It's 7:30p.m. on Saturday at the Olinger home. We are winding down for the night, but little do the kids know mom and dad have one of our every so often surprise pajama parties happening tonight! Today has been quite the day but I'm finally sitting down. I sped through the house as if I was overdosed on coffee and got the whole house picked up (not the way I would like it to happen) but hey nothing beats waking up on Sunday morning to a clean kitchen prepped for breakfast and rooms clean :) I'm actually sipping on my first cup of coffee for the day meditating on some scripture in The book of Hosea.
Before we leave to go to the drive-in I just wanted to share this scripture. If you find yourself reading this may the power and comfort of the Word wash over you as it has me in this brief still moment before HIM!
Hosea 2:23 "and I will have mercy on No Mercy and I will say to Not My People, You are my people, and he shall say You are my God."
Before we entered into a covenant relationship with Christ we were not of the people of God. We actually followed quite a different course. The course of this world the prince of the power of the air. We were spiritually dead to the things of God. No spiritual heartbeat, no spiritual brain activity. DEAD!
We were under the wrath of a HOLY and JUST GOD. In bondage to our sin we were without hope and our last breath taken on this earth would be followed by eternal separation from the one who created and loves us with an intensity we cannot comprehend.
It's truly unreal and I daily need to be reminded of the gospel and ask God that it never becomes dull or just "another thing" in my life. It is my life!
Take joy today! Rejoice right now in the moment you are in no matter what it is if you are a child of the Living God. He has given you a new name! You have his constant mercy promised to you. We are his people, and he is our God! Our names are written in his book. The book of life!!!!
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