day no. 14,069: dead predators

Ecclesiastes 9:4-5

But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing.

 

Better to be a lowly scavenger dependent upon the scraps that fall from your Master's table than to be a dead predator with nothing left to master.

day no. 14,068 continued... criminals and kings

Ecclesiastes 8:14

There is a vanity that takes place on earth, that there are righteous people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the wicked, and there are wicked people to whom it happens according to the deeds of the righteous. I said that this also is vanity.

Some criminals are treated as kings while some kings are treated as criminals. This is not meaningless bad news. This is the meaning of the Good News.

day no. 14,068: happy 7th birthday penelly

Little lady ain't so little anymore.

It has been so much fun lately to watch God working on that brand new heart He gave you. The Holy Spirit is working on you in so many ways. It sometimes seems like more than your little mind, even if it now has 7 years experience, can handle. Just the other night when I was tucking you into bed you were crying because you just had too many sins to work on at the moment. You are feeling the weight of lying and being a liar and are faithfully repenting of lies you have told in the past while telling the truth in the present. But you are also feeling the prick of being inattentive and apathetic to me and your mom's voices. At least, you are feeling the pinch of our bringing it up to you at the very least. You are such a sweet girl. You love flowers and nature and wearing pink on Wednesdays, a fact that I whole-heartedly adore. Here's a picture your mom took of you on Wednesday, March 1st that she had you send to me while I was at work.

I love you, little girl. I wouldn't change a thing about you and I will gladly smash the face of anyone who would try to make you feel otherwise. I love looking out for you. I love you and I like you. You are a cool cat baby doll. I love your smile. Sometimes I watch you watching the television on family movie night when you don't realize I'm watching you. I can't help but smile. You bring me joy. I'm so glad I have you. I would not trade you for anything and anyone who wants you has to come through me!

Happy birthday. Here's to many more and as much pink as possible!

day no. 14,067: thick wick

Ecclesiastes 8:11-13

Because the sentence against an evil deed is not executed speedily, the heart of the children of man is fully set to do evil. Though a sinner does evil a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I know that it will be well with those who fear God, because they fear before Him. But it will not be well with the wicked, neither will he prolong his days like a shadow, because he does not fear before God.

 

Because God is patient, many good people rot and many rotten people get rottener, but those who fear God delight in the length of His wick.

day no. 14,066: sure as cuss

Ecclesiastes 7:21-22

Do not take to heart all the things that people say, lest you hear your servant cursing you. Your heart knows that many times you yourself have cursed others.

 

Everyone is a caricature to someone.

day no. 14,065: no good

Ecclesiastes 7:20

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

 

You may do some things well, but you cannot do good.

day no. 14,064: knowing what day it is

Ecclesiastes 7:14

In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him.

 

Enjoy the good you get as goodness received and endure the bad you meet with goodness believed.