Monthly Archives: November 2022

Words That Describe God – F – Family Edition

Day 36 November 5, 2022
 
Friendly, Proverbs 18:24 – Gwen
Fun, Psalm 16:11 – Jack
Fluent, Psalm 139 – Caleb
For, Psalm 37 – Betsy
Fulfiller, Luke 21:22 – Brian
 
Day 37 November 6, 2022
 
Firm, Psalm 119:89-91 – Gwen
Forthright, Romans 3:4 – Jack
Fire, Exodus 3:2-3 – Caleb
Fortress, Psalm 18:1-2 – Betsy
Ferromanganese, Isaiah 12:2 – Brian
Family – Jesus makes us family. – Student A
Fruit – Love, joy, peace, patience. – Student B
Freiheit – German for ‘freedom’.  Jesus makes us free from worry. – Student D
Familiar – God’s presence is familiar – Student E
Free – God sets us free of this life. – Student I
 
Day 38 November 7, 2022
 
First, Matthew 6:33 – Gwen
Frequent, Lamentations 3:22 – Jack
Fulfilling, Proverbs 1 – 31 – Caleb
Fun, Deuteronomy 12:7 – Betsy
Floriculturist, Psalm 27:4 – Brian
Forgive, Student G
Father, Student H
Follow, Student J
Fantastic, Student K
Finder, Student L
Foundation – Student M
 
Day 39 November 8, 2022
 
Fastidious, Proverbs 30:5-6 – Gwen
Focus, John 5:15 – Jack
Freer, John 3:16 – Caleb
Favorite, 1 John 4:16 – Betsy
Faultless, Matthew 26:55 – Brian
Fighter – Student B
Final Goal – Student D
Fear – Student I
Free – Student K
 
Day 40 November 9, 2022
 
Fortitude, Exodus15:2 – Gwen
Father, John 3:1 – Jack
Fantastic, Exodus 34:6 – Caleb
Foreteller, 1 Peter 1:3-4 – Betsy
Fruition, 2 Thessalonians 1:11 – Brian
Furnace, Daniel 3:23 – Student C
Focus – Student I
 
Day 41 November 10, 2022
 
Final, 2 Corinthians 20:15 – Gwen “All problems end with God.”
Forgiving, John 3:16 – Jack
Fond, John 3:16 – Caleb
Foundation, 1 Corinthians 3:11 – Betsy
Fingerprints, Psalm 139:13-14 – Brian
 
Day 42 November 11/11/22
 
Fairminded, Romans 2:11 – Gwen
Fearless, 1 Timothy 1:7 – Jack
Fruitful Giver, Genesis 1:28 -Caleb
Father, Luke 11:16 – Betsy
Frankenstein, Isaiah 25:6, John 11, Luke 14:15-24, Revelation 19:9 – Brian
Fly – Student G

Spiritfire Proverbs 24:30-34 “The Sluggard’s Redemption”

I went past the field of a sluggard,
    past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
thorns had come up everywhere,
    the ground was covered with weeds,
    and the stone wall was in ruins.
I applied my heart to what I observed
    and learned a lesson from what I saw:
A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest—
and poverty will come on you like a thief
    and scarcity like an armed man.

The sluggard once again proves a truth.  One cannot be a sluggard and receive what only the farmer reaps: a harvest.  This is a truth that finds itself in the very order of the universe, fallen though it is.  Genesis 3:17-19 reveals how it became so.  Before the Fall, humankind walked with God in the Garden.  How can there be a Garden without a Gardener?  The “work” then was accomplished by God’s presence and it was through intimacy that the harvest was given.  Because of Adam’s disobedience, the Fall cursed man to instead earn his food by “painful toil” and “the sweat of ‘his’ brow”.  Is the core then of the sluggard’s folly ignoring the plight and punishment, the fate of humankind?  What does one expect when “Cursed is the ground because of you” and “It will produce thorns and thistles for you”?  It should be no surprise then as Proverbs 24:31 reveals the inheritance of the sluggard.
 
After my daughter reminded us of the comedy of folly in 22:13, we looked closer to answer ‘Where is Jesus?  How did He fulfill this proverb to make us into new creations?”  A restoration of intimacy with God was the goal, when His very presence – His holy order arranged and did the ‘work’ of the Garden.  It is of this intimacy that is spoken of in John chapter 3 as believers are ‘born again’ by their faith in Jesus.  Compare both Proverbs 24:30-34 with John 3:1-21.  It is because of Jesus and our faith in Him that gives us a mirror to see our true inheritance: eternal life.  He wore the thorns on His brow, Matthew 27:29.  He turns the weeds into blessings that give strength instead of stealing it from the soil, Hebrews 6. The stone wall that was once in ruins is built anew by Jesus’ blood.  He is the Repairer of the Breach (Isaiah 58:12), and is the Cornerstone (1 Peter 2:4-8) of the spiritual house of the people of God.
 
In the mirror, Jesus stands opposite of the sluggard. His work was in perfect obedience with God, Romans 5:18-19. Even the sluggard is made righteous along with the other inhabitants of Folly’s house should they choose to be made new. As many could see Jesus’ neighbor on the cross to be a sluggard as he chose his last living minute to ask Jesus to remember him when He came into His kingdom, Luke 23:40-43.

