For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God…
Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him. It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God—that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption. Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
I Corinthians 1:18-31
It is not the rich, wise, or the influential that God chooses. He uses the foolish, the humble, the lowly, the despised, the fearful, and the weak and then He gets the glory. God can use anyone! “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not; As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed Thy hand hath-provided Great is Thy faithfulness Lord, unto me!
Summer and winter and spring-time and harvest, sun moon and stars in their courses above join with all nature in manifold witness to Thy great faithfulness mercy and love.
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed Thy hand hath-provided Great is Thy faithfulness Lord, unto me!
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide; strength for the day and bright hope for tomorrow, blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed Thy hand hath-provided Great is Thy faithfulness Lord, unto me!
Great is Thy Faithfulness by Thomas O. Chisholm
Great is His faithfulness…what else could we need?
“This is the day which the Lord hath made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
Psalm 118:24
I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart,
I will enter His courts with praise!
I will say this is the day that the Lord has made,
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
He has made me glad! He has made me glad!
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
He has made me glad, He has made me glad.
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
Do you want to read through the whole Bible by December 31?
Well, I am starting a day late, but we will see what happens.
15 chapters a day is a lot, but it is only for a few months.
Look here for more details: http://tomorrowsforefathers.com/gracenotes/?p=8657
See what you think!
For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the LORD.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
You will go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and hills
will burst into song before you,
and all the trees of the field
will clap their hands.
Instead of the thornbush will grow the pine tree,
and instead of briers the myrtle will grow.
This will be for the LORD’s renown,
for an everlasting sign,
which will not be destroyed.”
On our way home from Family Camp we stopped to visit some friends, the Mallys.
We got to help them with some yard work.
Before:
After:
A quick and rewarding project!
Unfortunately we didn’t get any non-working pictures from a nice evening we got to spend with them beforehand:)
