Scripture: Deuteronomy 28:9-10 (the Message)
God will form you as a people holy to him, just as he promised you, if you keep the commandments of God, your God, and live the way he has shown you. All the peoples on Earth will see you living under the Name of God and hold you in respectful awe.
Thought for the Day: As we approach the end of the year, I hope people will see in me a person who feels blessed beyond measure. Like all of you, I have things on which I need to work. There is a lengthy list of matters on which I need to focus more attention, but I remain a person who should always be able to create an even lengthier list of items that deserve gratitude. And if my gratitude is focused on God, then others will see, not me, but the God who is the source of my gratitude. I am a work in progress, and a year from now, I will remain a work in progress. Yet God will remain faithful to me, continuing to form me more fully into an expression of holiness. God is good, and I pray that my gratitude allows others to catch a glimpse of the One whose Spirit has been at work within me and continues to give me a long list of items for which I am thankful.
Prayer: God, you are the source of all good things. Keep me focused on what is blessed and praiseworthy, for then, I will be an instrument by which others will come to see. Amen.
And on this 19th Anniversary of my wedding day,
I am thankful for my wife!!!!
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Happy Anniversary to you and Donna!! ☺
Yes, Happy Anniversary to you and Donna and have a Happy New Year!
Congratulations on your 19th anniversary. We are in Metairie,LA with our grandkids as Lesley and Tom are out celebrating their 14th. Is Dec. 30th a minister thing? Have a wonderful New Year. Love, Isobel and Bill.
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