In-depth Bible study Genesis 1: 1-31

Greetings and welcome to my very first in-depth Bible study. I pray that God leads our studies today and we obtain the message that He would want us to receive. Thank you Father and God bless all my readers.

Genesis 1: 1-31

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.

7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.

8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.

10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.

11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.

14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:

15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.

16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.

19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.

25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

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Daily Bible Study #44

See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. 1 Thessalonians 5:15 KJV
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I Thessalonians 5
1 But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you.

2 For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.

3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

4 But ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.

5 Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

6 Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.

7 For they that sleep sleep in the night; and they that be drunken are drunken in the night.

8 But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation.

9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

10 Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

11 Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do.

12 And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

13 And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

15 See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

16 Rejoice evermore.

17 Pray without ceasing.

18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

19 Quench not the Spirit.

20 Despise not prophesyings.

21 Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.

23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

25 Brethren, pray for us.

26 Greet all the brethren with an holy kiss.

27 I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.

28 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

The first epistle to the Thessalonians was written from Athens.

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As always thanks for reading and God bless.

Wishing My Life Away: A Reminder to the Working Mom.

I often catch myself saying I wish it was Friday. As a working mom Fridays are highly anticipated as the weekend are my free days. I can finally spend the whole day with my babies and not have to leave them. Sadly it seems those days always go by far too quickly.

However, I am starting to consider the effects of always wishing for Friday. Perhaps I am wishing my life away. Each day that passes by brings me one day closer to my children being grown and out of the house. I should be happy it’s a Tuesday instead of unhappy that Friday isn’t here yet. I should be grateful for each and every day.

So to the parents out there who work often and hate leaving their kids everyday, remember to celebrate the other days also. I know it’s difficult dragging yourself to work everyday and showing up despite the constant urge not to. I know if we could most of us would stay home without a second thought. I see you and know how difficult each day can be.

Let’s make the most of everyday! Let’s have a random movie night on a Wednesday. Or a surprise day trip in the evening on a Monday. Let’s bring spontaneity to our everyday lives and give our kids something to be excited about! Eat breakfast for dinner or ice cream for breakfast. Go for a walk or a short drive. Let them skip school for once. Make everyday an adventure and stop wishing your life away. IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE THE WEEKEND TO HAVE A GOOD TIME!

This is just a friendly reminder to the readers and myself to make lasting memories with our children. Make everyday special and something they will remember, instead of just another Tuesday.

Companion

What animals make the best/worst pets?

1 year

What animals make the best or worst pets? As any pet owner would know, a pets behavior can either add to a happy home or create a stressful environment. I have experienced good pets and bad. I had a pitbull that chewed through a wall in my kids bedroom. She then chewed through a water line and when that wasn’t enough she bit into the electric running through the wall. I am not sure how she survived other than the breaker kicked freeing her from the grips of AC. Prime example of a very bad pet. But not all dogs are bad. Her brother who was also a pitbull was the exact opposite. They have since passed away.

Today I have an American Akita and he has been the best pet I could ever ask for. He is calm and gentle and a fierce protective of his flock. He is the perfect addition to our family.

The worst pets are cats, which I have owned a handful in my lifetime. All were mean, and would bite me. I am not a cat person and apparently they view me about the same. Cats, you can feed them and care for them like your own and they will still turn their nose up and hate you. You don’t have a cat as a pet. You are the cat’s pet.

The beloved author’s dilemma

Days of confusion are here for a bent child savoring everyone’s sunlight while seldom stepping into the limelight, to become her own protagonist. The only one we live and die with seems to be off in a faraway land, while the child inside her body longs for days without bewildering talks and snags along the […]

The beloved author’s dilemma

This poem resonated with me so much I wanted to reblog it. Thank you for writing this and I love your writing style. Great job The beloved authors dilemma. I look forward to reading more like this wonderful poem.

Daily Bible Study #43

But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.
Amos 5:24 KJV
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Amos 5
1 Hear ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, O house of Israel.

