IDOK DEVOTION FOR MONDAY, JUNE 23, 2008
I described Father’s love for us recently as ‘indescribably good’ which immediately brought to mind an Almond Joy candy bar and I was thinking the jingle advertising Almond Joy once was that the candy was indescribably good. But I think I am wrong about that. Maybe it was indescribably delicious or maybe not. Whatever – Abba’s love for us IS indescribably good, indescribably delicious, even when we ‘feel’ like a ‘nut’ or if we don’t.
I know I am being silly but there is a method to this silliness. It’s to hopefully give you a trigger point; something to bring a smile to your face when you are standing in the check out line. As you are standing there waiting, looking around, wishing the line would move and your eyes fall on an Almond Joy candy bar you will say to yourself Father God is indescribably good, indescribably delicious to me no matter how ‘nutty’ I feel today!
And maybe I should leave this devotion at that but I’m not. Lets look at the word indescribably. Just exactly what does indescribably mean? How do we describe indescribably? (I’m really on a roll today, huh? I physically feel good today and it makes a difference – moving on) Look at this! This is freedictionary’s description of indescribably: 1. Impossible to describe: 2. Exceeding description: Is that cool or what?! Indescribably Good really is close to an adequate description of how good our God is to us! Now I don’t feel so much like a nut.
I shall now try to get ‘spiritual’ here; after all this IS a Christian Devotion. As I was typing the foregoing I was thinking about the Scripture verse that tells us Jesus is a gift to us and I confess I was thinking the text says He is the indescribable gift . It doesn’t, not in the KJV anyway. Well not exactly. It reads this way: 2 Corinthians 9: 15 Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift. And so I went to my trusty on line Greek Lexion and this is what I found.
The Greek word for ‘unspeakable’ is ajnekdihvghtoß which is transliterated Anekdiegetos and pronounced An-ek-dee-ay’-gay-tos and means The unspeakable, indescribable. LOOK AT THAT! No wonder the NJKV reads this way: 15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! I love this!!
I confess, for me a sweet treat does not get any better than chocolate and almonds. Chocolate and almonds will satisfy a sweet craving for me when nothing else will. Kinda reminds me of JESUS. He and He ALONE SATISFIES the craving of our souls. He is INDESCRIBABLY GOOD. He is (and I am not being irreverent here) the ULTIMATE ALMOND JOY!! I don’t think any time soon I will look at an Almond Joy (or any form of chocolate and almonds) without thinking of my SWEET JESUS!! And I will smile; not just because I really like almonds and chocolate but because MY SWEET JESUS loves me indescribably good! He does you too!!
Thank You ABBA. Thank You. Thank You. You are AWESOME, AMAZING, INDESCRIBABLE! I am so delighted with You and I want to stay that way. I pray that each of our IDOKs as they read this devotion will laugh and cry tears of joy. You are INDESCRIBABLY GOOD to us. And ABBA rather than petitioning You the way we do at this time, just this morning I just want to say thank You and leave it at that because without a doubt You are too indescribably good to do anything but indescribably good for our IDOK Troops, Israel, America and each precious soul listed here. Thank You ABBA in Jesus Name we Praise You! Amen and amen. Sheri, Tyler, Hannah. Hensarling-Thompson-Cost-Thomas Family. Edie. Ann J. Bernie. Malpas Family. Darlene. Rachel. W C and family. Richard and Emma and family. Chris B. Maggie and Family. Josh. Donnie S. Renee’. Cathy’s friend and son. Odessa H. Kathy S. Glen Beck. Tonya and family. Dall T. Dylan. Marsha’s grand-baby. Kathy N. Kyle A. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Kim T. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Pattie S. Vickie. Lisa W. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. David & Allison. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and family. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa. Brad, Lindsay, Karah and Haley. Chuck. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance and Baby. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family. Andrew. Cindy, Sharron and Tonya’s houses to sell.
I know I am being silly but there is a method to this silliness. It’s to hopefully give you a trigger point; something to bring a smile to your face when you are standing in the check out line. As you are standing there waiting, looking around, wishing the line would move and your eyes fall on an Almond Joy candy bar you will say to yourself Father God is indescribably good, indescribably delicious to me no matter how ‘nutty’ I feel today!
And maybe I should leave this devotion at that but I’m not. Lets look at the word indescribably. Just exactly what does indescribably mean? How do we describe indescribably? (I’m really on a roll today, huh? I physically feel good today and it makes a difference – moving on) Look at this! This is freedictionary’s description of indescribably: 1. Impossible to describe: 2. Exceeding description: Is that cool or what?! Indescribably Good really is close to an adequate description of how good our God is to us! Now I don’t feel so much like a nut.
