Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Refuge

I just finished writing an email to a friend who has lost her job in the last week. In this season of uncertain times, the truth of God’s word and what He teaches us through it is where we, as believer, are called to look "on the road marked with suffering or when the sun is shining down on us."  He is Sovereign and if it takes an economic hardship or relational instability to point us to His character and Grace than we must trust that in all things He will sanctify us and form us more into the image of His son.

I taught the 1-2nd graders this last week that God is our “Refuge” and we looked at Proverbs 18:10 “The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.”  We unpacked what it means for “the name of the Lord” to be a strong tower. I drew a brick wall and then put the name YAHWEH at the top, the name I AM. We then listed the attributes of God that we knew and wrote them on the bricks. These 1-2nd graders were able to rattle off to me that God is incomprehensible, glorious, mighty, holy, just, eternal, self sufficient and a few others (I am amazed by God's grace in teaching these kids of 5-7 years old enormous truths about Himself that most 50 years olds are never able to put into words). The point of the illustration was to show that when we trust in the name of the Lord we are really trusting in His unchanging attributes- His goodness, love, mercy, grace and power. With that glorious truth we can run to his name (his presence) and know that we are in the safest, most protected place possible. 

Thursday, February 5, 2009

No Call List

So-- it's official they can now solicite your cell phone!!! BOOO. I hate numbers I don't know and if solicitares start calling I'm afraid I'll never answer an unknown number. Here is the information about the NO CALL LIST!

REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public today
REMINDER... all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing
companies tomorrow and you will start to receive sale calls.

.... YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS
To prevent this, call the following number from your cell phone:
888-382-1222.
It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your
time. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the
cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a
different phone number.

It is an automated system, just enter the following

* Select Option 1 for English

* Select Option 1 to add your phone to the National Do Not Call List

* Enter your 10 digit number and that is it

I t takes about 20 seconds.