Isaiah 17: 7 -8 Yes, the Day is coming when people will notice The One Who Made Them, take a long hard look at The Holy of Israel. They'll lose interest in all the stuff they've made—altars and monuments and rituals, their homemade, handmade religion—however impressive it is.
Isaiah 17: 10 - 11 You have forgotten God even though you are very religious. Even though you work very hard.
Isaiah 17:13 God will silence them with a word.
Have I taken a hard look at the Holy One? Isaiah 30:1 are words that will soon come from Isaiah's mouth. "Woe to those who carry out plans that are not mine...Isaiah 30:11 stop confronting me with the Holy One of Israel. Have we forgotten our God? What word is God speaking to us through the prophet Isaiah?
"My love makes people holy. "Only those who know they are unholy, who hate their unholiness more than their pain and emptiness, experience the transforming power of My Love. Only holy people live well. Only holy people love." 66 LL Do I hate my unholiness more than my pain? More than my emptiness?
Just fell asleep with a black gel pen which bled all over the guest bedspread through the sheets to the mattress cover. My clothes too! Yikes! Any ideas how to get black permanent ink out? I have used: Goo Gone then washed, Resolve then washed, Dawn then washed, Fingernail Polish Remover then washed, ... it is kind of fading. Uh oh! Any hints?
ReplyDeleteBev:
ReplyDeleteI have heard that hair spray or rubbing alcohol will work. Also Fingernail Polish Remover soaking for 2-3 hours. I have no personal experience or success to report, but also the Clorox 2 pen they say works wonders. Good luck.
Bev, I have a secret recipe:
ReplyDelete1/2 cup dry clorox bleach
1/2 cup Ivory Dish soap;liquid.
Mix together in warm water, like a dishpan, soak the item for a day or two,then machine wash.
It gets almost everything out, and does not take the color out of items.
Bev - hope the suggested remedies work!!
ReplyDeleteAnnette - praying for Rebel, Greg, Lauren, you and the odd neighbor.
Escaped to Panera to read and think this morning. Needed a break from mommyhood. Am overwhelmed as I read about the judgment of our Mighty God. "Yes the Day is coming when people will notice The One Who Made Them, take a long hard look at The Holy of Israel."
So often I get caught up in the details of life and for all practical purposes forget The One Who Made Me. Sure, I pray and read my Bible and do the "right" things but my heart and thoughts are elsewhere, thinking about what I need to do or how I feel. Was very convicted by the words in chapter 17 - "And so, even though you are very religious...nothing will come of them.". Eeeek.
Father, forgive my pride, arrogance, self-importance. I confess that I am full of hot air, like Moab. You promise that Your mercies are new every morning. Thank you for conviction of sin and the desire to repent. I know that even those are gifts from You. I praise You for Your faithfulness, righteousness, trustworthiness and grace. There is no one like You. Thank you for the deep work You're doing in my heart. I love You, Lord!
Thanks, y'all for the prayers. Rebel is doing much better today, the movers came, and they're packed and off to College Station from Austin. Rebel has completely destroyed cillia in his intestines and an ulcerated stomach. But stabilized and rehydrated, he is able to be moved. So, thanks be to God, Who is so much bigger, so much more about our details than we even can know.
ReplyDeleteI have to tell it was reassuring to know I had your support here. You all are an amazing group of women who have blessed my life this year! Thanks for being my go-to place yesterday. Annette
I just tried hydrogen pyroxide on an ink stain, but it really didn't do the job. I also like to make a OxyClean paste and let it soak. Let us know what works Bev. Love you.
ReplyDeleteSo glad Rebel is better.
ReplyDeleteI've just read our chapters and 15:5-9 stood out. "Oh, how I grieve for Moab..." Isaiah heard the gut-wrenching, heart-racking cries of Moab. I'm reminded of Paul's willingness to be cursed if
only Israel would know their Messiah. Do I hear the cries around me and see people in their struggles, "making their way as best they can?" And what will I do if I notice? (Remembering I was ready to strangle Greg's neighbor this morning.)
Bev, I want you to know that I'm reading, even if I don't comment. I copied your post on July 28 (I think it was that one) word for word in my journal and have read it several times. I recognize my sin, even own it, but the "without excuse" stopped me dead in my tracks. So often I will ask forgiveness but then try to explain why I did something. Thank you for your searching questions. Thank you for reminding me that God is in the details of my life. Making a message out of a mess!
May His Government of Love be established in our hearts.
Love,
FG