Danke Jesus! 感谢耶稣! AsanteYesu! Dank U Jezus! תודה לך תשווע.
Спасибо Иисусу. Mèsi Jezi. 예수님감사합니다. Chúa Giêsu. Salamat Jesus
Ευχαριστούμε τον Ιησού.
If I had ten thousand tongues, I couldn't tell Him enough just how thankful I am for these snow days! Now just to clarify my location in these United States, I'm blogging from Dinwiddie, Virginia. I only have to deal with ten to twelve inches of snow and not three to four feet. There is a difference!!
I, like many teachers in this region, am as happy as an elephant with a peanut machine. Free days in my pj's, hot drinks in my mug, snuggles with my husband (who is also a teacher) and unexpected cat zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
I came across this verse this morning and it almost brought me to tears.
"In that day I will respond," declares the LORD-- "I will respond to the skies, and they will respond to the earth Hosea 2: 21 NIV
God's Word Translation says it this way: "On that day I will answer your [prayers]," declares the LORD. "I will speak to the sky, it will speak to the earth,
It really brought home the fact that prayer is more than just speaking to God. It requires quiet time to listen to His wise and loving responses and meditate on His answers or His silence.
Like this triangular snowflake, prayer is can also be three sided! We pray to God. God speaks to a thing. "It" obeys Him on our behalf!
Even in the midst of our prayer, actually before it can even roll off our tongue as Daniel 9:23 explains, God can begin to send the answer.
Just as this snowflake is unique and hard for scientist to explain the reason for its unusual shape, Romans 8:26 also tell us that the Holy Spirit intercedes on our behalf with "groanings" that because what we truly desire from the Lord is too unique and hard to explain with our meager human vocabulary.
What an amazing and loving God we serve that He would attend to our desires whether spoken aloud, or in the silence of our thoughts. Our God loves us and He will truly move the mountains, sky and seas for His beloved children.
Please join me in praying this small section of the Song of Moses found in Deuteronomy 32: 1-4 as we unite in exaltation to our Lord and Savior, Our Creator and our King!
“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak;
And hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
Let my teaching drop as the rain,
My speech distill as the dew,
As raindrops on the tender herb,
And as showers on the grass.
For I proclaim the name of the Lord:
Ascribe greatness to our God.
He is the Rock, His work is perfect;
For all His ways are justice,
A God of truth and without injustice;
Righteous and upright is He.
Amen.
The Lord is with you and you are loved! Have a blessed week.
Toni
Please enjoy this week's song!
