Seek Good, Not Evil

Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts. Perhaps the Lord God Almighty will have mercy on the remnant of Joseph. — Amos 5:14-15

God is with us.

And He calls us to seek good, not evil.

Even stronger, to hate evil and love good.

Maintain justice.

And perhaps God will have mercy on us as He had on the remnant of Joseph.

Kirk has been suffering from a cough for the past nine days, poor guy.

Abby and I are now healthy.

We pray for his recovery and for sleep. 

Enter His Gates With Thanksgiving

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. — Psalm 100:5 

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving day with family and friends.

A time to give thanks to God for His love and care for us.

Our friends brought a cheese board and homemade bread.

And the flowers our neighbors sent us were beautiful.

It was a perfect day to eat outside.

And when the sun went down and it got cold, Kirk, lit the firepit.

Seek Good, Not Evil

Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts.  — Amos 5:14-15 

God commands us to look for good that we may live.

Then the Lord will be with us.

God asks us to hate evil and love good.

To maintain justice in the courts.

To love our neighbors as ourselves.

Rejoice!

Enter His Gates With Thanksgiving

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. — Psalm 100:4

During this Thanksgiving week, we stop and take time to thank God for His goodness.

We give thanks to Him for all he has done.

We gather together as families to ask His blessing.

And we praise His name.

Giving thanks to Him for sending His Son, our Lord Jesus.

Praise the Lord!

I will fulfill my vows to the Lord in the presence of all his people, in the courts of the house of the Lord— in your midst, Jerusalem. Praise the Lord! — Psalm 116:18-19 

 

I don't always manage to fulfill my vows,

Whether to the Lord or to anyone else.

But God always keeps His. 

In the presence of all His people,

In the courts of the house of the Lord.

Praise the Lord!

 

Enter His Courts with Praise

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! — Psalm 100:4

Yesterday was a fun Thanksgiving with our extended family.

Today we give thanks to God for the fellowship and food we shared.

And for the rain He sent our way yesterday.

Here we are before our guests arrived, after the turkey was cooked.

Abby did a great job getting it ready for the oven.

It was moist and delicious.

We give thanks to God and bless His name for all He has done for us.

Enter His Gates with Thanksgiving

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. — Psalm 100:4

This year we will host Thanksgiving at our house.
However, it's supposed to rain that day.

If it does, we'll be eating inside.

Wherever we are, we will give thanks to God for our family, friends, and food.

He has given us so much more than we could ask or imagine.

Tomorrow and again Wednesday night we will go to church to thank God.

He asks us to: Enter his gates with praise and thanksgiving.

We are thankful.

We give thanks to God and praise His name.