Build a Bridge with the God Who Created You

Prayer – Lord, You’ve known me forever—even before I was born. To me…that is amazing. Another thing that is almost beyond understanding is that You were there…and in fact created the world and the universe. The universe is immense and it goes beyond what humans can even detect. How great is that!?! Show me more of Yourself today, Lord Jesus, that I would continue to be in awe of You and this world You have established.

You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother's womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! Psalm 139:13-17

 

Meditate. Consider how God made you.

 

God established a relationship with each of us as He made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise Him for making each of us so wonderfully complex. Our relationship with Him is however we choose it to be. We can know Him intimately by sharing our hopes, expectations and dreams with Him…and including Him in each of those. According to this scripture passage, He has precious thoughts about you. Are your thoughts about Him treasured?

Duportail Bridge crossing the Yakima River
Crane building the bridge - one piece at a time.

He built us just like we see bridges being built…one piece, one section at a time. Note that is passage today tells us that His workmanship is marvelous! He is not a magician who uses a puff of smoke to hide what is happening. Spiritually, He doesn’t hide behind anything…and He doesn’t force Himself on us. He allows us to choose. Choose wisely.

 Verse of Salvation ~ When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners. Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since we have been made right in God's sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God's condemnation. For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his Son. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God. Romans 5:6-11

 

Friday’s Feast at the King’s Table

Confusion about the difference between herbs and spices?

Herbs are leaves of low-growing shrubs which can be used fresh, dried, whole, ground or crushed. Examples of herbs are: basil, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, oregano, tarragon, fennel fronds, coriander, cumin, dill, and celery leaves.

Spices are the bark, roots, buds, seeds, berries or fruit of tropical plants and trees. Examples of spices are: cinnamon (bark); ginger, onion, and garlic (root); lavender, cloves and saffron (buds); yellow mustard, poppy, sesame, and fennel (seeds); black pepper (berry); allspice and paprika (fruit).

For Christmas, I received a wonderful herb and spice blend that included basil, rosemary, thyme, lavender, marjoram, parsley, fennel and tarragon. It has been so tasty to add to meat and to fresh vegetable dishes. It is amazing how just a sprinkle of herb, spices, or both can add a boost of flavor to any dish. Try blending some of your own herb and spices for a tasty concoction. The finer the grind of the seasonings, the more the flavor is released—but wait until just before you use them to capture the best flavors.

 

Leave a comment on this page for others to read and share their flavorful mixtures of spices or herbs.

 

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