Amy's Place ... Poetry and Potpourri ... June, 2014

6-1-2014 | JustAmy; St.Louie1; MamaBear; Billie; Meg33, Friends

[The Mayor]

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Keep Calm And Carry On
June 12, 2014

Read: Ezra 5:7-17

We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth. —Ezra 5:11

Bible in a Year:
Ezra 3-5; John 20

Keep calm and call mom.” “Keep calm and eat bacon.” “Keep calm and put the kettle on.” These sayings originate from the phrase: “Keep Calm and Carry On.” This message first appeared in Great Britain as World War II began in 1939. British officials printed it on posters designed to offset panic and discouragement during the war.

Having returned to the land of Israel after a time of captivity, the Israelites had to overcome their own fear and enemy interference as they began to rebuild the temple (Ezra 3:3). Once they finished the foundation, their opponents “hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose” (4:5). Israel’s enemies also wrote accusing letters to government officials and successfully delayed the project (vv.6,24). Despite this, King Darius eventually issued a decree that allowed them to complete the temple (6:12-14).

When we are engaged in God’s work and we encounter setbacks, we can calmly carry on because, like the Israelites, “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth” (5:11). Obstacles and delays may discourage us, but we can rest in Jesus’ promise: “I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it” (Matt. 16:18 nlt). It is God’s power that enables His work, not our own.

Thou art our life, by which alone we live,
And all our substance and our strength receive.
Sustain us by Thy faith and by Thy power,
And give us strength in every trying hour. —Psalter

God’s Spirit gives the power to our witness.

[JustAmy]

June 12, 2014



Happy Thursday, FRiends.

Wishing you a lovely day.

[left that other site]

Hi Amy!

Have a Wonderful Day!

[JustAmy]

Hi, LTOS.

It is a lovely day, but, I’m having major computer problems. Hopefully, I can get something posted.

Have a wonderful Thursday.

[JustAmy]

Hi, FRiends.
It has been a strange week.
We had a record high temp of 110 on Monday.

My cell phone started dying on Sunday;
I called Verizon and was told I could either buy a new battery for $40,00
or upgrade to a new phone for free by extending my contract for another two years.
My new phone should arrive either Friday or Saturday.

My desk-top just quit on Monday.
If Jr can't get get it running, I will be shopping for a new one on Saturday.

I am trying to use a very old laptop and it is driving me CRAZY!!!
It took me at least 45 minuets to get this posted.

When it rains, .......

[MEG33]

Hope you can get your computer up and running.
We have had a relatively mild week in the low nineties.
Mornings are still nice.

110 is TOO HOT! My sympathies.

[MEG33]

Good Afternoon To Amy's Place

Blessed are those that can give without remembering
and receive without forgetting.

I Wish You A Lovely Thankful Day

[Kitty Mittens]

Thank you for the Daily Pings.

(((((My Heartfelt Love to All)))))

[MEG33]

((((HUGS))))

[MEG33]

I missed your post! Thank you so much, connie.
Happy rose shopping.

[left that other site]

Sounds like a typical week for me!

Sometimes I think that “Old Scratch” likes to get into our equipment when he CAN’T get into US!

[The Mayor]

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We’re Safe
June 13, 2014

Read: 1 Peter 1:3-5

[God] has begotten us . . . to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you. —1 Peter 1:3-4

Bible in a Year:
Ezra 6-8; John 21

The United States Bullion Depository in Fort Knox, Kentucky, is a fortified building that stores 5,000 tons of gold bullion and other precious items entrusted to the federal government. Fort Knox is protected by a 22-ton door and layers of physical security: alarms, video cameras, minefields, barbed razor wire, electric fences, armed guards, and unmarked Apache helicopters. Based on the level of security, Fort Knox is considered one of the safest places on earth.

As safe as Fort Knox is, there’s another place that’s safer, and it’s filled with something more precious than gold: Heaven holds our gift of eternal life. The apostle Peter encouraged believers in Christ to praise God because we have “a living hope”—a confident expectation that grows and gains strength the more we learn about Jesus (1 Peter 1:3). And our hope is based on the resurrected Christ. His gift of eternal life will never come to ruin as a result of hostile forces. It will never lose its glory or freshness, because God has been keeping and will continue to keep it safe in heaven. No matter what harm may come to us in our life on earth, God is guarding our souls. Our inheritance is safe.

Like a safe within a safe, our salvation is protected by God and we’re secure.

For Further Thought
What about your salvation brings you the
greatest joy? How does it make you feel knowing
that your salvation is kept safe with God?

An inheritance in heaven is the safest possible place.

Insight

Peter begins his first letter with a complex greeting. After addressing God’s “elect” who are strangers in the world and scattered throughout different areas (v.1), Peter uses the struggles of this life to highlight the glory and security of heaven. He speaks of the permanence of their home and inheritance in heaven—it is “kept” (v.5) and can never spoil or “fade” (v.4). Peter reminds them that they are shielded by God’s own power. He reiterates the confidence Jesus gave His followers in John 10:27-29: Those who belong to God, the elect, are held safe and secure in His hand.

[MEG33]

Happy Friday To Amy's Place

~Wearing Red To Support Our Troops~
Have A Wonderful Weekend

[left that other site]

Good Morning, MEG!
have a Blessed friday! :-)

(((((HUGS)))))

[Jane Long]

Happy Friday, Meg! Wearing red today, to support our troops ~ for all they sacrifice.

It’s clouding up, so we may get some showers, this afternoon.

Have a wonderful weekend...many blessings to all.

[MEG33]

((((HUGS)))

[MEG33]

Hope you get some rain!
The bad storms missed us last night..We received almost an inch of rain, though.

[trisham]

Lovely! Happy Friday, MEG!

[MEG33]

Thank you, (((trish))).

[MEG33]

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