Christ in the Clouds

Welcome to ...where I share different verses from the Psalms every week!   May you find truths about God, yourselves, and living life in the images and word pictures shared here! ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡   It's been a very stressful week! Family members have been sick and injuries from falls on the ice have caused pain and suffering to some. It is such a comfort to know that God is full of mercy and heals us when we are weak and helpless .   Most of Psalm 6 talks about our pain and suffering, but in verse 9 we are reminded that... "The Lord has heard my cry for mercy;      the Lord accepts my prayer. "     Thank You, Lord for showing so much mercy to wards me and hearing my prayers that go up to You every day!! Amen.

(I'm not sure why, but this post has been in my drafts for over a week! I have really struggled either to be motivated to write or just don't have the time/energy to get it completed. So, please bear with me. I am very late getting it published, but I felt I really needed to post it before the end of the week. I'm not sure if someone is supposed to read it this week, or what, but I wanted to post it in obedience to what I sense the Lord is wanting me to do. God bless you all!) I remember as a chi ld, hearing people use the phrase  "eager beaver" , to describe someone who wa s enthusiastic and willing t o jump right in with whate ver they were doing! "Referring, of course, to the industrious beaver, this near-rhyming expression is a Canadian Army phrase that was penned around 1940 .  People observed beavers working and, well, beavering away at their work - they seemed to always be doing work of some sort of other which was admirable." (From ...

Welcome to ...where I share different verses from the Psalms every week!   May you find truths about God, yourselves, and living life in the images and word pictures shared here! ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ Psalm 63:1-8   Ardent Longing for God A psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, you are my God for you I long! For you my body yearns; for you my soul thirsts, like a land parched, lifeless and without water.     photo source So I look to you in the sanctuary to see your power and glory. For your love is better than life; my lips offer you worship! I will bless you as long as I live; I will lift up my hands, calling on your name. My soul shall savor the rich banquet of praise, with joyous lips my mouth shall honor you! When I think of you upon my bed, through the night watches I will recall that you indeed are my help     photo source and in the shadow of your wings I shout...

I've ne ver read the book, but the first time I watched the movie "Pride and Prejudice ", I fell in love with it! There were many aspects of th e movie that I love d, but the mos t outsp oken theme throughout was the great emotional conflict and passion between the the characters. I think of the part of the movie where Mr. Darcy finally can't hold it back any longer . After p ursuing her thr oughout the movie, h e tells Lizzy how he feels about her , no matter what his family or friends said, no matter what society told him, and even when she turned him down at first, ..but he didn't care. I like this brief summary of his ardent devotion . ( I only ask for you to watch the first 50 seconds, esp ecially if you've not seen it and don't want to spoil knowing the storyline ..but if you're like me, you most likely will watch the whole scene.) I think of my relationship with Jesus, my L ord and Savior! Oh, that I would hold nothing back, but ...

I have felt a tug lately to share a weekly post that encourages you, my readers to Trust in God , praise God for H is love , r ejoice in God as Jehovah, learn about His mercy, and seek God's forgiveness , when we have sinned. As you'll discover, a ll these can be f ound i n one particu lar Old Testament book..... The Book of Psalms actually means "Book of Praises" in Hebrew.  It is a book of the Bible, where we not only learn all about God’s character, but also where we can explore all the parts of our lives and  say who we are and what is in us—guilt, anger, salvation, praise—to the God who loves, judges and saves us in Jesus Christ. Calvin called them "an anatomy of all the parts of the soul." Everything that anyone can feel or experience in relation to God is in these prayers. As I share different verses from the Psalms every week, remember that the Psalms are to be read with your heart, as well as your head. Truth about God, ourselves, a...