May is here and has been delightful in many ways. The weather today is so nice. Right now it’s a beautiful 77 degrees with a nice breeze blowing. My favorite kind of gardening weather. Two of my wonderful grandchildren have May birthdays and were born exactly two weeks apart back in 2010, Madie on May 10 and Jackson on May 24. They both just finished first grade and are Gran Jan’s JOY! The time is flying by.
Another fun event in May was our annual Worship Ministry Picnic for our choir, orchestra and technical team workers. We hosted it at the Morton Farm the first Saturday of May and it was a lot of fun. The families enjoyed having the room to roam and see the cows and chickens, and fish in the pond. Grilled hamburgers and hotdogs with all the trimmings filled the menu. Everyone pitched in and helped serve one another in love. The fellowship was sweet. That brings me to my May 1st memory verse. It’s quick, it’s simple, and it’s necessary! Show hospitality to one another without grumbling. Offering hospitality is a way to show love. Doing it without grumbling is icing on that cake you may serve! We had over 150 folks and we enjoyed each one. I pray I will always be kind and hospitable…without grumbling.
This next verse jumped out at me during a recent sermon by my Pastor, Jim Perdue. I love the Psalms and when he announced his text I was eager to turn there in my Bible. The Lord IS righteous and he LOVES righteous deeds. The best part is He gives us the righteousness through His son Jesus to do those deeds. We can’t be righteous in our own strength. He will take care of us with His fellowship, protection and with the favor of a loving father. One day we will be in His presence and enjoy those blessings for eternity. But aren’t you thrilled to know those blessings now? I need Him every hour of every day.
It seems as though our society is getting darker and darker, people getting more and more evil. I believe it is because of quick news and media and the way we hear about everything so quickly that makes it seem this way. This verse helps me press in to my heart the truth that God is in control. He sees and He knows every single deed being done, whether righteous or unrighteous. I don’t need to keep any score pads in my purse (or in my mind and heart either). He’s got it all in His Mighty Hands. Let’s remember that He will take care of us as we trust in Him. And one glorious day, we will BEHOLD HIS FACE! Wrap your mind around that truth for a moment.
Gran Jan
OH, what comforting words tonight! You are so right…the world becomes more and more evil, and it is very different in our world the way we get news so quickly. It really takes a focused mind to make sure we keep our eyes on Jesus and above all the discouragement of this life. Surely He is in control, and He will always be, and we have nothing to fear. Thank you for this precious post and for sharing God’s Word, sweet friend. May He bless you and your family. 🙂
Thank you Cheryl. As I was writing this I thought about how the book of Genesis and all those accounts of the evil hearts of mankind. Adam and Eve, the flood in Noah’s day, the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah. Sinful then – sinful now. But this time in which we live keeps us overloaded with media blasts and we see/hear/process way more than I believe we were ever intended to. I’m so thankful to know God saw us and made a way through Jesus. He keeps us and holds us in His Mighty Hand! His peace is everything to me. Thank you for sharing with me too.