Better than the Belly of a Fish

(Was going to post me in the nightie, but not appropriate.)

October 27-28
After just breaking an egg into the frying pan, Moses (our bulldog) barked to go outside.  Barefoot and still in my nightie, I stepped out the door.  Forgetting we have a temporary doorknob on the front door, which locks behind you, I closed the door.  It wasn't until we headed back in I realized what I had done.  First I gave thanks we live on 5 acres and no neighbors can see me close up.  I thought there was an extra key to another door hidden in the garage, but first my bare feet would have to oooow and ouch along the gravel driveway.  Starting to grumble about the way the day was starting, I thought...

"This is better than being in the belly of a fish!"

Staying in the Word helps put life into perspective.

Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, 

baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.  

Matthew 28:19

Jonah, finally went! And because...

The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you; He will be with you.

He will not fail you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.

Deuteronomy 31:8

Because of the way Jonah finally went...in faith, trusting in the Lord...Jonah's message only took one day to affect the Ninevites and an entire city turned to God.

For the Word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, 

and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, 

and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12

Shirer encourages us to be equipped with the Word of God, so when the opportunity arises to share about Christ's love, we are armed with the gospel.  Here are several excellent verses to put to memory.

If the idea of memorization seems overwhelming to you, pray about it and watch what God will do.

Print these verses on cards and keep them in your purse, wallet, or car so you can hand them out to others.  I have these typed up in business card format.  If you email me, I will send you the attachment.

boojoyful@gmail.com.   Romans 3:23 and 6:23 are the verses which were brought to me.  They became alive and changed my life of all eternity. Ephesians 2:8-9 is the passage which brought truth into my husband's life and Christ's sacrifice made sense.

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, 

that whoever believed in him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

 John 3:16

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Romans 3:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 6:23

But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:
While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
 Romans 5:8

If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God
raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
Romans 10:9

But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 
made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions-
it is by grace you have been saved.  And God raised us up with Christ,
and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:4-6

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves,
it is a gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9

And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
1 John 5:11-12