I began my day today as I do most mornings, with a cup of something hot to drink.  I sat on my deck enjoying the quiet of the morning and then noticed what the past blistering days had done to the lawn.  No rain, and local watering restrictions led to a scorched earth.  I  enjoyed a few more minutes of solitude and then puttered over to my morning quiet time spot.

As I was reading from Isaiah 58 I thought back to that scorched earth, and I thought … Well Angela God is telling you today how not to have YOUR LIFE look like that barren ground.   God shows us in his word how to order our life and even “spend our life” so that our life becomes what we see in so many Tom Kincade paintings … namely a well ordered and well watered garden.

And so I’ve made the little chart (below) for myself that I’d like to share with you all.
  I’m going to print it out and put it inside my bible.  I have to do a bit more study on the keeping the Sabbath” part for we know that we are no longer “under the law”, but I believe (without having dug into scripture) that the idea the Lord wants to impart here re: the Sabbath, is that we should not forget and forsake him, that we should make time for him, that we should order our lives the way he has shown us in his Word and through the examples of the saints who have gone before us and walk among us.

(Is. 58:14) … ” then you will find your joy in the Lord, and I will cause you to ride on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob.”  The mouth of the LORD has spoken. (emphasis mine)

In other words, you have God’s word on it.

Have a happy happy day and be blessed of the Lord, for he has shown you the way.

1st Posting Oct.6/11