Sabbath Thoughts Blog

“But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create;For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicingAnd her people for gladness.I will also rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people.” (Isaiah 65:18-19a NASB). This was not how it was supposed to be. Getting a dog was Ryan’s idea; he picked it out; he made…

“Though your sins are as scarlet,They shall become as white as snow;” (Isaiah 1:18b NASB). Snow days are now a thing of the past. The school my mom works for declared that inclement weather days will now be virtual learning days so say goodbye to unexpected days off. Even though I’m not a student anymore,…

“But when this perishable puts on the imperishable, and this mortal puts on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written: ‘Death has been swallowed up in victory’” (1 Corinthians 15:54 NASB). A couple of weeks ago I tried a new technique for drying my hair. The hairdresser had me scoot down in…

“While [Pilate] was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, ‘Have nothing to do with that just Man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of Him’” (Matthew 27:19 NKJV). Before we moved, Ryan applied for a job with a similar company to his then current job…

“‘Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?’ But He turned and rebuked them, [and said, ‘You do not know what kind of spirit you are of’].” (Luke 9:54b-55 NASB). Currently my commute audiobook is titled Sitting Pretty by Rebekah Taussig. The author delves into her life living…

“Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, ‘Peace, be still!’ And the wind ceased and there was a great calm” (Mark 4:39 NKJV). One of the writers in a devotional book we’ve been reading quoted Alexander Maclaren: “Peace comes not from the absence of trouble but from the presence of…

“Go to the ant, O sluggard,Observe her ways and be wise,Which, having no chief,Officer or ruler,Prepares her food in the summerAnd gathers her provision in the harvest.How long will you lie down, O sluggard?When will you arise from your sleep? (Proverbs 6:6-9 NASB). I hate reading… Or at least that’s what I’ve been telling myself…

“ Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom” (James 3:13 ESV). I’ve never been good at declining to listen to gossip. I wish the opposite were true but now you’ve seen one sock from my dirty laundry. We all have a pile…

“So, if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it” (Matthew 24:26 ESV). As I stood behind a locked door, keeping silent in the school’s dimly lit backroom surrounded by cramped rows of computer servers,…

“You are to distinguish between the holy and the common, and between the unclean and the clean” (Leviticus 10:10 ESV). Growing up we never had the five-second rule; however, I have witnessed other people use it. They’ll drop a piece of candy or food and if it only barely hit the ground they would say…

“Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints were unseen” (Psalm 77:19 ESV). I remember in high school our guidance counselor asked us to list in order of priority several criteria for choosing a career. Looking back, I realize that my priorities in high school were way different…

“When I thought, ‘My foot slips,’ your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul” (Psalm 94:18, 19 ESV). I know I’ve written before about living intentionally. However, I don’t always follow my own advice! So it is good to have reminders now…