Call to Me and I Will Answer

This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. — Jeremiah 33:2-3 

God our creator made the earth and everything in it.

He formed it out of nothing.

The Lord established it.

He created this beautiful sunset we marveled at earlier this week in Palm Desert.

He created me.

Yaweh is His name.

And He says we can call to Him.

In fact, He commands us to call out to Him.

And He promises to answer.

Even more, He will tell us great and unsearchable things we do not know.

Amazing!

Christ May Dwell in Your Hearts

So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. — Ephesians 3:17-19 

When Christ dwells in our hearts through faith, we are filled with the fullness of God.

My coworker is getting ready to move.

So we met for coffee with her baby.

Kya is now 12 pounds at 5 1/2 months.

She was smiling up a storm before and after this photo!

Her mom is raising her to become a woman of God.

Being rooted and established in love, together with all the Lord's holy people.

To know Christ's love that surpasses knowledge.

That she may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

God Has Established His Precepts

All his precepts are trustworthy. They are established for ever and ever, enacted in faithfulness and uprightness. — Psalm 111:7-8 

The Lord's precepts are trustworthy.

God has established them for ever.

He has enacted them in faithfulness.

And has shown us His righteousness.

He is faithful.

Jehovah Jira, our provider.

Established By God

Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. — Romans 13:1 

This week we cast our votes in the mid-term elections.

Our family mailed in our ballots a few weeks ago.

This verse reminds me that God has established our governing authorities.

And He calls us to be subject to them, even when we disagree with them.

He also calls us to cast our vote to elect the people we pray will do a good job.

God is in control, not us.

And I am very thankful for the opportunities He gives us in this country.

How Wide Is the Love of Christ

I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. — Ephesians 3:17-18

I pray that I will be rooted and established in the love of Christ.

And I pray that for my family and friends.

For all the Lord's holy people.

As we grow in the love of Jesus, I pray that He will empower us to love others.

And that way may begin to grasp the depth and breadth of the Christ's love for us.

It seems incomprehensible.

One of our neighbors took this picture over at Lake Murray, where Abby and I walk occasionally — way too cute!

This Is the Gospel That You Heard

If you continue in your faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven. — Colossians 1:23 

We strive to continue in the faith, established and firm.

Moving toward faith in Jesus.

And to the hope held out in the gospel.

This is the Gospel of Christ that we have heard.

His gospel has been proclaimed to every creature on earth and under heaven.

These are the Easter tulips our friends brought to decorate our dinner table.

We were blessed with lots of bouquets.

He is risen!

Established by God

There is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God.— Romans 13:1

God has established His authority on earth and in heaven.

He has also established all authority on earth.

It is hard to pray for those in authority when I don't agree with them.

But God calls us to pray for our leaders, even those we disagree with.

This beautiful plant was a gift from Mary Jo for our 35th wedding anniversary.

God created this flowering plant and He created us to enjoy them.