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Mr Limbaugh’s columns are among my very favorite, This one is one of the best.
Please follow the link below and read the whole thing. This particular passage jumped out at me in regard to Jesus on the cross,
“At that moment, Christ was the loneliest man who ever lived. Yet consider this staggering irony: At no time was Christ more perfectly in his Father’s will.”
Where would I be today if not for Jesus obedience to the Cross?
This is one of my favorite blog sites and today he is talking about the same thing I am thinking about. Nice outside with no chance of getting out for a ride.
The forecast is for about 7 inches of snow tonight. If that happens I may be able to work from my office in my house with my slippers on all day.
I love my job and the people I am blessed to work with but I have been running hard for awhile and I would love to not have to get out into traffic and be productive right here at my own desk.
We’ll see what happens.
I told you I would be more diligent in my posting so here I am keeping my promise.
The front range covered in snow at 6:30 this morning was beautiful. I am so blessed to be able to live here. I never tire of looking at Pikes Peak and the front range. Some days it’s purple, some days orange, and others green and brown.
After living in Australia and going to the beach as often as possible I will never sing about the ocean the same way again and now I will never sing about the mountains the same again.
I remember sitting on my balcony one Saturday morning with my guitar. Kim had placed flower boxes on the railing and I was sitting there watching a bee buzz around the flowers. After a few minutes I felt God ask me “why do you think I made the flowers?” When God asks a question He is not looking for information so I said “I don’t know” and He said to me “for your enjoyment”.
I was overwhelmed with His goodness. The flowers don’t exist for the bee but for the enjoyment of His children. Adam and Eve were placed in the Garden for the purpose of fellowship with God and the enjoyment of the surroundings. Yes they were tasked with tending the garden but before the fall it wasn’t work.
Jesus came to restore all things. God’s original plan was fellowship with those made in His image. Don’t take for granted the glory of God in His creation. Take time to take it in and give Him praise because the heavens declare the glory of God and the if we don’t praise Him the rocks will cry out.
Notice him in His creation today. He is good!
Blessings,
Sorry I’ve been away,
My web host just updated the software that manages my domain and site. The old one was hard for a non techy like me to understand sometimes. The new software is much easier and last night while poking around I found the web stats and was shocked by how many people actually visit this space.
As a result I have a new found resolve to post here more often. This space has mostly been used to process my own thoughts while believing no one really read it anyway. Not that I will change the way I write, for better of for worse, it’s just very interesting to me that people would be interested in my ramblings.
So if your a regular thank you for checking out my thoughts. Please make use of the RSS feed. It’s a great way to stay connected. I would also love to hear your thoughts. The comments stay on until the spammers get involved however there is a small window of opportunity to post your thoughts. When you get involved it makes it much more fun for me.
Blessings to you. I look forward to more interaction.
A bad combination,
The wind has been keeping me up for the last few nights, I’ve had a mildly stressful week, and all my projects are at a place that I don’t want to start something. I should just go home because I’m not very productive sitting here.
I’m usually here by 7:30, or before, and Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday I worked through lunch so that’s about 5 hours in the bank. I did go to a teacher conference on Thursday. That takes 1 1/2 hours out of the bank so I’m left with 3 1/2 hours. It’s 3:15 I could conceivably go home. The place is a bit like a ghost town anyway so why shouldn’t I go?
As I look into my correspondence folder I’m way behind so I guess I’ll get to work.
Nice try. Seems there’s always something that needs doing.
I just opened a twitter account. As if anyone cares that I’m eating a bagel or staring off into space.
If your interested in completely irrelevant and occasionally comical posts about what’s going on in my day. you can go to http://twitter.com/gtrobee and subscribe.
Could be fun you never know.
This is by no means an exhaustive list but it’s a good start. I’m working on a list of What God says about Himself based on His names. Here is the next list
As Christians we should know everything God say’s about us and everything He says about Himself.
Here is the first list:
I AM ACCEPTED:
Jeremiah 31:3 I am loved by God
John 1:12 I am God’s child
John 15:15 I am Christ’s friend
Romans 5:1 I have been justified
1 Corinthians 6:17 I am united with the Lord, and I am one spirit with Him
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 I have been bought with a price, I belong to God
1 Corinthians 12:17 I am a member of Christ’s body
Ephesians 1:1 I am a saint
Ephesians 1:5 I have been adopted as God’s child
Ephesians 2:18 I have direct access to God through the Holy Spirit
Colossians 1:12 I am qualified to be a partaker of Gods inheritance
Colossians 1:14 I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins
Colossians 2:10 I am complete in Christ
I AM SECURE:
Romans 8:1-2 I am free forever from condemnation
Romans 8:28 I am assured that all things work together for good
Romans 8:31-34 I am free from any condemning charges against me
Romans 8:35-39 I cannot be separated from the love of God
2 Corinthians 1:21-22 I have been established, anointed, and sealed by God
Colossians 3:3 I am hidden with Christ in God
Philippians 1:6 I am confident that the good work that God has begun in me will be perfected
Philippians 3:20 I am a citizen of heaven
2 Timothy 1:7 I have not been given a spirit of fear but of power, love, and a sound mind
Hebrews 4:16 I can find grace and mercy in time of need
1 John 5:18 I am born of God, and the evil one cannot touch me
I am untouchable
I AM SIGNIFICANT:
Matthew 5:13-14 I am the salt and light of the earth
John 15:1, 5 I am a branch of the true vine, a channel of His life
John 15:16 I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit
Acts 1:8 I am a personal witness of Christ’s
1 Corinthians 3:16 I am God’s Temple
2 Corinthians 5:17-21 I am a minister of reconciliation for God
2 Corinthians 6:1 I am God’s co-worker (1 Corinthians 3:9)
Ephesians 2:6 I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realm
Ephesians 2:10 I am Gods workmanship
Ephesians 3:12 I may approach God with freedom and confidence
Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
