Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

Hebrews 13:8

Hopefully the Word of God is something that brightens your day - like it does me.

I have been spending so much time in reading the Bible here in recent months. 

The Lord has definitely been at work in my heart, even though the tribulations I find myself in may seem to

lead people to believe that I bear no fruit.  I do, though.  My life is fruitful with many blessings from God.

As Christmas swings into full force I can't help but be filled with celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Maybe my trials & tribulations are there to remind me just how enormous God's love for me is.  

God came to this world as human in the flesh and lived a life full of love and without sin.

Knowing that, along with His unselfish death on the cross, is a testimony to my faith in Him.

And my faith in Him is exactly what has carried me through past trial and tribulation and what I cling to at this very moment.  I can feel God at work in my life and all around me. 

That is why my fears about everything else in life are subsided when I hand them over to Him.

Hebrews 13:8 is one of the most comforting verses, in my opinion.

It tells me that Jesus is the one man that will stay the same and always love me. 

No heartache, no abandonment, no anxiety and worry, and no changing.

Sounds like the perfect guy - huh?!?

The same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Full of FAITH, HOPE, and LOVE.

I am eager to tell you all about the work that the Lord is doing in my life.

I am very much clay, and He is very much the potter.

BUT FIRST...

Will you puh-lease leave your favorite Bible verse for me?

Pretty, pretty please???

peace AND love

baily jordan

To others the Spirit has given great faith or the power to heal the sick or the power to work mighty miracles. Some of us are prophets, and some of us recognize when God's Spirit is present.

- 1 Corinthians 12:9-10a



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That when a penguin finds it's soulmate, it stays with them forever?

1 Corinthians 13:13

And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Daily Scripture

Since I forgot to write a daily scripture yesterday, and this being the first Sunday since I started the Daily Scripture, I thought I would share my very favorite bible verse.  I have lots of "favorites" so I am going to post one of them on Sundays.  I usually just open my bible and start reading and share the verse, from what I just read, that means the most to me/applies to me most on that particular day.  However, some days it is just good to revert to my bible that has 11 years worth of highlights, notes, and lists of favorite and meaningful scripture.  This verse has been a favorite since October of 2002.  I will always remember this verse (even if it wasn't highlighted and noted in my bible) because I found it completely enlightening that my Pastor preached on this verse in a Sunday sermon my sophomore year of high school.  The day before this very Sunday sermon that  I am referring to, I set my personal record in a cross-country race.  Not only was this a special weekend for me, but I never beat that time ever again in the remaining two and a half years of my cross-country career.  The fact that this verse was spoken to me the very next day made this racing highlight even more memorable.  And, this verse - about 'running the race' - has served as a guide in my life-journey.  I know I am still 'running the race' and that only God knows where my finish line is.  Still, I try my best to keep a steady pace and practice endurance and strength as a Christian woman.  I hope we all run our races with an aim at receiving the prize - the ultimate prize - seeing our heavenly Father and living an eternal life with him. (Leave me a comment and share YOUR favorite bible verse).

1 Corinthians 9:24-27

New International Version

Do you not know that in a race all of the runners run, but only one gets the prize?  Run in such a way as to get the prize.  Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training.  They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.  Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air.  No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be diaqualified for the prize.

At the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Cali. for the BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - Alabama vs. Texas

With friends: Richard Crump, Preston Nash, Me, Baker McConnel, Collin Jones, Michael Horner and Eric Sand.

Daily Scripture

1 Corinthians 1:18-21

New International Version

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to those who are being saved it is the power of God.  For it is written: "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate." 

Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has God not made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through it's wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believed.

With friends, Megan Bevis and Justin Core, in Oviedo, Florida this past December.