I shall now try to get ‘spiritual’ here; after all this IS a Christian Devotion. As I was typing the foregoing I was thinking about the Scripture verse that tells us Jesus is a gift to us and I confess I was thinking the text says He is the indescribable gift . It doesn’t, not in the KJV anyway. Well not exactly. It reads this way: 2 Corinthians 9: 15 Thanks be unto God for His unspeakable gift. And so I went to my trusty on line Greek Lexion and this is what I found.
The Greek word for ‘unspeakable’ is ajnekdihvghtoß which is transliterated Anekdiegetos and pronounced An-ek-dee-ay’-gay-tos and means The unspeakable, indescribable. LOOK AT THAT! No wonder the NJKV reads this way: 15 Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! I love this!!
I confess, for me a sweet treat does not get any better than chocolate and almonds. Chocolate and almonds will satisfy a sweet craving for me when nothing else will. Kinda reminds me of JESUS. He and He ALONE SATISFIES the craving of our souls. He is INDESCRIBABLY GOOD. He is (and I am not being irreverent here) the ULTIMATE ALMOND JOY!! I don’t think any time soon I will look at an Almond Joy (or any form of chocolate and almonds) without thinking of my SWEET JESUS!! And I will smile; not just because I really like almonds and chocolate but because MY SWEET JESUS loves me indescribably good! He does you too!!
Thank You ABBA. Thank You. Thank You. You are AWESOME, AMAZING, INDESCRIBABLE! I am so delighted with You and I want to stay that way. I pray that each of our IDOKs as they read this devotion will laugh and cry tears of joy. You are INDESCRIBABLY GOOD to us. And ABBA rather than petitioning You the way we do at this time, just this morning I just want to say thank You and leave it at that because without a doubt You are too indescribably good to do anything but indescribably good for our IDOK Troops, Israel, America and each precious soul listed here. Thank You ABBA in Jesus Name we Praise You! Amen and amen. Sheri, Tyler, Hannah. Hensarling-Thompson-Cost-Thomas Family. Edie. Ann J. Bernie. Malpas Family. Darlene. Rachel. W C and family. Richard and Emma and family. Chris B. Maggie and Family. Josh. Donnie S. Renee’. Cathy’s friend and son. Odessa H. Kathy S. Glen Beck. Tonya and family. Dall T. Dylan. Marsha’s grand-baby. Kathy N. Kyle A. Joseph Toomey and Family. DeLois. Terri. Kim T. Kevin and the children. Lisa’s Mother. Katelyn (B). Janie B. Pattie S. Vickie. Lisa W. J Lloyd and family. Janet and Steve. Cathy. Toy and family. Caleb and family. Bay and family. Jennifer B. John and Carolyn. Larry and Claudia and family. Taylor & family. David & Allison. Jeanette and Earl and family. Libby and family. Callie. Madie. Ruth. Cynthia. Martha F and Bob. Allyson and Glyn and family. Brittney and Kersten and family. Sharron and family. Sheila and Andy. Carrie and Rachel and Jacob and family. Billy and Gina and boys. Lance and family. Grace and family. Tressa. Brad, Lindsay, Karah and Haley. Chuck. Windy and Jared and families. Helen and Dan and family. Jen and Larry and family. Chad and Brittany and family. Mollie and family. Julia. Bobbie. Tj. Zack. Phillip. Jessica. Larry. Kayla. Trey. Jacob. Ashely. Lance. Candance and Baby. Laura and family. John and Sandy. Bill and Judy. Adam & Family. Andrew. Cindy, Sharron and Tonya’s houses to sell.
Unspoken Requests – situations so close you can only speak to Father about
Every IDOK and every IDOK son and daughter and grandchild.
Every IDOK Pastor and Family.
Every IDOK church.
The Peace of Israel
Revival in America.
IDOKs Military Families.
IDOKs Troops (foreign soil) – Ethan. Christopher. Raul. Robert. Billy. Josh. Buddy. Mark. Josh W. James. Bryan. Nick. Brant W. Christopher R. Joshua M. Brent. Drew. Justin G. Kyle N. Michael K. Sgt. Bozicevich. Bay N.
IDOK Troops leaving shortly for foreign soil: Albert R III. Serving Stateside: Jonathan. Jasmine B. Tommy T. Shaun. Bay. Danny. Tim. Lee. George.
Injured and brought State side: Anthony. Hector
Hospitalized outside USA: Corpl. Light. Bradley T.
Military at home adjusting – Mack. The 226. Troy. Brad. Tommy. Desi. Edward J.Travis N. Hawk. Lyndon A. Jason G.
Civilian in Country – Lee.
As I post this it is 82°F and clear in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 7:03 AM AST on June 23, 2008
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As I post this it is 82°F and clear in Al Asad, IQ & the time there is 7:03 AM AST on June 23, 2008
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