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A Given Name

July 16, 2015

She will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins. —Matthew 1:21

Most families have their own family stories. One in our family has to do with how I got my name. Apparently, when my parents were in the early days of their marriage, they disagreed about what to name their first son. Mom wanted a son named after Dad, but Dad wasn’t interested in naming a son “Junior.” After much discussion, they reached a compromise, agreeing that only if a son was born on Dad’s birthday would he be given Dad’s name. Amazingly, I was born on my dad’s birthday. So I was given his name with a “Junior” attached to it.

The naming of children is as old as time. As Joseph wrestled with the news that his fiancée, Mary, was pregnant, the angel brought him insight from the Father about naming the Baby: “She will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins” (Matt. 1:21). Not only would Jesus be His name, but it would also explain the reason for His coming into the world: To take on Himself the punishment we deserve for our sin. His redemptive purpose behind the manger is wrapped up in the perfectly given Name above all names.

May our heart’s desire be to live in a way that honors His wonderful name!

Thank You, Father, for sending Your Son to rescue us from sin and bring us into relationship with You.

Jesus: His name and His mission are one and the same.

Insight:

The Bible contains more than 200 names for Jesus. In today’s passage we see two of them—Jesus and Immanuel—both drawn from the Old Testament. Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew word Joshua, means “the Lord saves” and describes what He came to do: “He will save His people from their sins” (v. 21). This phrase comes from Psalm 130:7-8 where Israel is encouraged to “put [their] hope in the Lord. . . . He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins” (niv). Immanuel is an Old Testament name mentioned in the prophecy of Isaiah (7:14; 8:8) and describes His nature: He is “God with us” (Matt. 1:23).

May our heart’s desire be to live in a way that honors His wonderful name!

Amen!

Thank you! :)

Thanks, The Conservative Party!

Dont worry spiders

Don't worry, spiders,
I keep house
casually.
Kobayashi Issa
Have a wonderful thankful Thursday, everyone!

Happy Thursday, trisham! Love that poem and pic.

Spiders are a part of my housecleaning *team* :-)

We're all in this together. :)

Thankful Thursday

Approach everything with an attitude of gratitude, and you will be surprised at how good everything looks.

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

Uh-oh. Spiders have to worry inside my house but not outside of it. Sorry Spiders!

: )

I hear you. :)

Hugs back to you!

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Tears of a Teen

July 17, 2015

I have great sorrow and continual grief in my heart. —Romans 9:2

As I sat with four teenagers and a 20-something homeless man at a soup kitchen in Alaska, I was touched by the teens’ compassion for him. They listened as he talked about what he believed and then they gently presented the gospel to him—lovingly offering him hope in Jesus. Sadly, the man refused to seriously consider the gospel.

As we were leaving, one of the girls, Grace, expressed through her tears how much she didn’t want the man to die without knowing Jesus. From the heart, she grieved for this young man who, at least at this point, was rejecting the love of the Savior.

The tears of this teen remind me of the apostle Paul who served the Lord humbly and had great sorrow in his heart for his countrymen, desiring that they trust in Christ (Rom. 9:1-5). Paul’s compassion and concern must have brought him to tears on many occasions.

If we care enough for others who have not yet accepted God’s gift of forgiveness through Christ, we will find ways to share with them. With the confidence of our own faith and with tears of compassion, let’s take the good news to those who need to know the Savior.

Is there someone you need to talk to about Jesus today?

Sharing the gospel is one person telling another good news.

Insight:

The book of Romans is unique in Paul’s New Testament writings. While the rest of his letters are to those with whom he had an existing relationship (either individuals or churches), Romans is written to a group of people that Paul has not yet met. This may explain some of the deep theological themes that he covers. Although Paul was hoping to visit the Christians in Rome in person, one of the reasons he wrote this letter was to ensure they had a solid foundation of belief.

Praying for the families of the four Marines killed by the
Islamic terrorist.

Praying With You

Lifting Up The Families of The Four Marines, and lifting up our Nation in Jesus Holy Name.

Amen

ML/LTOS

AMAZING GRACE

Prayers and thoughts are with
the families of our Marines
who were brutally murdered in a
cowardly terrorist attack....

Suggest to others to whom we tell of Jesus, that the ask God, “Lord if you are who you say you are ... make yourself known to me”. God will.

Praise god from whom all blessings flow ...

Life, breath, a roof over our head, a warm bed, food, drink, good health, family, the friends, job, knowledge, the things life has taught us about. The Holy Bible, America, and in my case Oklahoma and Texas, and the United States of America. ALL of it is of God. Satan is about too. Beware! Turn to God in faith of His Word, in thankfulness.

Praying for them also, and for our nation.

Prayers for the Families of our Marines

Good morning.
Been a blargh morning already.