New Heaven...New Earth...:)

Dear God,

When I read Your promises in the bible, I sometimes feel that another layer of reinforcement has been added to my already firm foundation of the "floor" that I am standing on in this old world.

What is speaking to me right now is in Isaiah 65:17-20.

New Heaven (I haven't even seen the old one yet)
New Earth (THAT will be good as I am seeing what we have right now...even though I love autumn leaves, mountains, and blue skies).
Never again will babies live but a few days (I have been to some funerals of little babies and these words that You have given are WONDERFUL)
People will not die before their time (Mom was 57 years old when she died.....I think that was way too early to die)

Thank you for these words dear Lord.
They are wonderful words.

Love,
Me:)

{Daily Scripture Reading: Isaiah 65:17-20}
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+65%3A17-20&version=NIV

I will create
    new heavens and a new earth.
The former things will not be remembered,
    nor will they come to mind.
Isaiah 65:17

Of Making Books, There is No End

Dear God,

I want to write my next book and entitle it "TWO Things to Do Before You Die". I love coming up with titles to books, movies, songs, papers, projects. Oh, I LOVE IT. The problem is writing the stuff to back up the title. Man, that requires thinking, writing, keyboarding, researching, early morning, late night WORK!!

Writing is not easy, but it is AWESOME! There is something about writing. Writing thoughts, facts, and make believe stories gives such a sense of creation; taking something that is nothing and creating something. Kinda like a mini You, Lord. Maybe that is why I love it so, because so many words that I write down are creations from You to and through me. I put my earthly stuff down sometimes and I don't think it is near as good as the stuff that You give me to write. Thank you for this desire in me to WRITE!!

Love,
Me:)

{Daily Scripture Reading: Ecclesiastes 12:9-14}
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=ecclesiastes+12%3A9-14&version=NIV

Of making many books there is no end, and much
study wearies the body.
Ecclesiastes 12:12

Love, Me:)

Dear God,

I love writing letters to You. I love communicating with You.

What do you want me to do today for You?

Love,
Me:)

{Daily Scripture Reading: Matthew 22:34-40}
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A34-40&version=NKJV

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with
all your soul, and with all your mind.
Matthew 22:37

Seventy Times Seven

Dear God,

Forgiveness.

Jesus said to forgive someone 70 X 7. He did. A man asked him how many times we should forgive someone when they wrong us, and Jesus said 70 X 7.

I have read and heard people say that it was not a literal meaning. But you know what? It could be. If someone has wronged the same person 490 times, in my opinion, there is something wrong with the "wronger" (the one DOING the wronging). I think Jesus is saying here that there ARE limits when people wrong us. If someone WANTS to keep accurate records of the number of times a person wrongs them, and the "wronger" hits time number 491, THEN it is time for the "wrongee" (the person getting the treatment) to walk away. Jesus could have answered "every time the person wrongs you, you should forgive them". That isn't what He said.

There are people in this world that would keep track of such things. I know that one of my gifts is the gift of grace and I don't have the ability to hold a grudge. I hate to say this, but it bums me out sometimes that I can't hold a grudge when people are mean to me. But, I DO sleep really good every night as I don't take any grudges to bed with me.

Thank you Lord for grace.

Love,
Me:)

{Daily Scripture Reading: Matthew 18:21-35}
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew+18%3A21-35&version=NKJV

Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my
brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?”
Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven
times, but up to seventy times seven.
Matthew 18:21-22

When Dark Turns to Light

Dear God,

There are so many things written in your word about light. Light in a real sense, light in a metaphysical sense, light in a saving sense, light in a destructive sense (I THINK that there is a "destructive light"....must look). Usually when one thinks of "light" it seems to refer to goodness. How many times in movies have I heard the phrase "go to the light"?

I am not sure about the things that I read when people have a near death experience and they say that they "see the light". Your word says that "Jesus" is the light of the world. Your word also says that men love darkness more than light because their ways are wicked. People don't like wickedness exposed so they try to cover up the light. When a thief is trying to break into a house at night, flipping on a switch tends to become a major deterrent, doesn't it?

Thank you for sending Your light to the world. I am a morning sunrise kinda girl and I love it when dark turns to light.

Love,
Me:)

{Daily Scripture Reading: John 3:16-21}
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3%3A16-21&version=NIV

But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that
it may be seen plainly that what they have done has
been done in the sight of God.
John 3:21