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.
Rene’ Pingel, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 NIV
Philippians 1:3 NIV
I thank God every time I remember you.
Ontario, Canada
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Matthew 5:6 NIV
Leslie Houston, TX
Jeremiah 17:14
NIV
Heal me O Lord and I will be healed;
Save me and I will be saved,
For you are the one I praise.
Vicky Perrenot, Mesquite TX
“He will be the foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the lord is the key to this treasure.” Isaiah 53:6
Sheila Johnson, Beckley, WV
Psalm 138:8 NLT The Lord will work out his plans for my life–for your faithful love, O Lord, endures forever.
Beau Ratliff, Midland, TX.
“If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose.” Philippians 2:2 NIV
Johannah, Alexandria, LA
“For He has satisfied the thirsty soul,
And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.”
Psalm 107:9 NASB
With my lips I declare all the rules of your mouth. Psalm 119:13 (ESV)
Amy, Gettysburg, PA
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
the Lord bestows favor and honor.
No good thing does he withhold
from those who walk uprightly.
12 O Lord of hosts,
blessed is the one who trusts in you!Psalms 84:11-12 ESV
Shannon Vasquez from Littleton, CO:
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures. ~Luke 24:45
Bette from Danville,PA
Psalm 25:20 NIV
Guard my life and rescue me do not let me be our to shame, for I take rescue in you.
Wendy Buttrey, Acworth, Ga
For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him. Phillipians 2:13 NLT
Ann from Mandeville, LA
Psalm 119:15 (NLT)
I will study your commandments and reflect on your ways.
Nashville,TN. “Watch out that no root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many. ” Heb. 12:15b, NLT
Come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the rock of out salvation.
Psalm 95:1-2
Phyllis, Irvine, CA, “because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Of this you have heard before in the word of truth, the gospel which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing-as it also does among you since the day you heard it and understood the grace of God in truth” Colossians 1:5-6 (ESV)
Lori, Toledo
2 Timoth 2:18 HCSB “They have deviated from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and are overturning the faith of some.”
Soni in Gulfport: Colossians 2:6-7 RSV As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so live in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
Mary Beth, St. Louis, MO
“Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God!
O men of blood, depart from me!”
Psalm 139:19 (ESV)
Heather Louisville, KY
“Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.”
Ephesians 1:4 (NLT)
Stephanie, El Cajon, CA, Psalm 145:18(NIV)- “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.”
Margaret Neil, Jackson, TN
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.
2 Peter 1:3
NIV
Nancy Dal Pian, Port Charlotte, FL
Proverbs 29:25, NIV
Fear of man will prove to be a snare,
but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.
Debbie Peters, Bassett, Virginia
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence. Hebrews 4:16 NIV
Deuteronomy 31:8New International Version (NIV)
8 The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Joan (Coppell, TX): And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. I John 4:16 NIV
“So do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthn you and help you. I will uphold you with my rightous right hand .” Isaiah 41:10. NIV
Amy V from Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
“For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.” Ephesians 5:8 & 9 NLT
Benton, AR
“A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 NKJV
Mary Saul
Houston, TX
2 Timothy 2:1 You, therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus HCSB
Dawn Byers, Alvord Texas “All who heard of it were astonished at the report give them by the shepherds.” Luke 2:18 NAB
Amy Guth from Canton, MS
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:1 ESV
Carol King, Ft. Worth, TX
Who satisfies your years with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle
Psalm 103:5. NASB
Mary Merrell
Albuquerque,NM
James 3:3 “ When we put bits in the mouths of horses to make them obey us, can can tune the whole animal”
NIV
Lesley from California: “So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;”
Colossians 3:12 NASB
Heather Smith
Nashville, TN
Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say,
“I will take revenge;
I will pay them back,”
says the Lord.
-Romans 12:19 (NLT)
Naomi – Colorado Springs – “Consider how many are my foes, and with what violent hatred they hate me” Psalms 25:19 ESV
Theresa, Camden ME. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and we o cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I John 1:9 NKJV
Kathy, Austin pa 34:4 nkjv I sought the Lord and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears.
Rhonda Edmunds from Milton, WV
“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will be joyful in God my Savior.” Habakkuk 3:17-18 NIV
Theresa, Camden ME, If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I John 1:9 NKJV
Rachel Miller from Judsonia, AR. “The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.” 1 Corinthians 15:56 ESV
Valerie Keyser from Fort Myers, FL: “One generation shall commend your works to another,and shall declare your mighty acts.”
Psalm 145:4 ESV
Angie from Bixby:
“Now I know that the Lord saves His anointed; He will answer him from His holy heaven with the saving strength of His right hand.” Ps. 20:6 (NAS)
Stephanie Tausch – Helotes Tx
“Surely the fate of human beings is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath; humans have no advantage over animals. Everything is meaningless.”
Ecclesiastes 3:19 NIV
Jenni, Murray, KY – “”The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.””
Lamentations 3:24 ESV
Elsie – Castle Rock, CO
Isaiah 35:3 HCSB
Strengthen the weak hands,
steady the shaking knees!
Julainne Jones Olathe,Ks. Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.
Psalms 31: 24 NIV
Raleigh, NC
“GOD is magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his greatness. Generation after generation stands in awe of your work; each one tells stories of your mighty acts.”
Psalm 145:3-4 MSG