The Lord Answers From His Sanctuary

Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand. — Psalm 20:6

God anoints us with the power of His everlasting love.

He redeems us through His Son, our Lord Jesus.

The Lord gives victory to those He anointed.

He answers us when we call to Him.

And He extends to us the victorious power of His right hand.

Saturday evening we had our friends Walley and Nicole join us for dinner.

Nicole just got a promotion from her work.

Very exciting for her!

And Walley is dealing with the stresses of teaching middle schoolers.

And the bigger stressors of dealing with coworkers and admin who don't understand all that his job entails and just how much his routines help his classes run smoothly.

We had a great time catching up.

God extends to us the power of His right hand.

He answers us when we call to Him.

I Call on the Lord

I call on the Lord in my distress, and he answers me.  — Psalm 120:1

God knows what I need before I even ask.

Still, when I call on Him, He answers me.

He doesn't always answer in the way I expect.

But He sees the big picture and knows what's best for me.

I call on Him in my distress.

He answers me when I cry to him.

He loves me!

Tasty Pies

You are my strength, I sing praise to you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely.
— Psalm 59:17

Sunday afternoon before our girls' Bible study, we made mini pies in Mason jar lids — gluten free crusts from scratch and regular crusts using refrigerator pie dough.

Cherry seemed to be the fruit of choice among the middle schoolers, although personally, I'm partial to blueberry as well.

Sheri prepared an excellent Bible study about how at certain times of our lives God calls us to wait.

God told Abraham that he would have a son. But Abraham had to wait 25 years for Isaac to be born!

And then God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, and Abraham obeyed.

So waiting a few days for the pathology report doesn't seem like quite such a long time.

Since God is my strength, I am not anxious, even when I have to wait for answers.

I'm not sure how quickly I would move to obey God if He were to ask me to make such a significant sacrifice as He asked of Abraham. But I will continue to sing praise to God for His goodness and love.

I know I can rely on Him in every situation. He is my strength!