10 Feb 2012 Forgive me for passing the time away from the machine. Hopefully you have been reading every day to know God. We have had some wonderful opportunities to see and sense the LORD work in and around our family. I am confident that He was providing protection for us as we traveled to Tyler and back and that He was also faithful to provide the very best for you. This past Sunday the pastor in Tyler used a phrase that was brand new for us and it was very comforting.He was saying when we think bad things happen to good people, we forget GOD is Omniscient and Sovereign.Yet The LORD our Lord who is God Almighty knows every thing and will"Redeem what He allows." This is very similar to Romans 8:28-.Now take time to be grateful for what you have and don't have.

Exodus provides much insight to the heart and mind/will of God. As we read to know Him "pretend" as a little child to be sitting at the footstool of GOD and hearing HIM as He is telling how to worship Himself. Get a good picture of Moses being the servant to his brother AAron. Moses never had the opportunity to enter into the Holy of Holies. But what Moses experienced waas far more exciting, talking face to face with Jehovah. If you had a choice which would you choose?

Matthew had to wait several years before he wrote the Gospel of Matthew, but all the time he knew the heart of The Lord Jesus Christ. What do you want when you read? Look how many times the word "friend" is used, then look at the concordance to see the different meanings. What kind of friend are you to Jesus?

We have read 32 Psalms so far this year. How has it changed your prayer life and your overall daily conversation? If not, why not?

What is the main thing in Proverbs? When God is not causing Solomon to give advice, who is he speaking about in Proverbs 8:27-32? Read to know Him. Let God love on you. Love on The LORD your Lord, even as your children and grandchildren love on you. pj