CALLED

AGAIN AND AGAIN AND AGAIN

And now God, do it again-

Bring rains to our drought-stricken lives

So those who planted their crops in despair 

will shout hurrahs at the harvest,

So those who went off with heavy hearts

 will come home laughing,

 with armloads of blessings.

Psalm 126:4-6
The Message

LET HIM IN

  Open up, ancient gates!

Open up, ancient doors,

and let the King of Glory enter.

Who is the King of Glory?

The LORD strong and mighty;

The LORD invincible in battle.

Open up, ancient gates!

Open up, ancient doors,

And let the King of Glory enter.

Who is the King of Glory?

The LORD of Heaven's Armies-

He is the King of Glory.

Psalm 24:7-10







 

HOW TO STAY ABOVE THE WATER

LET US CELEBRATE!

CONFIDENCE

Forty-eight hours before Topical Storm Isaac was predicted to make a pass over our area, people were frantically marking things off their Hurricane-Preparedness List. Gas for cars and generators. Propane tanks for gas grills. Ice. Food. Medicines. Batteries, especially size D, which were impossible to find.

Those of us who have spent our lives on the coast always try to act calm and confident as a storm approaches. But there is always a little anxiety, as no one really knows what a storm will do.

This time the storm passed by us and wreaked havoc on our neighbors to our west. Our hearts broke for them.

In the middle of our preparations we took a quick trip to the beach, and this is what we saw:

These little guys just doing what they do everyday.

And glorifying the Creator while they were doing it.

"Blessed are those who trust in the LORD 

and have made the LORD their hope and their confidence."  

Jeremiah 17:7

IMPOSSIBLE

"Asking where you are, Lord. 

Wondering where you've been.

 Is like standing in a hurricane, trying to find the wind."  

Already All I Need by Christy Nockels

As we wait for Hurricane Isaac, I am reminded that a hurricane without the wind is as impossible as my life is without His presence. For that I rejoice and give thanks.

"I can never escape from your Spirit.

I can never get away from your presence!"

Psalm 139:7

WAITING

Let all that I am wait quietly before God,

for my hope is in Him.

He alone is my rock and my salvation,

my fortress where I will not be shaken.

My victory and honor come from God alone.

He is my refuge, a rock where no enemy can reach me.

O my people, trust in God at all times.

Pour out your heart to Him,

for God is our refuge.

Psalm 62: 5-8

WITH ME

What do you do when you see a storm coming?

Be strong and of good courage,

Do not fear

Nor be afraid of them,

For the LORD your God,

He is the One who goes with you.

He will not leave you nor forsake you.

Deuteronomy 31:6

FAITHFUL

"If we are unfaithful, He remains faithful,

for He cannot deny who He is." 

2 Timothy 2:13

IT IS HE

Do you not know?

Have you not heard?

Has it not been declared to you from the beginning?

Have you not understood the foundations of the earth?

It is He who sits above the circle of the earth.

And its inhabitants are like grasshoppers,

Who stretches out the heavens like a curtain 

And spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.

Isaiah 40:21-22

"THEREFORE,

since we have been made right in God's sight by faith, we have peace with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us.

 Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God's glory."

 Romans 5:1-2

ME AND THE TIN MAN

"My flesh and my heart may fail, 

But God is the strength of my heart

And my portion forever."
Psalm 73:26