This is a really cold winter! It is 2 degrees outside this morning. I am looking forward
to spring. I recently saw a bluebird on our street, and I imagined that he was
looking for a nesting site. I have removed the nesting box from the pole under
my deck, and I will put it back out soon, so that a bluebird couple can claim
it as their own. I have a “polar garden” sprouting in an egg carton, which was
a Christmas gift and is now ready to be transplanted into larger pots. The tiny little plants remind me
that there is life to come, invisible as it might be today.
Genesis 48:1-49:33
Jacob’s final days – he blesses Joseph’s eldest sons Manasseh and
Ephraim, but intentionally crosses his arms and blesses the younger first. They
will be henceforth referred to as Ephraim and Manasseh. He calls all twelve of
his sons and blessed them that day. Then he pulled his feet into his bed and
breathed his last. It is good for older men to bless their children and
grandchildren. Proverbs 4:20-27 “My son pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body.” Yes Lord! As I prepare to preach a series of messages about the Bible, this proverb is so appropriate and resonates in my soul. I keep God’s words within my heart, and I have experienced that they are life and health.
Guide me holy Lord as I serve You today. Guide my planning, preparation, interactions, and unexpected interruptions. I commit this day and all that is in it to your service. Blessed be Your Name in all the earth. I bless You in Springfield Missouri on this cold winter morning.
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