Shhhhh....don't tell Mike.
Two different women at different times today at chapel commented on how Stacia's hair has grown while we were gone. Poor bald baby...but they both commented on the fact that she is going to be a "darling little red head". :::Snort:::: I wonder....we've had children before who looked like red heads and then went brunette.....but she is almost 9 months old and it is looking sort of red as it comes in...they used to say it looked "like her mothers" but now my hair is white and not red. LOL It looks like she may sun bleach in the summer...who knows????
Red hair...I guess Mike can learn to deal with it. {vbg} I've always wanted a redhead.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
May I just brag on my God a minute?
What an awe-inspiring and creative God we have. Mike came home from a trip to Wal-mart for more first aide supplies for Jamin....and said we had to go see.
The skies are lit up with wave after wave of lightening that rolls across the sky horizontally! It dances. It's beautiful...it compares with the Northern Lights and makes me miss my friend Nichole who loves the winter skies in AK.
What an awe-inspiring and creative God we have. Mike came home from a trip to Wal-mart for more first aide supplies for Jamin....and said we had to go see.
The skies are lit up with wave after wave of lightening that rolls across the sky horizontally! It dances. It's beautiful...it compares with the Northern Lights and makes me miss my friend Nichole who loves the winter skies in AK.
“Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name”
Do we take the time to revere God’s name? In Scripture “names” equate with attributes and the very nature and character of a person. We are to count God’s character as holy. We are to have a holy fear of God and all that He is.
We are not allowed to say “Oh – my God isn’t like THAT”….if Scripture states that God is holy, just, pure, merciful, sovereign, almighty, self-sufficient, our healer, provider and more…then He is. To honor His name is to embrace all that is in His character. We dishonor His name when we pick and choose and make up our own composite image of “god”.
Many of us have committed not to take the Lord’s name in vain. Unfortunately, we’ve lessened His command to mean that we won’t swear with God’s name. While this may be a good start, it seems to fall short of what God intended. When we refuse to accept and embrace all that God is, we take His name/character in vain. When we allow our fears to have more sway than the Word of God in determining who we believe God is, we have taken His name in vain.
What about the phrase “in Jesus’ name?” Is this a phrase that we simply tack on to the end of our prayers? Is a prayer not valid unless the magical 3 words are added? Certainly, there is something to be said of not being ashamed to name the name of Christ in public. But could it be that when we are told to pray in Jesus’ name, God had much more in mind than simply reciting the words? Could it be that He is more concerned that our prayers are “in line with the character of Jesus?” Could I in fact pray a beautiful prayer “in the name of Jesus” and that prayer really NOT be in the name of Jesus at all? Could I pray a simple prayer and maybe not use that phrase and still have it be pleasing to God? Could it still line up with all that is in the character and nature of God and be considered pleasing and “in the name of Jesus?”
Some thoughts as I prepare for Tuesday night.
Do we take the time to revere God’s name? In Scripture “names” equate with attributes and the very nature and character of a person. We are to count God’s character as holy. We are to have a holy fear of God and all that He is.
We are not allowed to say “Oh – my God isn’t like THAT”….if Scripture states that God is holy, just, pure, merciful, sovereign, almighty, self-sufficient, our healer, provider and more…then He is. To honor His name is to embrace all that is in His character. We dishonor His name when we pick and choose and make up our own composite image of “god”.
Many of us have committed not to take the Lord’s name in vain. Unfortunately, we’ve lessened His command to mean that we won’t swear with God’s name. While this may be a good start, it seems to fall short of what God intended. When we refuse to accept and embrace all that God is, we take His name/character in vain. When we allow our fears to have more sway than the Word of God in determining who we believe God is, we have taken His name in vain.
What about the phrase “in Jesus’ name?” Is this a phrase that we simply tack on to the end of our prayers? Is a prayer not valid unless the magical 3 words are added? Certainly, there is something to be said of not being ashamed to name the name of Christ in public. But could it be that when we are told to pray in Jesus’ name, God had much more in mind than simply reciting the words? Could it be that He is more concerned that our prayers are “in line with the character of Jesus?” Could I in fact pray a beautiful prayer “in the name of Jesus” and that prayer really NOT be in the name of Jesus at all? Could I pray a simple prayer and maybe not use that phrase and still have it be pleasing to God? Could it still line up with all that is in the character and nature of God and be considered pleasing and “in the name of Jesus?”
Some thoughts as I prepare for Tuesday night.
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