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.
Sharon Lee, Riverside, Ca.
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding
in love.
Psalm 103:8 NIV
Misty Sanders, North Charleston, SC
Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.
Ephesians 4:23 NLT
Vicki – Broken Arrow, OK
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”
Romans 15:13 (ESV)
Carol Lage. Jefferson City, MO
Psalm 34:4-5
“I prayed to the Lord, and he answered me. He freed me from all my fears. Those who look to Him for help will be radiant with joy, no shadow of shame will darken their face.”
Psalm 34:4-5
Deb Brown, Becker MN
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith – more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire – may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 1Peter 1:6-9 ESV
Deanne Johnson – Laguna Hills, CA
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV
Holly J, Santa Monica, CA
“O that You would slay the wicked, O God; Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.” – Psalm 139:19, NASB
Marie Franse, Albuquerque, NM: so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, Philippians 1:10 (NIV)
Richmond, TX
Colossians 4: 5-6
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders;
make the most of every opportunity.
Let your conversation be always full of grace,
seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Cindy, Wilton, Wiltshire, England
“And blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the LORD would be fulfilled.” Luke 1:45 NET
New Braunfels, TX
Let a man regard us in this manner, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover, it is required of servants that one be found trustworthy. I Cor. 4:1-2
Kimberly Chico ca.
Teach me thy way O Lord;I will walk in thy truth:
Unite my heart to fear thy name.
Psalm 86:11 kjv
Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, himself, is the Rock eternal.
Isaiah 26:4 NIV
Anita Kisemh from Peach Springs,Arizona
Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, himself, is the Rock eternal.
Isaiah 26:4 NIV
Nancy Maddox, Crowley, TX
1 Thess. 5:19 Do not quench the spirit.
Hummelstown, Pa
KJV
2 Peter 1:3
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:
KJV
Donna, Athens, GA
The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world.
–John 1:9 RSV-2CE
Judith from Tri Cities area, Tennessee
“But let justice roll on like a river; righeousness like a never- failing stream!”
Amos 524 NIV
Ellie Gosnell, Lady Lake, FL
Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7
Luke 21:34-35 (MSG)
“But be on your guard. Don’t let the sharp edge of your expectation get dulled by parties and drinking and shopping. Otherwise, that Day is going to take you by complete surprise, spring on you suddenly like a trap, for it’s going to come on everyone, everywhere, at once.”
Lark from Greenville, SC. “You suffered along with those who were thrown into jail, and when all you owned was taken from you, you accepted it with joy. You knew there were better things waiting for you that will last forever.” Hebrews 10:34 NLT
Kim Rowles
New Port Richey, FL
Lamentations 3:24 ESV
“I say to myself, the Lord is my portion, therefore I will wait for Him.”
Kristie, Montgomery, TX: “I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.” Lamentations 3:20 NIV
Look on my affliction and my pain, And forgive all my sins. Psalm 25:18 NKJV
Carolyn Hisaw, Broken Arrow Ok.
2 Peter 1:3 HCSB
His divine power has given us everything required for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.
Jill Dunedin, FL
My brothers , if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, remember this : Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
James 5:19-20 NIV
Joy Thompson – Fort Worth, TX – Psalms 139:19
Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God!
O men of blood, depart from me!
ROMANS 10:13 KJV
For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Lynn Bennett, New Smyrna Beach, Fl
Col 1:9-10 NIV
We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,
So that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way…
Jeannine Hale
Eagan, MN
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:25-26 NIV
Forest , VA
So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.
–Luke 14:33 NASB
Jana Wright from Bennington Vermont
Psalm 59:16 – But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
Deborah Starkey, Proctorville, Ohio
…and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
Ephesians 6:15 ESV
Karen, Bronson, TX
Bless the Lord, O you his angels,
You mighty ones who do his word,
Obeying the voice of his word!
Psalm 103:20 ESV
Heidelberg, Germany
2 Timothy 2:21
Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will be a vessel for honour, sanctified, useful to the Master prepared for every good work.
Rachael Ornelas San Marcos TX
Consider it wholly joyful, my brethren, whenever you are enveloped in or encounter trials of any sort or fall into various temptations.
James 1:2
AMPC
Lora – Kernersville, NC – “Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord. Romans 12:19 NIV
Memorizing Psalm 25. ESV
V 19- Consider how many are my foes, and with what violent hatred they hate me.
Valerie, West Bloomfield, MI
For this God is our God for ever and ever; and he will be our guide even to the end.
Psalm 48:14 NIV
Isabelle, Rolling Meadows, IL: But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest when I preach to others I myself should become disqualified. 1 Corinthians 9:27 NKJV
Jane Baker from Pontiac, IL: “I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.” Psalm 119:19 (NIV 1984)
LaVerne from Dallas, Ga.
“But He answered, “It is written man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.””
Matthew 4:4 ESV
Judy,Marietta,GA: And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead he must be kind to everyone,able to teach, not resentful. 2 Timothy 2:24 NIV
Kristen Fowler, Marble, NC
…and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.
2 Peter 1:7 ESV
Psalm 139:5 EV
you hem me in, behind and before
and lay your hand upon me
Julie from Nederland Texas
Judy Louisville, KY 1 Corinthians 2:3-13 ESV
1 Corinthians 2:3-13English Standard Version (ESV)
3 And I was with you in weakness and in fear and much trembling, 4 and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men[a] but in the power of God.
Wisdom from the Spirit
6 Yet among the mature we do impart wisdom, although it is not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to pass away. 7 But we impart a secret and hidden wisdom of God, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood this, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But, as it is written,
“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has prepared for those who love him”—
10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. 11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except the spirit of that person, which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. 13 And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual.
Michelle from St. Peters, MO Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. I Peter 5:7 (NLT)
Ann Medford, Sunset, TX
They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations. Isaiah 61:4 (NIV)
Nancy Lori – Holland, MI
Psalm 68:19 ESV
Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears us up; God is our salvation.
Diana, North Attleboro, MA
Indeed, the Lord’s hand is not too short to save, and His ear is not too deaf to hear.
Isaiah 59:1 HCSB