Hebrews 8: 1-13
A Better Promise

1What I mean is that we have a high priest who sits at the right side [a] of God's great throne in heaven. 2He also serves as the priest in the most holy place [b] inside the real tent there in heaven. This tent of worship was set up by the Lord, not by humans. 3Since all priests must offer gifts and sacrifices, Christ also needed to have something to offer. 4If he were here on earth, he would not be a priest at all, because here the Law appoints other priests to offer sacrifices. 5But the tent where they serve is just a copy and a shadow of the real one in heaven. Before Moses made the tent, he was told, "Be sure to make it exactly like the pattern you were shown on the mountain!" 6Now Christ has been appointed to serve as a priest in a much better way, and he has given us much assurance of a better agreement.
7If the first agreement with God had been all right, there would not have been any need for another one. 8But the Lord found fault with it and said,

"I tell you the time will come, when I will make a new agreement with the people of Israel and the people of Judah. 9It won't be like the agreement that I made with their ancestors, when I took them by the hand and led them out of Egypt.
They broke their agreement with me, and I stopped caring about them! 10"But now I tell the people of Israel this is my new agreement: `The time will come when I, the Lord, will write my laws on their minds and hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people. 11Not one of them will have to teach another to know me, their Lord.' "All of them will know me, no matter who they are. 12I will treat them with kindness, even though they are wicked. I will forget their sins."

13When the Lord talks about a new agreement, he means that the first one is out of date. And anything that is old and useless will soon disappear.

His perfect timing


Hope for the Future

Jeremiah 29:11

"For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. (NLT)

A New Creation

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. (NKJV)

A New Heart

Ezekiel 36:25-27

"Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. And I will give you a new heart with new and right desires, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony heart of sin and give you a new, obedient heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so you will obey my laws and do whatever I command. (NLT)

Forgetting the Past

Philippians 3:13-14

No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to heaven. (NLT)

Learning from Past Mistakes

Hebrews 12:10-11

Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best; but God disciplines us for our good, that we may share in his holiness. No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. (NIV)

Wait on the Lord

Psalm 37:7


Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes. (NLT)

Isaiah 40:31

Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary. (NASB)


God's Timing is Perfect

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. (NIV)

Each New Day is Special

Lamentations 3:22-24

The unfailing love of the LORD never ends! By his mercies we have been kept from complete destruction. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day. I say to myself, "The LORD is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!" (NASB)

I could use prayer from anyone who happens to drop in on this blog today. I know God is in control. I know it, but just feel quite depressed right now. I am trying to depend on the verses I have written above.

GOD is magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his greatness.
Psa 145:3 MSG

I am amazed how God can use our random thoughts to help create awe and wonder about Him. How He can help us to think in heavenly ways about earthly things. How he can turn our musing into praise for Him.
I was thinking about something yesterday, and it really hit home as I continued to ponder it.
I was talking to my DH about how I remembered watching boxing matches with my Dad. I remember it like we were the only ones in the room, just me and Dad. I then told him I remembered watching Gunsmoke and Have Gun Will Travel with him. I remember this as just the two of us in the room. Then I thought that is sorta weird, surely others were there, with four siblings and my Mom in the household, surely others were there with us when we watched these things on TV! Then it made me think about what a Big person he was, how when he was telling a story, everyone stopped to listen. How he could say something, and everyone learned a lesson from whatever he was telling. My dad had only a 10th grade education, but he was the owner of a huge and very respected Angus ranch in Wyoming. He was featured in many farm and agriculture magazines, including the American Angus Journal, and his kids (and my horse were on the cover of The FFA National magazine. He was the president of quite a few organizations, and even served as President of the local school board. He had a lot of common sense, and was not a respecter of persons. A bum on the street was treated the same as the president of the United States, and, yes he did host both bums off the street, and the President on his ranch. Amazing, huh? When he died, there was standing room only in the Biggest church in Cheyenne for his funeral, and on the way to the funeral, the news broadcast about his funeral I was amazed his death was actually on the news....like he was a governor of the state or something . I was telling this to my daughter, Kristi, and her responses were"Pappa made everyone fell like they were the only ones ....He didn't do it just to make you feel special, he really thought you were special and deserved to feel that way"
and I was thinking how awesome it will be in heaven because we will experience this with our heavenly Father in a much much bigger way! How God is so much more than anything we can ever imagine! How I will feel like I am the only one in the room with Him... How awesome is that?

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning"
(James 1:17)
One of the greatest blessings of being a Gramma is that special sleep over time you get to have with those precious grandbabies. I have had a great week with 2 of them. What fun we had, tearing up the living room, making it into a fort, and having tea parties, and watching movies, and going shopping and eating out. Having cereal before bed time, and watching movies till we fall asleep. Next week I get a couple other grandbabies, but I think I am just watching them at their house. I get to spend plenty of time with my little 2 year old grand daughter, and we have a great time reading books and feeding the animals, and just hanging out. I think I could easily call grandchildren a "perfect gift from above".

The Message (MSG)
God can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you're ready for anything and everything, more than just ready to do what needs to be done. As one psalmist puts it, He throws caution to the winds, giving to the needy in reckless abandon. His right-living, right-giving ways never run out, never wear out. This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you. He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God, wealthy in every way, so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us great praise to God.2 Corinthians 9:7-9


Jude Allen Anderson Arrived!!!

