Just Follow the Word

I was listening to the radio yesterday and the question they asked was, "Why would you want to watch the royal wedding?"  A few callers called in with a few reasons with one of those being... ...It is kind of like a girls super bowl.  The second thought someone had phone in was that if we compared it to King David and Bible times we could understand the royalty of that time in scripture.  One of the callers suggested that we read Psalm 145 in comparison of this royal day.  I have to admit I really had no intention of watching the event at all.  My husband and I figured we would just stay in bed a little longer because the news and weather wouldn't be one anyways.  But our internal alarm clocks went off and we found ourselves watching the event and the cars and the guests coming and being announced as they approached the church. The cheering was so loud and as Kate approached I found myself a little excited and caught up in the "princess" part of the day.  T

We are going to try something different this week.  I have written a few journals as a tool to help memorize scripture. This is a very very great challenge to me and it may be to you also. I would like to take the next few weeks and memorize a few verses with you.  You will need to keep this email for a week so you are able to look at each days question to help us memorize and understand the passage. I hope to lead us through the gospel message by beginning in the beginning and following it through to the fall and redemption.  I think it would be great if we were able to know the gospel in our hearts so when we are going throughout our days we are able to recall how great our God is and His amazing love for His children! The verse for week 1 is Genesis 1:1,31 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. God saw that all that He had made , and it was very good. Day 1 question - Who created the heavens and the earth?  What does Psalm 102:25-27 say? In the beginning yo

Good Morning!  It looks like Christmas in West Michigan today!  If this was November or December I would be VERY excited that we could have a white Christmas! But... its April.  As I looked out this morning I have to say I was displeased with what I saw. As I read the scripture today I had to think how small my displeasure is compared to Gods as He looked around in verse 15. Truth was no where to be found.  Whoever shuns evil becomes a prey. The Lord looked and was displeased that there was no justice.  He saw that there was no one.  He was appalled that there was no one to intervene;  SO His own arm worked salvation for him, and His own righteousness sustained him.   This verse seems to say, "He did it ALL!"  I had nothing to do with it.  It doesn't say he looked around and saw that ___________ (put your name here) was doing some great work with the homeless.  Neither does it say that He looked and saw ___________ studying the Bible and memorizing scripture.  He

Good Morning Monday! We are in John 20:10-18 today.  You will find it on page 242 of Meet With Me. 10 Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.    11 Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.   13 They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”    “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” 14 At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.   15 He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”    Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”   16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.”    She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).   17 Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, fo