Colossians 3: (Holman Christian Standard Bible) 
17 And whatever you do, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
via Col 3:17 – Passage Lookup – Holman Christian Standard Bible – BibleGateway.com.

Today.

And today is well underway for many of us. The clock is already ticking away the precious minutes to do the things we are deeming imperative, urgent, important, needful and want to(s).

And in all these imperatives, urgent(s), important(s), needful(s) and want to(s) standing before us today we have ONE criteria to determine if we should do them at all.

Can we invite JESUS to do it along with us?

Yes? Then go for it with all the gusto He gives you.

No? Then shut it down immediately.

That’s my goal — you too? 

With JESUS,
Kathie

Torkel has been moved from the hosptial to rehab — our prayers are still needed and desired; and please remember Julia and Carolyn today — aging Moms with health issues and daughters guiding treatment is hard –;  Storm Victims and getting to a new kind of normal still need our prayers; Megan; Kathy in MS; Kathy and Joe; Teresa’s Dad went home from the hospital — praise there!  Elaine, Karen, Larry and Claudia; Dawn and family; Iris P and others listed at Praying for These.

A busy, beautiful Monday morning hello!

So much to do this glorious day but just have to share a quick word with you from my Morning reading from Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon.

Speaking of the HOLY SPIRIT, he writes in part:

“. . . .who now visits the chaos of your soul, and creates the order of holiness.”

Do you get from this as I do that it is un-holiness that brings chaos to our souls? That it is sin, ours and others, that creates chaos around us and within us?  And it is HIS holiness within us that brings blessed, wonderful ORDER to us? Yes!

Yes, come, LORD JESUS, bring us Your Order.  Oh, HOLY ONE, come in this moment and begin and continue Your holy work of conviction and convincing us and those around us that holiness is the answer we are desperately seeking. Even as You have commanded us, ABBA, we pray to be holy in practice as You have made us in position in CHRIST JESUS.

Matthew 5: (King James Version)
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
via Matthew 5:48 – Passage Lookup – King James Version – BibleGateway.com.

Psalm 18: (The Message)
16-19 But me he caught—reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning.  They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me.  He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved—surprised to be loved! 
via Psalm 18:16 – Passage Lookup – The Message – BibleGateway.com.

Psalm 51: (The Message)
7-15 Soak me in your laundry and I’ll come out clean, scrub me and I’ll have a snow-white life.  Tune me in to foot-tapping songs, set these once-broken bones to dancing.  Don’t look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health.  God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life.  Don’t throw me out with the trash, or fail to breathe holiness in me.  Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails!  Give me a job teaching rebels your ways so the lost can find their way home.  Commute my death sentence, God, my salvation God, and I’ll sing anthems to your life-giving ways. Unbutton my lips, dear God; I’ll let loose with your praise.
via Psalm 51:7 – Passage Lookup – The Message – BibleGateway.com.

In your praying today, Dear Friends, please remember Kerri — continuing to ask for calcium balance and healing; Sandi Leon comes to mind here — asking for healing; and Kathy and Joe, still rejoicing over this miracle and looking forward to seeing what ABBA does with it; no doubt prayers would not be wasted on DeLois and family; and Megan, Dawn, Iris P; Torkel – hoping he will go home today, but don’t you know if you were in his place you would want prayers too; young ones, Grace and Lilly – I don’t have fresh word on them but we know JESUS says bring the little ones to Him, so lets do that; and another Kathy comes to mind, she and her family need the touch of JESUS; so does Sharon. And for sure you have others.

Blessed to bless,
Kathie

Just a few questions this morning if you are willing to play along.
As last week your response is welcome via comments below or email.

Colossians 2: (New American Standard Bible)
8 See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ.
via Col 2:8 – Passage Lookup – New American Standard Bible – BibleGateway.com.

SEE TO IT

How important is ‘see to it’?

What does ‘see to it’ walk out like in your life?

Do you have a ‘see to it’ list?  Would you share an item or two with me that’s on your ‘see to it’  list?

Is ‘see to it’ a concept that bridges the spiritual to the material and vise versa?

Yep. Preparing for Sunday School.  :)

Hope you all are praying and praising today.  There are many, many needs around us and more stuff to PRAISE JESUS about than we can even think to name.

LaJuanna is waiting on test results — not an easy, comfortable place to live.
Jenny is traveling well on her road to recovery but no prayer for her would be wasted.
DeLois and supporting family would be encouraged by your prayers today.
I haven’t had an update on Iris Prosch but with her serious condition, a few warriors standing with her today would be ‘heavenly’.
Ken Croteau and Della were added to our list on April 26, still a fresh request, certainly need there.
Kathy and Joe, war with them as they praise and Kathy walks out this miracle.
Crews from Satsuma First Baptist are in route to help with aftermath of last week’s tornadoes — can’t pray too much over all that is linked to this, all over the State.

And you will find others at Praying for These

Thank you, Dear Ones!
Kathie