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7-1-2015
| JustAmy; Meg33, The Mayor; Trisham; St.Louie1, Friends, MamaBear
Posted on 06/30/2015 10:02:02 PM PDT by JustAmy
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To: Lucy Hamilton; moose07
Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday, Lucy
To Free Republic and Amy's Place
We would love to have you join us here!
1,481
posted on
09/30/2015 6:29:21 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: Jim Robinson; JustAmy; MEG33; jaycee; dutchess; GodBlessUSA; deadhead; LUV W; DollyCali; Gabz; ...
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The Valley of Vision
September 30, 2015
I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you.
Jonah 2:7
The Puritan prayer The Valley of Vision speaks of the distance between a sinful man and his holy God. The man says to God, Thou hast brought me to the valley of vision . . . ; hemmed in by mountains of sin I behold Thy glory. Aware of his wrongs, the man still has hope. He continues, Stars can be seen from the deepest wells, and the deeper the wells the brighter Thy stars shine. Finally, the poem ends with a request: Let me find Thy light in my darkness, . . . Thy glory in my valley.
Jonah found Gods glory during his time in the oceans depths. He rebelled against God and ended up in a fishs stomach, overcome by his sin. There, Jonah cried to God: You cast me into the deep . . . . The waters surrounded me, even to my soul (Jonah 2:3,5 nkjv). Despite his situation, Jonah said, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to you (v. 7). God heard his prayer and caused the fish to free him.
Although sin creates distance between God and us, we can look up from the lowest points in our lives and see HimHis holiness, goodness, and grace. If we turn away from our sin and confess it to God, He will forgive us. God answers prayers from the valley.
Lord, in the daytime stars can be seen from deepest wells, and the deeper the wells the brighter Your stars shine; let me find Your light in my darkness.
The darkness of sin only makes the light of Gods grace shine brighter.
Jonah initially ministered to the northern kingdom of Israel during the powerful reign of Jeroboam II (2 Kings 14:23-28). God reassigned him to minister to the Assyrian city of Nineveh and to warn them to repent or face Gods judgment (Jonah 1:1). After Jonah refused this new mission and instead fled in the opposite direction (v. 3), God disciplined him by causing him to be swallowed up by a big fish during a violent storm (vv. 4,17). Jonah 2 records Jonahs prayer of repentance when he was inside the fish. Jesus used this event to foreshadow His own burial and resurrection when He said, For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth (Matt. 12:40; Jonah 1:17). Sim Kay Tee
1,482
posted on
09/30/2015 6:45:17 AM PDT
by
The Mayor
(Honesty means never having to look over your shoulder.)
To: The Mayor
1,483
posted on
09/30/2015 7:02:41 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: FRiends; JustAmy; The Mayor; trisham; Kitty Mittens; Jane Long; LUV W; left that other site; ...
~Welcome To Warm Fuzzy Wednesday~
At Amy's Place
"Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.
It's what sunflowers do."
~ Helen Keller
~
May Your Day Go Well For You
1,484
posted on
09/30/2015 7:20:28 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: The Mayor
Thank you, Rus...Amen
For this wonderful devotion and starting our day off
right every day.
1,485
posted on
09/30/2015 7:21:04 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: MEG33; ConorMacNessa; LUV W; AZamericonnie; Brad's Gramma; JustAmy; jackv; jaycee; yorkie; ...
Happy Wednesday!
Have a Lovely, Warm, Fuzzy, Autumn Day!
((((HUGS))))
ML/LTOS
1,486
posted on
09/30/2015 7:24:27 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: left that other site; MEG33; JustAmy; The Mayor; Kitty Mittens; LUV W; Diver Dave; Jane Long; ...
May God bless you with discomfort
at easy answers, half truths,
and superficial relationships,
so that you will live
deep within your heart.
May God bless you with anger
at injustice, oppression
and exploitation of people
so that you will work for
justice, equality and peace.
May God bless you with tears
to shed for those who suffer from pain,
rejection, starvation and war,
so that you will reach out your hand
to comfort them and
change their pain into joy.
And may God bless you
with the foolishness
to think that you can
make a difference in the world,
So that you can do
the things which others tell you
cannot be done.
Author Unknown
I hope that you're having a happy Wednesday, everyone!
1,487
posted on
09/30/2015 7:39:47 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
I had not realized how BLESSED I really am! LOL!
1,488
posted on
09/30/2015 7:40:56 AM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: left that other site
1,489
posted on
09/30/2015 8:02:15 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
Interesting choice of words : )
1,490
posted on
09/30/2015 8:50:31 AM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: stephenjohnbanker
1,491
posted on
09/30/2015 8:54:25 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: FRiends; left that other site; trisham; The Mayor; LUV W; stephenjohnbanker; ...
Thank you for your lovely fall scene, ML
Thank you for the moving blessings and beautiful
place of worship, trish.
It's a lovely morning at my house.
I Wish You All A Wonderful Blessed Day!
1,492
posted on
09/30/2015 9:12:47 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: MEG33; JustAmy; left that other site; trisham; The Mayor; LUV W
“I Wish You All A Wonderful Blessed Day!”
I wish you all the same.
106 degrees today.....any more hot air here, and it will remind me of Congress : )
1,493
posted on
09/30/2015 9:17:16 AM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: MEG33
Hi Meg! Thanks for the sunflower bouquet!
We had to reduce the price of our house yesterday.
I hope that helps get some people here to look at the property.
Have a great Wednesday, All!
To: stephenjohnbanker; MEG33; JustAmy; left that other site; The Mayor; LUV W
Wow, that is hot! It’s 76 degrees here in Massachusetts, but very humid.
1,495
posted on
09/30/2015 9:18:53 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: MEG33
Beautiful! I love sunflowers.
1,496
posted on
09/30/2015 9:19:38 AM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: stephenjohnbanker
LOL!
Thank you, SJB. We aren’t quite so warm..but above normal...It’s 84 going toward 90. The 60s mornings are what feel like fall
1,497
posted on
09/30/2015 9:25:04 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
To: trisham; MEG33; JustAmy; left that other site; The Mayor; LUV W
“Its 76 degrees here in Massachusetts, but very humid.”
I grew up in Newton, Mass. Summers were a minimum 2 showers a day : )
1,498
posted on
09/30/2015 9:26:21 AM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: MEG33
6 am is my favorite time. I go into the back yard, and sip coffee.
1,499
posted on
09/30/2015 9:28:22 AM PDT
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: TheConservativeParty
You’re welcome!
Have you looked for a realtot that specializes in your type of farm property?
1,500
posted on
09/30/2015 9:28:48 AM PDT
by
MEG33
(God Bless America And Our Troops)
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