At the Lord's Table

How refreshing it is to sit at the Lord's table and feast upon His Word! We have just returned from a week at Hilton Head and it was so refreshing to spend time just relaxing on the beach and quietly sitting with my bible pondering His Word. It's somehow different when you study and reflect while on vacation. I was actually studying about Mary and Martha. I always chuckle when I read this scripture because I am so much more like "Martha." And yet after a week of relaxing with His Word...I want to be so much more like "Mary." Can I get an Amen?? Why can't we just do it? What is it with us women? Always busy like bees.....and we're missing so much of the blessing that He has for us. Today, I'm challenging each of us ladies to "sit at the Lord's Table" and let Him feed us until we are completely full! Let me hear from you....what good things did you partake of? Enjoy!!

Godly Character

I heard Joyce Meyer say the coolest thing this morning regarding our character. She said our character is proven by how we "honor people who can't do a thing for us." How very true is that? When someone is not going to help us in any way or do anything for us....how do we honor them? Why do we find it much easier to honor those that we feel are going to help us "shine"? And isn't godly character all about humility and humbleness? We should think about that the next time we sit down in a restaurant and we treat the waitress less than or we don't give our grocery bagger the time of day. We should honor all people that Christ puts in our way every day!

“Ye Did It Unto The Least Of These….”

We’re in a world so busy
People running everywhere.
Forever looking at our watches
Our minds racing with cares.

We never see that lonely man
Sitting on the street.
We don’t even notice that hungry lady
Struggling in the heat.

Children so needy
Filled with despair.
An old grandma rocking sadly
And no one cares.

Then we remember
Jesus left us with a plea…
“Ye did unto the least of these
my brethren, ye did it unto me.”

So what about you?
What about me?
What about the lonely man
Sitting on the street?

Will you reach out
Without a shadow of doubt?
Will you love the least of these
And fulfill Jesus’ plea?

A smile for the lonely man sitting on the street.
A bit of food for the hungry lady struggling in the heat.
A hug for the children so full of despair.
A cheery voice for the old Grandma in the rocking chair.

This seems so simple
Such an easy thing to do.
Let’s reach out for the least of these
And for Jesus too.


Danita Pergerson
July 1990

"The Glorious Face of God"

“The Glorious Face of God”

She sat wide-eyed staring at the tiny bundle she was holding in her arms. She was holding the Son of God, and the very thought still took her breath away! She pulled back the blanket and counted each finger and all ten toes. He was absolutely perfect. Her heart could not contain the fullness of what was taking place. Ever since the angel had come to her, she had pondered each and every word. But this; this was more than she could take in! She was holding the Lamb of God that would take away man’s need to offer a sacrifice ever again. He would be that sacrifice. And with that thought tears began to stream down her face gently landing on the small face of her precious baby…the glorious Face of God.

Some 33 years later…she bowed on her knees and she looked up at God’s Son hanging on a rustic tree made into a cross. All of the years passed through her mind as she watched Him hanging there. She remembered His first fall and all the tears that followed. So many memories and it all happened so quickly. And now…there was nothing she could do to stop the pain and suffering He had to endure. She was startled as the guard began to take Him down from the cross. His body was limp without life. They brought Him to her and she cradled Him in her arms. It seemed like yesterday she had looked into His face and He was just a tiny baby, so perfect, and now He had been taken from her….and the tears began to stream down her face gently landing on the precious face of her Son….the glorious Face of God.

And the angels cried….

After three days, He came out of the tomb just as she knew He would….and her heart leapt for joy…because He was alive! And she knew….that first Christmas long ago in a Bethlehem stable was the beginning of many Christmases to come celebrating the greatest Gift of all…God’s precious Son….because He lives!

She closed her eyes…and the tears began to stream down her face…and she would always remember …..the glorious Face of God!

