365 Days of Spirit-Filled Fruits Challenge-Day 124

We went to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo yesterday to see the new 1.5 year old male lion. Although his mane will not be fully grown until he’s three, he was impressive. We watched him lick a block of ice he was given that had fish inside it that he would eventually get to. The lion is definitely called the king of the beasts for a reason. The sheer size of his paws and jaws is not something I would ever want to encounter in the wild. King Jesus is exponentionally more impressive. There isn’t a measuring device that could measure his power and his glory. It is beyond our scope of thinking. He is within the hearts of millions of us. His power is within us. Oh what the believers of this world could do if they really believed with all their heart, soul and spirit. This power from our King is around us all the time. Do you recognize it? Take that power within and conquer your fears, defeat your anger, harness love, peace and forgiveness and take that to the world. Our King asks us to love one another as he loves us. Are you loving others without thoughts of yourself? Keep working at it as I will.

Psalm 24: 7 Lift up your heads, O you gates, be lifted up, you ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.

365 Days of Praise-Day 225

We were all gloriously happy to see the rain coming down yesterday. It wasn't just a drizzle here or there as it has been but a down right pouring of cats and dogs and not for just a minute but for a good length of time. I was even happier to hear some very big scary claps of thunder last night as I was getting ready for bed and the sound of more rain. What a treat it was to have the windows open and feel the coolness in the air and the smell of the rain. While it would have been better for the fire for the rain to have come last week, we cannot question God's timing. Everything works according to his plan. Glory will come out of the homes that were lost to the fire and to the lives that were lost. Good always comes out of the terrible and tragic. We may not see the good ourselves but we have to have faith that it does and will happen. Father, we thank you for the rain and thank you for taking care of us.

Phillipians 4:19 And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.