12/22/10 - M&E Entry - Isaiah 41:10

Isaiah 41:10 - Why can I consider the unimaginable qualities of my God exerted on my behalf? Why would Isaiah? Did we both look at our life events and see the same set of finger prints? The power which was used to fashion the Universe is used on my behalf. That is what it means when I claim God loves me and He has my back. So why the remaining fear? I think it is the limits of my imagination tethering my faith too near this earth. Excuse me, I have some fences to rip out. I'll be back later.

12/21/10 - M&E Entry - 2 Samuel 23:5

2 Samuel 23:5 should be read and understood in the King James before others. It preserves a better sense of David's sense of the condition of his family and therefore the grace of God. A moon's glory obscure by clouds yet providing rare sights of a blood-red lunar eclipse. Gems hidden among jagged worthless rocks. Kinda God's MO to use the foolish things to frustrate the wise! Long live us fools!  

12/20/10 - M&E Entry - Jeremiah 31:3

Jeremiah 31:3 - God speaks to those in exile, but the objective person is singular, the prophet. He relates his experience with his God, Yahweh, using it to encourage those without hope. How can I use my relationship with my God to encourage those in exile this season?

12/19/10 - Viewing Christmas Lights in Yards in FW

The lights were beautiful. They must have cost literally thousands to buy and put up. They decorate the "buckle of the Bible-belt" and yet there is not a manger scene among them. We saw lots of pretty displays, but nothing regarding the One we celebrate. Like having a birthday party but not inviting the one born that day. It seems so odd. Should it? Or is it me?

12/18/10 - M&E Entry - Joel 2:13

Charles Spurgeon, Mornings and Evenings, December 18

Joel 2:13 - Repentance of my sin and returning to my devotion to Jesus enables me to again enjoy my loving Lord.  He is always ready to relent of His correction of me, but only once it has achieved its intended goal of a restored relationship with me.  It's so surreal to think of myself as worth all that trouble.  Well, He seems to think I am.

12/17/10 - M&E Entry - Jeremiah 2:2

From December 17, 2010 - "meanderings" stemming from that morning's devotion from Mornings & Evenings by Charles Spurgeon.

Jeremiah 2:2 - The Lord remembers me.  That is a beautiful truth, but also as sobering one.  He remembers the devotion of my youth.  But, as long as I refuse to repent, He also sees my rebellion.  It is as I confess my sin that I experience forgiveness and purification from sin.  It is a peace-bringing truth that I can always come home from my wanderings to a Father ready and desiring to receive me, seeing me from afar, running to embrace me.  Why would I wander in the first place?

12/16/10 - Benefits of my job that didn't make it into the description

My first entry on December 16, 2010 was a short thank you for one of the things I loved about my job in Fort Worth.

One of the best things about work is lunch.  I am allowed to make cappuccino, a sandwich, and still have time to walk around downtown.  It's not considered a benefit I suppose, but it's still one  I enjoy.