The Blessing of Two
There’s something divine about the number two. Just ask Noah, who mastered the art of the double as he herded every creature two by two onto that ark. And then, there’s Solomon who wisely penned, “Two are better than one” (Ecclesiastes 4:9). God must have known how much my life needed a double portion of…
What Side are You On?
The word, consecrate, stands out to me today. Consecrate: to make something or declare something sacred, blessed, sanctified, make holy, dedicated to God, devoted, reserved, anointed, set apart. In Luke 2, we read that Jesus’ parents took Him to the temple to be consecrated to God. We took that seriously as the template for consecrating…
Sacred in the Ordinary
Aw! Welcome the thunder and the rain! At last! God’s mercy are new every morning! Abruptly, dark clouds can loom over us and in a matter of minutes, a storm of monumental proportions of thunder and torrents of rain can pelt us. In my own little world, I can imagine God looking down on us…
Consecrated
We don’t often hear the word “consecrate” that much in our everyday conversations. But, the word, consecrate, stood out to me in my devotions yesterday. Consecrate: to make or declare something sacred, blessed, holy, dedicated to God, devoted, anointed, set apart. I’m still thinking about parents at the start of this new school year, so…
How Do Our Yeses Measure Up to Mary’s?
A friend came over to receive some items for a ministry position that she had said YES to. We talked about how a YES means uncertainty yet a beautiful and dramatical inward change when that YES comes out of our heads and we say it out loud! When we say YES, suddenly we start to…
I Pinky Promise
I love having those intimate, one-on-one times with my grands. Many times they are unfiltered and they say what they think……and they say what they shouldn’t think! I’ll see their eyes pleading with me “Nana, please don’t tell anyone I told you that!” And I reply with action “I won’t. Pinky promise!” The pinky promise…
My Teachers Bribed Me
As a child, I remember memorizing many scripture verses. We were “bribed” by our Sunday School teachers to learn and quote them by heart. If we did, we’d receive prizes and rewards. Right or wrong, it worked for me, because I know those scriptures from memory and I live by them still today. For any…
Set Apart and Consecrated
The word, consecrate, stood out to me in my devotions yesterday. Consecrate: to make something or declare something sacred, blessed, sanctified, make holy, dedicated to God, devoted, reserved, anointed, set apart. In Luke 2, we read that Jesus’ parents took Him to the temple to be consecrated to God. We took that seriously as the…