Abba's Girl

We have so much in Christ, I have briefly touched a few things we have in Him. I Peter 2:9 (my Siesta verse) tells us who we are in Him: But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. When I taught the 11-13 yr old Sunday school class at my church years ago (boy when that season was over, WAS it ever OVER!) many of the youth had trouble comprehending grace and why not, it's hard for our finite minds to grasp. I told them to remember this, GRACE - God's Riches At Christ's Expense. Grace is God's unmerited favor poured out on us. We cannot earn it, we do not deserve it. His grace never ends...He freely gives it to us daily...and sometimes by the minute... The Bible tells us this about grace: The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of g...

Please pray for a FB friend's 2 1/2 yr old nephew Patrick. He became ill in church, starting trembling, then become unresponsive, now just stares. He's in the hospital. Seizures were ruled out, little guy is about to have a nasty test to check out his spinal fluid.

Continuing who we are and what we have in Christ, I want to talk about mercy. Mercy is something we talk about, we ask for, we receive, but do we live like we receive mercy? Do we think mercy is for everyone but us? The Bible tells us this: On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." Then the master called the servant in. 'You wicked servant,' he said, 'I canceled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn't you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?' In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed. to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living...

Last week, I wrote about just a few of the things we are in Christ, one is forgiven. Do you live as a person who is forgiven? Or do you confess your sin, repent, and then decide you are not forgiven and continually beat yourself up over the sin? One time about 25 years ago, I was so tired of my friend beating herself up over a past sin; I said - so the Cross was big enough for everyone but you, let's discuss your pride problem. Her eyes got big and then we began to laugh. I hope at the age of 47.999999 I would say the same thing if necessary; but not be so blunt. Scripture tells us: In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption,the forgiveness of sins. I write to you, dear children, because your sins have been forgiven on a...

I Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Do you ever wonder who you are in Christ? According to I Peter 2:9, we are a chosen people, a royal priesthood....a people belonging to God...does that make you want shout and praise His holy name? We need to focus on who we are in Him and not who we think we may be or who someone has said we are. In Christ we are forgiven of our sins. In Christ we are redeemed from the law. In Christ we are set free to live a life of liberty not bondage to sin, sickness, disease, religion, legalism, etc. In Christ we are made righteous. In Christ we have eternal life. In Christ we have grace. In Christ we have mercy. In Christ we have life. There is nothing you can do to cause God to stop loving you. Here are a few words from Romans 3: 22This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to a...

I am looking forward to reading my Siestas verses, it's like a feast at a banquet to take in what we are memorizing this year. Last night I could not sleep for many reasons, my mind would not cool it and relax. My mother and I drove to Alvin from a church we visited in Needville so she could look at a dog she wanted to adopt. I have a new sister, a 2-3 year Rottweiler who thinks she is a lap dog which is typical of Rotties, her name is Roxanne. She is a dainty thing. Mom needed a big dog who does not jump, obeys commands, and wants to please. Rotties are really good pets and not mean. They live to please. We then drove from Alvin to Richmond...they spent a few hours bonding and then mom and I went to Petco to buy out the store!!! (I wonder if Roxanne slept in her crate, on her new bed, or....next to my mother....) So around 2:00am, I began to fall asleep and then it happened, I began thinking of this year's memory verses and got stuck on 1, couldn't quite remember it, that ...

Sabbath Blessings Dear Sisters in Christ! (and Brothers)

It's my blogging sister Leslie's Birthday...please join me: Happy Birthday to You Happy Birthday to You Happy Birthday dear Lesliiieeeeeeeee Happy Birthday to You! All of heaven rejoiced the day you were born. Have a blessed day. Love, Annette

I was listening to a friend teach the other night at church, Don talked about Mary choosing the finer things by sitting at the feet of Jesus. The phrase call me Marty popped into my head. The Lord said you are more Mary than you used to be, but you still tend to be a Martha. You combine Mary and Martha and you have a Marty. Do you struggle with being a Martha? I used to be 100 % Martha...probably only Mary as I sat in a chair with my Bible open soaking up the Word of God. This is a struggle for many women. We have a lot to do around the house, many of us work outside the home, there may be children/teens still at home, aging parents, the list continues. It is easy to be a Martha. We read in Luke 10 beginning with verse 38: As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to...

Today I have an appointment with an attorney concerning heirship affidavits and wrapping up a couple of loose ends pertaining to dad's estate. I hope this is it. Nice attorney, no hard sell...in fact I realized he lives down the street from me I used to see him when I rode my bike and walked daily as he was out biking and jogging. (I don't see him biking and jogging anymore because I don't bike or walk enough to see anyone!) We all have appointments: doctor's appointments, hair appointments, nail appointments - my fav...but our most important appointment is the time we spend with our Lord and Savior in prayer and in the Word. He never misses it, He's never late...but we can miss it or be late, can't we! If it's been a while, visit our Lord. He's waiting patiently for you. There is no condemnation or reproach. He's arms are already open waiting to embrace you - you are the love of His life and so am I... Therefore since we have a great high priest who...

One of my blogging sisters is Wendy, who is a full time caregiver to her husband. He is ill with COPD. She wrote an honest and poignant post the other day to which I could not even form a response. It was about changes. I know those changes. For example when someone decides they need a walker or a wheelchair...it's a change and with changes come a little bit of loss...you time everything so as to not be out of pocket/away from home for long, you feel the loss of freedom for your loved one as they lose a little more...changes... I would ask you to lift Wendy and her husband up in prayer. Pray for peace and wholeness in Christ Jesus. I continue to pray for his lungs to be healed and their youth renewed like the eagle's youth as described in Psalm 103. Pray for refreshment and anything else the Holy Spirit lays on your heart. Let's carry them before the Lord as the friends carried the paralytic... So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door, and he ...