What a day we had yesterday! John called me at 1 in the morning (I think that was the time) He said Molly thought it was time to have the baby. I said that I would have to get someone to do my Sunday School class, and I would also need to find someone to do the power point cause this was my Sunday to do that... He said he would call me when they got to the hospital, and the Dr had checked her.. I said okay and tried to go back to sleep, but of course, after praying for their trip to the hospital, and for the delivery, I could not get back to sleep. So I got up and got ready to go. I was trying in my mind to decide what time to call the music minister about getting some one to do my job, and also what time to call Joshua about doing my SS class. I called John and told him I was just going to come on up to St Anthony's cause I could not get back to sleep. Called a couple of DILs to see if any of them wanted to ride up with me, and none did, so I got gas in DeSoto, and headed on up. When I got to the hospital, one of the DIL had already gotten there just before me, and Molly's mom, and a friend of the family, Jen was there. Isaac and Grace were up and going strong, very excited about their brother's soon arrival. I talked with terry, and he was on his way home from Chicago. I was hoping the baby would come before Kristi's flight came in. After waiting around, going down to get breakfast in the cafeteria with John, and just hanging out in the LD room and the waiting room, we got a message from John in the LD room that none of us were to come into that room again cause they were getting down to business. It was show time. It took very little time before we got the message our grandson was born! He was born at 11:18 Jude Allen weighed 6# 8 oz. We are very very blessed! He is quite a handsome little guy! Molly seems to be doing great. They are already home.


KRISTI IS HOME!!

Joshua, William and I and Chandra and her two boys went up to get the Missionaries from Liberia. It was great to see Kristi and to hug her and know she was safe at home again. She will be doing a blog to tell about her mission trip, but I think we will have to let her get her second wind first. God did bless their trip! She got sick last night after she got home, but seemed to be fine today. It was graet to see Ken and Carolyn again. I for one am glad they are all back.


WE love you but...

My DIL is at a homeschool conference this week, and for quite some time it has been a plan that I would watch her two older boys. This morning I got a call, and first she assured me my grandsons really do love me very very much, and they really do want to spend time with me, BUT can we PLEASE spend some time with Aunt Kristi cause she has been gone to Liberia, and they have missed her so VERY VERY MUCH! So We are now at Joshua and Kristi's house, spending time ALL together. The funny thing about it though, is that as soon as we finished our delicious meal that Joshua and Ashley fixed for us, Kristi went to bed! LOL we watched Peter Pan, and the two boys fell asleep, so I thought I would get on here for a few minutes.


Lord, Help me to use the blessings You have given to me to help build Your kingdom!

18 The Lord is close to everyone who prays to him,
to all who truly pray to him. Psalm 145:18
Today I got a text from Kristi. I was getting excited to have her return from the mission trip. But alas they are stuck in Brussels and will not get home until tomorrow afternoon. God knew how disappointed I am. I think it is so interesting how He can bring just the right word at just the right time! He did it for me today!

I love Books by Evelyn Christensen. Mark and Jordan know this, and got me "A Journey into Prayer" back when I was in the hospital in January and February. I have been enjoying her incites in this devotional book. But today when I opened it, The title of the devotional was Prayer Transcends Mile.She shares how the prayers of their loved ones back home and their prayers at the same time in Africa, made them feel in their souls as though they were in the same room together. An amazing phenomenon. I know that with the advancement of technology, God has blessed us with the use of texting, and feeling a closeness through this technology, and I appreciate it so much! But the closeness we can get through the power of prayer is so much greater and so much more intimate. God has given us so many blessings when we choose to allow Him to work in us. I cannot count the times I have been missing Terry on the road, and would pray for him, asking God to take care of him and keep him safe, and when I finish my little prayer, the phone rings and it is Terry telling me he is okay. And the same has happened on this mission trip of Kristi's Praying and then my little song "My Little Girl" comes across the seas. Silly, I know, but I usually let the song play through before I read the text. I am so blessed to have my beautiful baby, beautiful from the outside in....chasing her dreams. taking on the world, and knowing the road that will lead her home again... (my paraphrase)
Have a great day everyone! I will get my Beautiful Baby back again tomorrow!
Lord, Thank you that you transcend the miles that separate us and our loved ones. Thank you that in prayer we can be together with each other --and You.

Colossians 3:1&2


1 You have been raised up with Christ. So think about things that are in heaven. That is where Christ is. He is sitting at God's right hand. 2 Think about things that are in heaven. Don't think about things that are on earth.


This command is very hard for me to follow. I love thinking about heavenly things, don't get me wrong. I love the Word, and enjoy seeing God's people being blessed and blessing others. I have a desire to see everyone come to Christ. But what I am talking about is that everyday life, getting all wrapped up in the problems of this world.I need to remember why I am here and always tryto seek God's glory, not mine or my family's glory. What I need to do is make sure when I do anything to make sure I ask God what is in it for Him, not me, not my kids or grand kids, but what is happening in this situation to expand His glorious Kingdom.


Lord, please help me to know your will, and to desire that whatever happens to me here on earth, I seek the bigger picture, and seek to do your will and look forward to seeing that the whatever I do is for you.

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