This is the Pont au Change Bridge, in Paris.
One of Paris’ most famous monikers is “The City of Light” (La Ville Lumière) and we associate that primarily with the myriad of lights that illuminate the streets, bridges and monuments around the city: making it a truly magical place to be, particularly at night.
Another monthly #TravelTuesday post for you… just some scribblings I did a while back that I decided to post. Frequent readers to the blog will recognize this place… we’ve been there a number of times… I just wanted to walk you through it. C’mon along! Continue reading
This is the Henry the IV Bridge, in Châtellerault.
In the same way that a bridge “stands in the gap” between two shorelines, allowing pedestrian and car traffic to cross from one side to the other, so the Lord is looking for people to stand in the gap.
He wants to “cross the distance” between himself and an often hurting world or, more specifically, hurting individuals. While he could manifest himself to them in any number of ways, more often than not, he chooses to work through other human beings… like you and I.
Today, you can be a bridge to someone…
Possibly allowing God to cross over into their world, or helping them to cross over into his presence, here on Earth.
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This is of course the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris.
The monument is an impressive backdrop, but the thing that jumps to the eye is the lamp post, even though it occupies only a small space in the image.
Likewise, we may accomplish many things in life which could constitute a nice backdrop… but God’s goal is that something in us sets us apart, points people to Christ and makes them think… Thank you Lord!
May that be our case today…
May it be your case today.
God bless you as you let the light of Christ shine through you.
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The sun rises over the Vienne River in Châtellerault.
Today you woke up.
(Perhaps some of you are still in the process of waking up)
Maybe you found yourself mulling over yesterdays worries or last weeks failures; often times those things stay with us a while and oddly enough they are most present in our minds when we are trying to fall asleep or when we awake… potentially coloring our mood for the day.
Just like in the Paris metro… there’s ALWAYS someone waiting!
Sometimes Missions is about the big events…
Planning, organizing, facilitating, registering, reminding, etc.
but in between those big events, there can be a lot of down time. and that’s why the ability to wait is an especially valuable one.
Today for something different, I’d like to take you on a journey… through the French and Italian Alps. It’s not exactly Christmas in July, but it is “winter in June”. Care to join me?
Lamp in the refurbished stable from our “Over & Above Blessing series“
Have you ever been around someone who seemed to have everything going for them;
a great job, a great family and a generally comfortable life…
yet they were always dissatisfied or down on themselves?
Leaf of my zelkova bonsai (Japanese Elm).
Proverbs 11 goes into great detail distinguishing between what it refers to as “the righteous,” “the just” or “the merciful” and “the wicked,” “the fool” or “the cruel.”
There are many benefits to doing one’s best to manifest righteousness:
not feigned righteousness
not self-righteousness
but righteousness for the purpose of pleasing God. Continue reading
AIM Long 