Yesterday

Yesterday was an absolutely wonderful day!  After a couple of weeks off our normal schedule, it was good to get back in our regular routine.  For the last couple of weeks we worshipped on Sunday mornings with our church family by way of the internet.  Yesterday it was good to be back with our church family in person.

I had missed the smiles and the laughter and the hugs of our fellowship time prior to our Life Group.  It was good to catch up with friends I hadn't seen for a few weeks.

We finished our study in Hosea yesterday.  We probably could have spent hours discussing the last verse of Hosea's prophecy.  (We didn't, but we could have!)

"Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them; for the ways of the LORD are right, and the upright walk in them, but transgressors stumble in them."  (Hosea 14:9 ESV)

Our pastor began a new sermon series yesterday......Living to the Power of 10.  It's a series on the Ten Commandments, beginning of course at the beginning......."no other gods before Me."  There's a challenge for us here in 21st century America!  LOTS of opportunities in our culture for us to put other "gods" ahead of the One!  Dr. Wilton's message was a real challenge to test our thinking and our attitudes and activities.  Are we "seeking FIRST His kingdom and His righteousness"  (Matthew 6:33), or are we putting other "gods" out in front?

The music yesterday was amazing!  We sang some of my favorite hymns....."Come, Thou Almighty King" and "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty", among others.

"Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in me adore Him!

All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him.

Let the Amen sound from His people again.

Gladly for aye we adore Him."

-Joachim Neander (trans. Catherine Winkworth)

 

And as if that weren't enough, the choir sang one of my all-time favorite anthems!!!  "Holy is He, and great is His glory......."    Wow!  I was filled up to overflowing!

 

We got together for lunch with some special friends, and then in the afternoon we did a little house-hunting.  We're still so hopeful of selling our house here and moving there.  (If for no other reason than that we wouldn't have to get up so early and drive 2 hours to get to church!!!!)

 

Our evening Bible study in Revelation was wonderful as always, focusing on "Seven Potential Signs of the Coming of Christ."  Definitely a lot of food for thought.

 

We returned home last night after our very full day in Spartanburg overjoyed and rejoicing at how God had blessed us yesterday.  Very tired (duh!!) after a long day, but so very grateful for our church family, for our friends, for our pastor, and for all that God is doing.

 

And now, here we are at Monday morning again!  Laundry and decluttering and all the tasks that are typically part of Monday.  But there's a spring in my step as I go about these tasks, because yesterday was a great day!  Can't wait to see what today holds!

 

"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you."  (Matthew 6:33 ESV)