Danita Pergerson 2006

Our "Helper"

My summer bible study this week has been centered around our "Helper", the Holy Spirit. It has been a gentle, but firm reminder that the Holy Spirit indwells each believer and is a constant "Helper". Two questions come to mind: 1) Do others see the reflection of the "Helper" in me? and 2) Do I reach out to my "Helper" for direction in every thing that I do? How much peace are we missing by not allowing the Holy Spirit to be an active part of the Trinity in our lives? Satan sirs us up daily and we forget to claim the power of the Holy Spirit over his attack! We make decisions continually and never ask the Holy Spirit for any kind of guidance whatsoever. How much easier might this faithwalk be if we were "in touch" with our "Helper". How many blessings might we partake of if we simply allowed the Holy Spirit to free us from Satan's strongholds and empower us as He is called to do. Today is a great day to begin claiming the power of the "Helper" in your life and mine! Let's do it!

Catching a Glimpse

Do you ever "catch a glimpse" of God's Hand during your day and it's as if He were standing right in front of you? Is that not the coolest thing ever? You're whispering that prayer and wondering..."is He really listening?" when you just simply feel that presence and it's so much more than you normally sense...that it just blows you away! It's kind of like that mountaintop experience that we all describe when we go away on a retreat. I was reading last night in 1 Kings about Elijah standing in the mouth of the cave and hearing God speak to him. He had just witnessed something like a tornado pass through; felt an earthquake and saw a fire; when he heard a "gentle whisper". And then God spoke to him! Isn't it so like God to let us "catch a glimpse" just when we need it the most? I wonder how many times we miss those glimpses. Oh that we would be so intimate with Him that we reap the blessing of every opportunity to "glimpse" our Holy Father! Do you hear Him whispering today?

God's Certainty!

In a very uncertain world...God is still certain! He is going to show up...no matter what your uncertainty! In fact, He was there before you reached that place of uncertainty! I love that He cares so much about every little particle of our lives. It's truly amazing and fills me with joy that He takes the time to always "be there"! And we as believers have such easy access....just a prayer away. So..when you're uncertain...call on Him for "certainty"...He's got it all covered! Enjoy Him today! d

Heard From God Lately?

When was the last time you heard from God? Did you REALLY connect with Him enough that you thought you definitely heard a Word from Him? We are really good at "thinking" that we have a Word from God. And I'm very good at telling someone about what God is "telling" me. But, did He really tell me, or did I jump the gun once again and "suppose" that He told me? Are we walking so closely in Spirit and Truth that we actually hear Him speaking? I'm convicted that it requires much time communing with Him....and I fail miserably at this. Communing in Spirit and Truth. Now that's a new concept for most of us in our busy lives isn't it? Today is a great day to begin true communion in the Presence of our Father God! I'm "up" for it..what about you? "We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth, he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth." Isaiah 53: 6-7 Now, THAT, deserves some communion time!

Knowing God

I'm thinking a lot these days about how well I "know" God. I wonder how much time we truly put into "knowing" God. I don't mean bible study and works. I mean truly "knowing" Him like we know those in our life who we love truly. I guess it requires much "one on One" action, which requires much conversation with the One whom we want to "know"! I guess that it requires much desire to love Him more than all the others that we "know" and love. Can you imagine "knowing" Him so well that the joy overflows until the tears flow uncontrollably?? Oh...to know Him this well! I long to know Him more and more...what about you? John 17:25 "Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you....."

What's Up With This Blogging Stuff?

Don't ask me why I'm taking time to do this except the thought just kept coming to me..."why don't you begin a blog?" What a cool way to converse with your friends and chat about some really neat things...like "Jesus"!! How fantastic would it be to encourage one another by blogging a heartfelt message. I think it's a wonderful way to share our experiences, but more than that...to share our love for Jesus with one another. So here goes....I've been in a Beth Moore bible study for several months on the Book of Daniel. Many times it has been quite overwhelming, but more often, it has been sooooo good for my heart and soul. My favorite chapters throughout have been Chapters 9 and 10. I love the "mind set" that Daniel carried throughout his life beginning when he was just a young man. And in these chapters he once again shows such determination as he prays for the nations. He falls on his face in weakness and petitions Almighty God on behalf of all people....then and now! Oh how I want to be like Daniel. To hold that "mind set" in place as I honor my God and Saviour! What about you?