord had ransomed Jacob and has redeemed him from hands too strong for him. Jeremiah 31;11. Esv
Ashley Schroeder
Georgetown, TX
God chose him as your ransom long before the world began, but now in these last days he has been revealed for your sake.
1 Peter 1:20 NLT
Amanda from Cooper, TX says
I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth. 3 John 1:4 NLt
Anne, Bracknell, UK
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him,
Colossians NIVUK
Sue from Kalamazoo, MI
Psalms 31:20 (NIV) “In the shelter of your presence you hide them from the intrigues of men: in your dwelling you keep them safe from accusing tongues.”
Carol Hartley Montgomery Al
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 (NIV)
Crystal, Livonia, MI
“Wives, submit to your husbands as is fitting to the Lord.”
Col. 3:18 ESV
Shawn in AZ
But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spit. 1 Peter 1:19 NKJV
Becky, Roswell, GA
“Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.'”
Romans 12:19, ESV
Laura
Littleton, Colorado
Psalm 55:22 (NIV)
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.
Erika Archie, Gatesville, TX
For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
Luke 14:11 NKJV
He who did not spare his own son, but gave him up for us all – how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things. Romans 8:33 NIV
Dottie Morrow
Mansfield, TX
“Surely He scorns the scornful, but gives grace to the humble.” Proverbs 3:34 NKJF
Maureen, St. Clair Shores, MI. “When I walk into the thick of trouble, keep me alive in the angry turmoil. With one hand strike my foes, with the other hand save me.” (Psalm 138:7) The Message
Connie Harper Tyler tx. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 2 Corinthians 13:14 ESV
Mary, Orlando, FL
31What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? 32 He who did not spare His own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?
Romans 8:31-32 ESV
Amy, Tampa, FL
Psalm 23:3 NRSV
“He leads me in right paths, for his name’s sake.”
Rita – Alva, Florida
“Those who obey God’s Commandments remain in fellowship with Him, and He with them. And we know He lives in us because the Spirit He gave us lives in us.”
1 John 3:24 – NLT
Susan Davidson from OP, KS
For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. Psalm 103:11 NLT
There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which we can be saved. Act 4:12 (NRSV)
Maryjo from Chandler, AZ
so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Roman’s 12:5 NIV
Nance from Newmarket ON Canada
“For the Lord Himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First the believers who have died will rise from their graves.”
1 Thess 4:16
NLT
Marsha Householder
Murrells Inlet, SC
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9
NKJV
Tane McGehee, Uvalde, Texas Oct.3, 2017
Romans 6:14 NIV
For sin shall not be your master, because you are not
under law, but under grace.
Sara Etta from Albuquerque
Submit your self, then, to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
James 4:7
Joanna, Dallas, TX.
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. -Philippians 2:2 NIV
Joni, Port Neches, TX. “of which I became a minister according to the stewardship from God that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,” Colossians 1:25, ESV
Alicia Sliter from Shoreview, MN: “Remember the prisoners as if chained with them – those who are mistreated – since you yourselves are in the body also.” Hebrews 13:3 NKJV.
Sandy Bowers, Bryan, Ohio
Consequently, just as one trespass resulted in condemnation for all people, so also one righteous act resulted in justification and life for all people.
Romans 5:18 NIV
Beverly Wheeler, Frisco, TX.
2 “I know that you can do all things;
no purpose of yours can be thwarted.Job 42:2 (NIV)
Whitney from Russellville, TN
Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. Colossians 3:13 ESV
Tammy, Burleson, TX
Oh Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in on the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Psalm 8:1 ESV
Tami, Louisiana
“Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. he alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.” (Psalm 62:5-6) NIV
Kaye from Hamburg, AR
The horse is made ready for the day of battle,
but victory rests with the Lord.
Proverbs 21:31.
Jennifer Mosher in Canfield, Ohio NKJV 1 Samuel 1:27-28
For this child I prayed, and the Lord has granted me my petition which I asked of Him. Therefore I also have lent him to the Lord; as long as he lives, he shall be lent to the Lord. So they worshiped the Lord.
The Lord your God in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 NKJV