Josh and Suzi
Stef and Suzi...
With Savannah and Becky
Uncle and nephew--Shiloh and Ben
Happy smiles!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Praising God from Whom all blessings flow
Josh and Suzi
Stef and Suzi...
With Savannah and Becky
Uncle and nephew--Shiloh and Ben
We Gather Together
So very much has taken place over the past month at the ITC--I hardly know where to begin writing... Conferences and banquets, decorating for Christmas, preparing my family's li'l apartment for their upcoming arrival, daily chores and housekeeping, Bible studies, quilting classes, and the list goes on and on! It's so much fun to serve here, but sometimes I get so caught up in the daily routine of work that I lose focus of the service that is most important of all... So I've been trying to take time each day to do something special for others--such as spending time making paper snowflakes with a delightful roommate, encouraging someone with a verse of Scripture, organizing everything in the Resource Center, or replacing lights on Christmas trees =)...
I hadn't anticipated spending yet another Thanksgiving away from my family (I had really looked forward to all being together this year...), but even though we were many miles from each other, the Lord graciously gave both my family and myself a wonderfully refreshing, delightful Thanksgiving Day with friends and family. The Lord has surely given me so much to be grateful for... But He's been challenging me to not look upon this day simply as a day set apart to give thanks for His unmerited goodness, because He wants me to be doing this every day--rather, to look on this day as a day of remembrance for His unmerited goodness in my life, the lives of others, and His wonderful works in times past.
"O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face forevermore. Remember his marvelous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth..." [Psalm 105:1-5]
I hadn't anticipated spending yet another Thanksgiving away from my family (I had really looked forward to all being together this year...), but even though we were many miles from each other, the Lord graciously gave both my family and myself a wonderfully refreshing, delightful Thanksgiving Day with friends and family. The Lord has surely given me so much to be grateful for... But He's been challenging me to not look upon this day simply as a day set apart to give thanks for His unmerited goodness, because He wants me to be doing this every day--rather, to look on this day as a day of remembrance for His unmerited goodness in my life, the lives of others, and His wonderful works in times past.
"O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people. Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him: talk ye of all his wondrous works. Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face forevermore. Remember his marvelous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth..." [Psalm 105:1-5]
Friday, November 7, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
A Vote Not Lost
"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." -- John Quincy Adams
In light of yesterday’s Democratic win for office, I’m so thankful that my family did not shrink to compromise and vote the Republican ticket this election. We didn’t want to see either Obama or McCain in office, so we’re grateful that we had a better choice…those in my family who were eligible to vote all cast our votes for Chuck Baldwin of the Constitutionalist party--the only Biblically qualified candidate for office. In supporting Baldwin, many have told us that we were wasting our vote, but that is not at all so… With the understanding that we will be held accountable for every vote we cast, we voted in obedience to the Lord, knowing that our pronouncement revealed the essence of our faith in Him. We are called to live out the principles of God’s law--yes, even in the area of politics--so we shouldn’t be afraid of voting on principle…we should be afraid to vote any other way.
We do not fear the future. We firmly believe that even when Obama is President, that God will still be on the throne, He will still be the one who sets up and brings down our authorities, the principles of Scripture will still be our standard of action, and God will still work everything together for the good of His people. As Americans we are not in need of a "perfect" leader...what we need is to realize our absolute dependance upon God, kneel in brokenness before Him, cry out to Him and seek His face with all of our hearts. May the name of the Lord be recognized and blessed!
In light of yesterday’s Democratic win for office, I’m so thankful that my family did not shrink to compromise and vote the Republican ticket this election. We didn’t want to see either Obama or McCain in office, so we’re grateful that we had a better choice…those in my family who were eligible to vote all cast our votes for Chuck Baldwin of the Constitutionalist party--the only Biblically qualified candidate for office. In supporting Baldwin, many have told us that we were wasting our vote, but that is not at all so… With the understanding that we will be held accountable for every vote we cast, we voted in obedience to the Lord, knowing that our pronouncement revealed the essence of our faith in Him. We are called to live out the principles of God’s law--yes, even in the area of politics--so we shouldn’t be afraid of voting on principle…we should be afraid to vote any other way.
We do not fear the future. We firmly believe that even when Obama is President, that God will still be on the throne, He will still be the one who sets up and brings down our authorities, the principles of Scripture will still be our standard of action, and God will still work everything together for the good of His people. As Americans we are not in need of a "perfect" leader...what we need is to realize our absolute dependance upon God, kneel in brokenness before Him, cry out to Him and seek His face with all of our hearts. May the name of the Lord be recognized and blessed!
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