I Find Life Best at His Feet...

Luke 10:

38 Now as they were traveling along, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha welcomed Him into her home.
39 She had a sister called Mary, who was seated at the Lord's feet, listening to His word.
40 But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, "Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me."
41 But the Lord answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things;
42 but only one thing is necessary, Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her."


As the bride of Christ, we do things like this all the time. We get wrapped up in serving God and substitute that for sitting at His feet and loving Him. It's like having a birthday party without the guest of honor. Or a marriage without a husband.

I've always jokingly said that God needs Marthas like me, because without us, nothing in the Kindgom would get done. But I'm discovering that's not true. God doesn't need the efforts of any human being in order to get His work accomplished. He's quite capable of getting the work done on His own. And, frequently, the tasks on my list that I think need to be done are not the same as the items on His agenda.

Therefore they said to Him, "What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?"
Jesus answered and said to them, "This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent." John 6:28-29

God isn't my boss; He's my bridegroom.

He doesn't want my work; He wants my heart.

It's my job to love Him, to know Him, to have an intimate relationship with Him.

Excuse me, I've got some work to catch up on...

Love you friends, Rev.Debbie♥

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Interesting. Worthy of your viewing...

Church Leaders Who Permit Carnality from NCFIC on Vimeo.

LOVE YOU FRIENDS!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

1 Peter 3:18

HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIENDS!!!
"January's Bible Studies are on December 29, 2011 post."

UPDATE FROM 1/3/2012:
Haley Faith Wilson has been found, thank God!

Please don't think she is still missing.
She has been found and is now safe and sound.
All glory to God, and thank you so much for your prayers for her!




(January's Bible studies are on previous post.)

Hello Followers and Friends!

Daily Bible studies
are what I'd like to share with you.
Doing the daily Bible studies I give you will mean that you've completely read through the Bible in a year!
An Awesome achievement that can change your life!!!
It changed mine!


"January's Bible Studies"

January 1st- Genesis 1-3 & Matthew 1
January 2nd- Genesis 4-6 & Matthew 2
January 3rd- Genesis 7-9 & Matthew 3
January 4th- Genesis 10-12 & Matthew 4
January 5th- Genesis 13-15 & Matthew 5: 1-26
January 6th- Genesis 16-17 & Matthew 5: 27-48
January 7th- Genesis 18-19 & Matthew 6: 1-18
January 8th- Genesis 20-22 & Matthew 6: 19-34
January 9th- Genesis 23-24 & Matthew 7
January 10th- Genesis 25-26 & Matthew 8: 1-17
January 11th- Genesis 27-28 & Matthew 8: 18-34
January 12th- Genesis 29-30 & Matthew 9: 1-17
January 13th- Genesis 31-32 & Matthew 9: 18-38
January 14th- Genesis 33-35 & Matthew 10: 1-20
January 15th- Genesis 36-38 & Matthew 10: 21-42
January 16th- Genesis 39-40 & Matthew 11
January 17th- Genesis 41-42 & Matthew 12: 1-23
January 18th- Genesis 43-45 & Matthew 12: 24-50
January 19th- Genesis 46-48 & Matthew 13: 1-30
January 20th- Genesis 49-50 & Matthew 13: 31-58
January 21st- Exodus 1-3 & Matthew 14: 1-21
January 22nd- Exodus 4-6 & Matthew 14: 22-36
January 23rd- Exodus 7-8 & Matthew 15: 1-20
January 24th- Exodus 9-11 & Matthew 15: 21-39
January 25th- Exodus 12-13 & Matthew 16
January 26th- Exodus 14-15 & Matthew 17
January 27th- Exodus 16-18 & Matthew 18: 1-20
January 28th- Exodus 19-20 & Matthew 18: 21-35
January 29th- Exodus 21-22 & Matthew 19
January 30th- Exodus 23-24 & Matthew 20: 1-16
January 31st- Exodus 25-26 & Matthew 20: 17-34

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May God richly bless you as you do the daily studies,
and grow in your knowledge of Him.
-I'm proud of you!
yours in Christ, -Rev. Deb*

OH, HAPPY DAY!!!!





Make YOUR Choice...Heaven or Hell?

Hi Friends!
Merry Christmas Time!

There is one Christmas Carol that is just baffling. What in the world do leaping lords, French hens, swimming swans, and especially the partridge who won't come out of the pear tree have to do with Christmas?

This week, I found out.

From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era wrote this carol as a catechism song for young Catholics. It has two levels of meaning: the surface meaning plus a hidden meaning known only to members of their church. Each element in the carol has a code word for a religious reality which the children could remember.

-The partridge in a pear tree was Jesus Christ.

-Two turtle doves were the Old and New Testaments.

-Three French hens stood for faith, hope and love.-

-The four calling birds were the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.

-The five golden rings recalled the Torah or Law, the first five books of the Old Testament.

-The six geese a-laying stood for the six days of creation.

-Seven swans a-swimming represented the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Spirit--Prophesy, Serving, Teaching, Exhortation, Contribution, Leadership, and Mercy.

-The eight maids a-milking were the eight beatitudes.

-Nine ladies dancing were the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit--Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self Control.

-The ten lords a-leaping were the ten commandments.

-The eleven pipers piping stood for the eleven faithful disciples.

-The twelve drummers drumming symbolized the twelve points of belief in the Apostles' Creed.

So there is your history for today. This knowledge was shared with me and I found it interesting and enlightening and now I know how that strange song became a Christmas Carol...so pass it on if you wish.'

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Merry Christmas Everyone!

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LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT:

CHRISTMAS AT ARLINGTON CEMETERY

(I wonder why the press hasn't enlightened the public about this ??)

Arlington National Cemetery

...Rest easy, sleep well my brothers.

Know the line has held, your job is done.

Rest easy, sleep well.

Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held.

Peace, peace, and farewell...

Readers may be interested to know that the wreaths at Arlington Cemetery...(some 5,000 of them) are donated by the Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine . The owner, Merrill Worcester, not only provides the wreaths, but covers the trucking expense as well. He's done this since 1992.

A wonderful guy. Also, most years, groups of Maine school kids combine an educational trip to DC with this event to help out. Making this even more remarkable is the fact that Harrington is in one of the poorest parts of the state.

You hear too much about the bad things people do. Everyone should hear about this gift of love for our fallen soldiers. It's a beautiful gift! -Rev.Debbie ♥