The Lord Is Good

The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him. — Lamentations 3:25 

God is good to us.

To those whose hope is in Him.

To the ones who seek Him.

Today is the last day of February.

The year is going by very fast!

Saturday Abby and I headed over to the Y to swim.

The weather was gorgeous and the pool was warm.

We were able to get a lane to share without waiting at all.

It felt so refreshing.

The Lord is good!

You Must Follow God

It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. — Deuteronomy 13:4 

God calls us to obey Him.

And to follow Him in all we do.

We must love and revere and honor Him.

He commands us to obey him.

To serve Him.

To keep His commands.

To hold fast to Him.

To call Him our Lord.

God Sent His One and Only Son Into the World

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. — 1 John 4:9

Today I met a friend and a new acquaintance for a walk around our neighborhood.

What a beautiful morning.

We had a great discussion and a fun walk.

The new acquaintance is recently diagnosed with breast cancer.

She will have surgery in April.

She will do a full mastectomy on one side plus reconstruction.

And she has already quit her job as school librarian, due to all the appointments she has needed.

Planning to resume again next fall.

So it was good to be able to reassure her that things will be okay.

And that God is giving her this time to be quiet and peaceful as she prepares for surgery.

Without the stress of her job.

This is how God shows His love among us: He sent His Son.

God sent His one and only Son into our world that we might live through Him.

Those Who Plan What Is Good Find Love

Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness. — Proverbs 14:22

Those who plan to do evil go astray.

Tonight Vladimir Putin began air attacks on Kiev.

We are praying that his plan will be thwarted.

And the forces of good will prevail.

Those who plan what is good will find love.

And they will find faithfulness.

We are praying for the safety of the civilians on both sides.

That God will wrap His loving arms around them and give them his peace that passes understanding.

Thank you, Lord.

Those Who Plan What Is Good Find Love

Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness. — Proverbs 14:22

Those people who plan to do evil go astray from God's plan.

But those who plan what is good, find that God's love surrounds them.

And they find faithfulness in God.

Here is a Lunar new year dragon in the lobby of our hotel.

We got away with friends this weekend, and had a fun time.

We couldn't stop laughing.

God is good.

The Father Has Sent His Son

We have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. — 1 John 14:15 

God has sent His Son to the be our Savior.

Jesus is the Savior of the world.

But if I were the only person in the world, He would have died just for me.

He did die just for me.

And for each of us, even while we were still sinner.

Amazing.

And wonderful!

They Believed

They believed. And when they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped. — Exodus 4:31

The people of Israel believed.

When they heard that the Lord was concerned about them, they paid attention.

I know God cares about me, too.

I believe He is concerned about me.

He guides me through the day.

And He watches over me at night.

He sees my misery when I'm worried or distressed.

Help me to bow down and worship you, Lord.