13 Days of Being Thankful

Day 10:

Thank you, Jesus!

Surrounded with JOY

Mighty in Power

Saturday Praises

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O Lord God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty Lord?
Your faithfulness also surrounds You. —Psalm 89:8

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For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.  —Isaiah 9:6

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Then I heard something like the voice of a great multitude and like the sound of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, saying, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His bride has made herself ready.” —Revelation 19:6-7

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Praise the Lord, O My Soul!

Praising along with you!

Praise the Lord!

HAPPY SUNDAY

On this Happy Sunday, I am praising the Lord for too many reasons to count but also because:

The LORD’S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease,
For His compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
Great is Your faithfulness.

—Lamentations 3:22-23

Praise and worship

It was close this morning. I almost didn’t make it to church because a nauseous migraine had me in its grip. I miss way too many Sunday services because of that migraine nastiness. Taking an additional dose of meds a couple of hours after the first one today definitely helped my mission to get to church, and was I ever glad I went! Not that I’m not always happy to be there, but today we shared the communion table. And that’s always a huge blessing.

How can I describe the extreme praise and thankfulness I felt during today’s worship service? I am always thankful for the fellowship and the joy of taking communion “in remembrance of [Jesus].” But every so often I am overcome with such thanks for all that I have through my relationship with Jesus Christ that I have trouble wrapping my mind around it. To think that Jesus paid the price for my sins, along with the sins of all mankind… just so that we would be able to live with Him in heaven for eternity!

So, as usual for times such as these, my eyes “leaked”—Rick’s tender description for tears which come on suddenly and have trouble stopping. Good thing I had my trust hankie in my purse.

For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you:

The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 

and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, 

“This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me.” 

In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, 

“This cup is the new covenant in my blood;

do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.” 

For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup,

you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes. 

—1 Corinthians 11:23-26