January 12, 2010

Make Time to Meditate
I will meditate on all your works and
consider all your mighty deeds.
Psalm 77:12 NIV

Let us plan with prayerful care
      to always allocate
A certain portion of each day
     to be still and meditate.

These are the very thoughts that were shared with us on Sunday,  seeking God, listening to his voice.  God is preparing a people to be able to stand in a time when the world seems to be crumbling.  God is the same, we have a choice to be drawn to him or to follow the world.  What will we choose?

I have appreciated this verse: Galatians 3:26-29  You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ.  There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, make nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 

What has meant so much to me is the part about being clothed in Christ.  Do you remember when you were baptized as a believer.  For our family that either happened at Snyder  Lake after a Sunday School picnic.  Dad and I were baptized at a different lake, I remember that Lottie was baptized the same day.  I have photos of some of you the day you were baptized at Snyder Lake.  But the significant thing is your choice personally to follow Christ in baptism and then to think that at that time you were Clothed in Christ.    Christ is what should show if we are clothed in Christ.

Yesterday we started a new semester and that changes the dynamics of my study halls as some of their classes changed.  Thats o.k.  In study hall I read Naomi's column in the Grand Forks Herald, there I learned about what Valley Christian Center is doing with their youth in a place they have labeled "The Attic'  in down town Grand Forks.  Exciting to see that happening.

All of you have a great day.  Love you