Words That Describe God – E – Family Edition

Day 29
 
Empathetic, Matthew 9:36 – Gwen
Educator, Psalm 71:17 – Jack
Emmanuel, Isaiah 7:14 – Caleb
Elaborate, Isaiah 46:3 – Betsy
Elucidator, John 1:1-5 – Brian
 
Day 30
 
Excalibur, Ephesians 2:14 – Gwen
Epic, Psalm 68:35 – Jack
Everything, Genesis 1:1 – Caleb
Enveloper, Isaiah 43:2 – Betsy
Extravaganza, Psalm 96 – Brian
Eden – Garden where God walked with Adam and Eve. Student B
 
Day 31
 
Eyes, 2 Peter 1:20-21 – Gwen
Essential, Philippians 4:19 – Jack
Eternal, Hebrews 13:8 – Caleb
Everywhere, Isaiah 6:3 – Betsy
Eminent, Acts 5:14-15 – Brian
 
Day 32 November 1, 2022
 
Enabling, Philippians 4:13 – Gwen
Enigma, 1 Corinthians 13:12 – Jack
Everlasting, Isaiah 40:28 – Caleb
Encourager, Romans 15:5-6 – Betsy
Escape, 1 Corinthians 10:13 – Brian
Energy, emotions in prayer to God.  (Moving forward toward belief in God.)  – Student A
Eternity – from here to eternity! – Student B
Except, John 3:13 – No one has ever gone into heaven Except the one who came from heaven – the son of Man – Student C
Extraordinary, God is special and is everywhere. (Not a believer in Jesus yet.) – Student D
 
Day 33 November 2, 2022
 
Enthralling, Luke 5:26 – Gwen
Epitome, John 10:30 – Jack
Everliving, Hebrews 13:8 – Caleb
Encompass, Psalm 125:2 – Betsy
Eccentric, 1 Kings 18:1-40 – Brian
 
Day 34 November 3, 2022
 
Essential, Psalm 55:22 – Gwen
Example, Corinthians 11:10 – Jack
Everloving, Psalm 109:26 – Caleb
Enthralling, Psalm 27:4 – Betsy
Element, Isaiah 40:28 – Brian
Energy, – God controls all things – Student E
Element – God made all things, Gen. 1:1 – Student F
 
Day 35 November 4, 2022
 
Endless, Deuteronomy 33:27 – Gwen
Edifier, John 3:16 – Jack
Everyone, 1 John 4:12 – Caleb
Enthroned, 2 Kings 19:15 – Betsy
Exciting – 2 Samuel 6:14 – Brian
Endurance – Luke 21:19 “By your Endurance, you will gain your lives.” – Student C
Everything – God knows everything – Student G
Easter – Resurrection of Jesus – Student H (She is currently a Buddhist married to a Christian.)

Words That Describe God – D – Family Edition

Day 22
 
Determined, Romans 8:35-39 – Gwen
Discerning, Job 12:13 – Jack
Divine, Romans 1:20 – Caleb
Dominion, Job 25:2, 1 Peter 5:11 – Betsy
Determination, 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 – Brian
 
Day 23
 
Divine, Romans 1:20 – Gwen
Doctor, Exodus 15:26 – Jack
Daring, Deuteronomy 31:6 – Caleb
Divine, 2 Peter 1:3-4 – Betsy
Desire, Jeremiah 29:13 – Brian
 
Day 24
 
Dauntless, Isaiah 45:6-7 – Gwen
Distinct, Isaiah 45:5-7 – Jack
Distinguished, Isaiah 5:16 – Caleb
Delight, Psalm 27:4 – Betsy
Dependable, Psalm 138:2 – Brian
 
Day 25
 
Dominant, Romans 6:14 – Gwen
Deliberate, Proverbs 16:4 – Jack
Doer, John 5:17 – Caleb
Doting, Ephesians 1:3, James 1:17 – Betsy
Description, 1 John 4:16 – Brian
December – Jesus’ birthday – Student A
Desire – God is mine.  He has blessed my family and I.  – Student B
 
 
Day 26
 
Daisy, Philippines 2:5–11 – Gwen
Designer, Genesis 1:14 – Jack
Deliverer, Psalm 18:2 – Caleb
Definition, 1John 4:8, Exodus 3:14
Destination John 6:21, Proverbs 16:9 – Brian
 
Day 27
 
Director, Shakespeare Quote, Proverbs 16:4 – Gwen
Dependable, John 5:15 -Jack
Defense, Psalm 18:2 -Caleb
Delectable, Psalm 34:8 – Betsy
Defense, Psalm 7:10 – Brian
 
Day 28
 
Diligent, Proverbs 12:24 – Gwen
Dominant, Psalm 135:6 – Jack
Deterrent, Psalm 18:2 – Caleb
Devoted, Hosea 2:20 – Betsy
Dedication, Jeremiah 29:11, Luke 6:12-16 – Brian
 
Deliberate, Jeremiah 1:5 – Gwen