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.
Julie Bentonville,AR
Even to your old age and gray hairs I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. Isaiah 46:4 NIV
Stephanie, Irvine, CA
“A man of knowledge uses words of restraint, and a man of understanding is even-tempered.” (Proverbs 17:27, NIV)
Cindy ~ Lancaster OH
But now thus says the LORD,
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are mine.”
Isaiah 43:1 (ESV)
Tilley from Franklin, TN
Judy Grieve Clarks Hill SC
Psalm 25:17 (NRSV)
Relieve the troubles of my heart,
and bring me out of my distress.
Tilley from Franklin, TN:
My problems go from bad to worse. Oh, save me from them all! Feel my pain and see my trouble. Forgive all my sins.
Psalm 25: 17-18 (NLT)
Deborah Brine, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: Psalm 128:2, “For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.”
Lake City FL. “Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim His greatness. Let the whole world know what He has done. Sing to Him; yes, sing His praises. Tell everyone about His wonderful deeds.”
1 Chronicles 16:8-9 NLT
Amy7634 from the Midwest:
“I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance.”
Ephesians 1:18 (NLT)
Joyce jones,Colleyville,TX, O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life you murderers! Psalm 139:19 NLT
Janice Stumpff. Topeka, KS
John 1:1 NIV
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.
Claudia, Franklin, TN
The LORD says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you. Psalm 32:8 NLT
“Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.”
Psalms 36:5 ESV
Tara, Greensboro, NC
Lord, my every desire is known to You;
my sighing is not hidden from You.
Psalm 38:9
HCSB
Regina, Floydada, Texas ~ ” When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.” ~ Psalm 34:17 ESV
Dawn Atwood, McKinney, TX
“I’ll fill you full with old age. I’ll show you my salvation.””
Psalms 91:16 CEB
Hannah from Elmria, ON
“For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.” 1 John 5:4
Conyers, GA Isaiah 40:31 KJV
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Susan Sarver, St. George UT
“This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 HCSB
Leah Cullen – Ramona, CA
“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.”
Romans 8:11 (ESV)
Kim, Gaithersburg MD
The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; he does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. (Psalm 103:8-12 NIV)
Georgia from Bristow, Oklahoma:
Psalms 34:18 — The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. (ESV)
Andrea Baranick from Houston, TX “Keep asking, and it will be given to you. Keep searching, and you will find. Keep knocking, and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7 HCSB
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:6
Tina Shelton – Richmond, TX
“All scripture is God-Breathes and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
Ruth Kitchener, ON
I lift up my eyes to the hills – where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Amanda, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
My problems go from bad to worse.
Oh save me from them all!
Psalm 25:17 NLT
Chris Robertson from Fort Wayne, IN
Look upon my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins. Psalm 25:19 NIV
Patty Lincoln, Greenville, SC: “Why? Because the Master won’t ever walk out and fail to return .” Lam. 3:31 MSG
Diane from Cypress, TX
“”Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.”
Deuteronomy 6:4 ESV
Susannah from Cypress, TX
“Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear.”
Isaiah 65:24 esv
Terra Brown, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
“By His Divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know Him, the one who called us to Himself by means of His marvelous glory & excellence”
2 Peter 1:3 (NLT)
Vonnie Baker Marble Hill MO. I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me. Philippians 4:13 KJV
Robin, Grants Pass, OR
His soul shall abide in well-being, and his offspring shall inherit the land.
Psalm 25:13 ESV
Nancy Bradshaw Melbourne, Florida
For the Lord God will go before you, the God of Israel will be your rear guard.
Isaiah 52:12
Dallas, GA
“Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.”Col. 3:24 NIV
Romans 8:37
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors thought Him who loved us.” (ESV)
Romans 8:37
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” (ESV)
Sarah, Montrose, CO
Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Colossians 3:22
“Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.”
Psalm 150:1 NIV
Nikola, BC, Canada
“For those who are lef by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by Him we cry ‘Abba, Father.'” Romans 8:14-15 NIV
Julie Snyder from New York, NY: “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” – Matthew 11:29 ESV
Ali C., Pleasanton, CA- “Lead me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.” Psalms 25:5 ESV
Chris
Waynesville, NC
Consider my affliction and my trouble, and forgive all my sins.
Psalm 25:18
ESV
From Marysville, Michigan
Psalm 19:14 May my spoken words and unspoken thoughts be pleasing even to you, O Lord my Rock and my Redeemer.” The Living Bible
Cris , Virginia Beach VA Is anyone among you suffering ? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praises . James 5:13 NET
Jeanette Dahm LakeOswego, Oregon. Psalm 12–3. NIV. He will not let your foot slip-he who watches over you will not slumber.
Melody from Borden, Indiana: “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” James 1:27. NIV
Ann Haltom City Tx
Verse 19 Psalm 119:57
You are my portion, LORD; I have promised to obey your words.
Williamsville, NY
Psalm 27:13
I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
NIV
Mary Pat Byrd from Richmond Hill, GA
“in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” -Philippians 2:10b-11 NIV