2 Chronicles 23:8 to 2 Chronicles 32:33

This passage struck a chord with me:  "About this same time, Hezekiah got sick and was almost dead. He prayed, and the Lord gave him a sign that he would recover. But Hezekiah was so proud that he refused to thank the Lord for everything he had done for him. This made the Lord angry, and he punished Hezekiah and the people of Judah and Jerusalem. Hezekiah and the people later felt sorry and asked the Lord to forgive them. So the Lord did not punish them as long as Hezekiah was king." (2 Chronicles 32:24-26)

If you know nothing else about me, know that I am a fibromyalgia and CFS survivor. About ten years ago, I became very sick, and "was almost dead." During those hard years, I remember praying a lot to God, asking Him to heal me. And then, He did. And then, I stopped praying so much.

And so, starting right now, I want to take this opportunity to publicly thank my Lord God for everything He has done for me. He's done absolutely incredible things for me, and I am ever grateful.

I am sorry, Lord, for sometimes forgetting all You've done for me, and for only turning to You when I need help. Thank You, God, for doing all these wonderful things... and thank you for BEING wonderful. I should praise You every day, all the time. You deserve no less.

2 Chronicles 25:8

Deuteronomy (The Death of Moses)

Today I finished reading the book of Deuteronomy (Chapters 7-34)... It's really starting to get good, folks. Parts of the story so sweetly sad (the death of Moses), parts hilarious (deut. ch. 25 and the story of the removed sandal... seriously picturing this kind of scene in a movie), parts terrifying (the curses for not obeying), and parts so wonderful (the promises of blessings)... I am really starting to see the Bible as more of a page-turner than a historical document. It's really good. And frightening. And incredible. All at the same time.

Hmm.

Reminds me of someone.

© Leia Jobe 2012

Numbers (Week 2)

Totally slacked off on my reading this week (Happy Thanksgiving, Yall!) so I am still in Numbers... but today was such a beautiful day. I found this perfect little place in a town called Joshua with the trees you see below... and I realized that although the book of Numbers in the Bible is still important to read and understand, the only number that truly matters is: one. There is only one God, and He is good.

Exodus 16-28

All right, so I am FASCINATED by four of the chapters I just read in Exodus... they include God's instructions for super-special design projects.

As a designer, it is such a cool thing to read Exodus chapters 25, 26, 27, and 28 and just imagine God thinking up these beautiful garments and holy place furnishings in His mind's eye and then describing them to Moses so they could be made.

Also as a designer, I am REALLY wanting to go make some hats out of blue, purple, and red wool. It seems as though those are God's favorite colors. :)

© God, and Leia Jobe.

Genesis 26-50

I finally made it to the end of Genesis... Yes, I've heard most of the stories before, but not quite how I hear them now. Thank you Lord God, for your Word.