Delightful Sisters,
You are all so much fun! Am hoping you are as excited and thrilled about the blog (a new thing J) as I am! Also hoping that you have found a few minutes to “drop by” for a visit!
Are you coming up for air like me? There have been so many new things that the Father has journeyed me through and it is not even the end of the first quarter of the calendar year.
Hosea 6:3a (NIV) “Let us acknowledge the LORD; let us press on to acknowledge him.”
Each of us has taken some solitary time seeking the Father in His Word. What verse/verses should be memorized and/or meditated? Which speak to what I am journeying through? Which breathes God’s breath in me? Which speaks of my identity in God? Which imparts God’s profound love for me? Which fills my heart with gratitude? Our list can go on and on! But now….
Drum roll!!!!! Spiral notebooks in hand with recorded verse/verses!
Post your #2 Scripture Memorization/Meditation verse/verses! You have been given the Spirit of power, love and sound mind (Natalie Couch’s 1st verse)
Quick refresher: post your name, verse/verses, reference, translation! Don’t forget to review your 1st selection after you have memorized/meditated on the current. Review often!
Since I am currently studying the book of Isaiah, my verse/verses will come from that study!
The context of my verse is one thing that the Father said He would do for Cyrus, the pagan Medo-Persian king who conquered Babylon and allowed the Jewish exiles to return to Jerusalem. God ensured Cyrus’ success by doing many things for him. Cyrus also financed the rebuilding of God’s temple, returning the items that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had taken from the temple. The treasures of darkness referred to the wealth of the vanquished pagan nations, customarily concealed in subterranean walls. Treasures of darkness came from darkness, spiritually and literally.
During those dark times in my life, the treasures God gave me of Who He is are unspeakable and valued more than silver and gold. And…His grace simply amazing!
Isaiah 45:3 (NIV) “I (Sovereign Lord) will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD (yhwh..Yahweh), the God of Olda (Israel), who summons you by name.”
Girlies, I have prayed for you to delight in the Lord as you memorize/meditate…taste and see that He is good in and through everything you are journeying. Remember: You are engraved in the palm of His hand! You will never be forgotten! (Jill Stuart’s 1st verse!) He has a plan for you, plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future! (Holly Talley’s 1st verse)
Those who were in the service a couple of Sundays ago heard the Father through Brian, Tish and the Praise Team speak His Words of love over them. We were washed with the Word! Glory!!!!
I love you!
Olda
