A Wonderful Evening & My Verses

On Thursday evenings, Paul and I are part of a small Bible study group. Tonight, however, it didn't meet due to several of the ladies in the group being away at a quilting retreat. So, tonight I went to Cedar Park Church and sang with Daniel Perrin's choir there. What a lovely evening. It was refreshment to my soul, which it was in need of. What fun to sing back through the Star songs that we recorded so many years ago (13?)! During the recording sessions, when I wasn't singing, I sat in the studio and prayed while the recording was going on. It's so cool to see God's hand still on the work we did there.

So, thank You, Lord, for a night that was a gift from Your hand.

Love,

Jenifer


(...a bit later...) I just went back and read through my previous posts. In one of them I said I would write out the verses God has given me since Ben was diagnosed. I think now is a good time. This will be long, but it's an exercise I need to do. Most of them have the date given to me. They are in chronological order (earliest to latest).

"See now that I, I am He,
And there is no god besides Me;
It is I who put to death and give life.
I have wounded and it is I who heal,
And there is no one who can deliver from My hand." (Deut. 32:39)

May 14
"The Lord is the One who goes before you;
He will be with you.
He will not fail you or forsake you.
Do not fear or be dismayed." (Deut. 31:8)

May 15
"Of Benjamin he said,
'May the beloved of the Lord dwell in security by Him,
Who shields him all the day,
And he dwells between His shoulders.'" (Deut. 33:12)

May 17
"The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace,
Because he trusts in You." (Is. 26:3)

May 17
"I will not die, but live,
And tell of the works of the Lord.
The Lord has disciplined me severely,
But He has not given me over to death." (Ps. 118:17, 18--This is THE verse that I believe the Lord has given me specifically for Ben.)

May 21
"Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?" (Jer. 32:27)
"For thus says the Lord, "Just as I brought all this great disaster on this people, so I am going to bring on them all the good that I am promising them." (Jer. 32:42)
"Ah Lord God! Behold You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You." (Jer. 32:17)

May 22
"Trust in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us." (Ps. 62:8)

May 24
" He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name's sake." (Ps. 23:3)

May 26
"Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name, you are Mine!
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you." (Is. 43:1b-2, emphasis mine)

June 4
"I sought the Lord, and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will never be ashamed.
This poor (afflicted) man cried, and the Lord heard him
And saved him out of all his troubles.
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them." (Ps. 34:4-7)

June 14
"Behold, all those who are angered at you will be shamed and dishonored;
Those who contend with you will be as nothing and will perish.
You will seek those who quarrel with you, but will not find them,
Those who war with you will be as nothing and non-existent.
For I am the Lord your God, who upholds your right hand,
Who says to you, 'Do not fear, I will help you.'" (Is. 41:11-13)

June 26
"Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting." (Ps. 126:5)
"The Lord has done great things for us;
We are glad." (Ps. 126:3--this came the day of Ben's first CT scan results after 3 rounds of chemo)

July 13
"...And you shall commit to Me the work of My hands." (Is. 45:11b--emphasis mine--the Lord's way of telling me to stop reading about DSRCT cancer on the internet!)

July 14
"O Lord, You are my God;
I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name;
For You have worked wonders,
Plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness." (Is. 25:1)

July 16
Listen to Me, Jenifer,
You have been borne by Me from birth
And have been carried from the womb;
Even to your old age I am the same,
And even to your graying years I will bear you!
I have made you, and I will carry you,
And I will bear you and I will deliver you." (Is 46:3,4--name change mine, obviously...)

July 19
"Those who hopefully wait for Me will not be put to shame." (Is 49:23)

July 23
"Surely our sickness He Himself bore,
And our pains He carried." (Is. 53:4a,3ish--emphasis mine)

July 24
"For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord give grace and glory;
No good thing does He withhold from those who walk with integrity." (Ps. 84:11)

August 3 (my birthday!)
"More than the sounds of many waters,
Than the mighty breakers of the sea,
The Lord on high is mighty." (Ps 93:4--the mighty breakers=hardships in life)

August 8
"Blessed be the Lord,
Because He has heard the voice of my supplication.
The Lord is my strength and my shield;
My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped
And with my song I shall thank Him." (Ps. 28:6,7)

September 6
"More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them rubbish so that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death." (Phil. 3:8-10--emphasis mine)

September 18
"On the day I called, You answered me."
"Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
You will revive me." (side note says, "Keep me alive)
"The Lord will accomplish what concerns me." (All from Ps. 138)

There ya go. God is good!