Betty A.’s Journal
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2012
Mar 21
Matthew 3:11
"I baptize you with water for repentance. But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Betty A. from Somewhere said:
John was setting the stage for Jesus. John did not want to be followed. He was teaching and leading others to the Lord. He was simply saying, I am like one of you. I am not worthy. One day there will be one more powerful, one that will give you eternal life.
2012
Mar 20
Matthew 2:2
and asked, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him."
Betty A. from Somewhere said:
Their dedication to serving the Lord and worshipping Him is something that is so important. In a time when travel was not easy, and the dangers around them; yet they wanted to find Him so they could worship Him.
2012
Mar 17
Leviticus 26:30
I will destroy your high places, cut down your incense altars and pile your dead bodies on the lifeless forms of your idols, and I will abhor you.
Betty A. from Somewhere said:
Also, as I was re-reading this chapter it brought to mind that God has always said He wants His people to follow Him. He wants us to have no other "gods" before Him. Anything that is put before God is something we worship. Modern day idols can be anything we put before our Father. If we put TV programs before Him or any number of our modern day enticements, if it is put before God and we spend our time with that particular thing and not with God then it is our idol. God speaks very clearly here as well as in the New Testament that we are to love the Lord God and only Him do we serve. It is something that is good for everyone of us to remember. It is a very personal passage of admonition to us to be watchful because we know how easy it is to fall into "being lazy" and not being watchful of our souls.
2012
Mar 17
Leviticus 26:14
" 'But if you will not listen to me and carry out all these commands,
Betty A. from Somewhere said:
The Lord wants us to follow His commandments. When we do His Will our lives are made richer because we experience all there is to experience in our lives as His children.
On Psalms 127:3 by Elena G.
“Children are a blessing sent from above. I have been blessed with five…”