2 The virgin of Israel is fallen; she shall no more rise: she is forsaken upon her land; there is none to raise her up.

3 For thus saith the Lord GOD; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which went forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel.

4 For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:

5 But seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and pass not to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nought.

6 Seek the LORD, and ye shall live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and there be none to quench it in Bethel.

7 Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth,

8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:

9 That strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.

10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.

12 For I know your manifold transgressions and your mighty sins: they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate from their right.

13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.

14 Seek good, and not evil, that ye may live: and so the LORD, the God of hosts, shall be with you, as ye have spoken.

15 Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate: it may be that the LORD God of hosts will be gracious unto the remnant of Joseph.

16 Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing shall be in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.

17 And in all vineyards shall be wailing: for I will pass through thee, saith the LORD.

18 Woe unto you that desire the day of the LORD! to what end is it for you? the day of the LORD is darkness, and not light.

19 As if a man did flee from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.

20 Shall not the day of the LORD be darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

21 I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies.

22 Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts.

23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.

24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

25 Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?

26 But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of your god, which ye made to yourselves.

27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the LORD, whose name is The God of hosts.

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Thanks again for joining me on another daily Bible study. Have a great rest of your day and God bless.

Riddle Me This, Riddle Me That!

I cannot explain why but I had a riddle pop in my head today. I have never cared too much for riddles nor have I ever written one but for some reason this one made me smile. Can you figure it out?

What is all white, warm on the inside but cold on the outside?

A polar bear of course!

Feel free to leave a comment with your own riddle to be solved!!

Sunshine Blogger Award 🌻🌞

It is both a great honor and pleasure that I now accept my nomination for the “Sunshine Blogger Award” from Christopher Hall over at Philosophical Qualms. If you have time, stop by and check out his website. If you have time, stop in and check out his website he is a very talented poet who provides outstanding content that inspires and enlightens.

I am really new here so forgive me if I miss something. A little bit about me, I am an author, writer and blogger. I enjoy writing poetry, short stories and articles. I live a Christ centered life and my writing usually reflects that choice. When I’m not writing you can find me making memories with my family.

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Rules for the Sunshine Blogger Award are as follows:
Display the award’s official logo somewhere on your blog.
Thank the person who nominated you.
Provide a link to your nominator’s blog.
Answer your nominator’s questions.
Nominate up to 11 bloggers.
Ask your nominees 11 questions.
Notify your nominees by commenting on at least one of their blog posts.
Now that we’ve got all the rules down. Let’s dive right into these really fun questions!

1.  What is your favorite sitcom?
My favorite sitcom is The Andy Griffith Show. I have many memories of my father and I watching every episode when I was a little girl. I cherish those memories.

2.  What is your favorite cuisine?
My favorite cuisine would be Greek food. I love a good baklava.

3.  Who in your life inspires you the most?
Who in life inspires me the most? My children are my endless source of  inspiration.

3. What is your favorite documentary?
My favorite documentary would be Planet Earth by David Attenborough. Anything of his really, his voice is lovely.

4. Who is your favorite musician or band?
My favorite music is Christian Rock.

5. Dogs or Cats?
Dogs

6. What’s your favorite guilty pleasure?
My guilty pleasure is buying reeses and eating them all. 

7. Which one of the three, Milk Chocolate, Dark Chocolate, or White Chocolate? If so, tell me why.
Milk Chocolate. It’s the yummiest.

8. What is your most proudest achievement so far in life?
My proudest achievement is my children.

9. If you could have an unlimited amount of money to spend for one week, what would you do with it?
If I could have unlimited money for a week, what would I do? #1 invest so I have returns to sustain myself and more. #2 Pay off my debt. #3 Secure my children’s future. #4 Donate Donate Donate.

10. If you ever made first contact with aliens, how would you introduce yourself to them?
If I ever made contact with aliens, how would I introduce myself to them? Ummm…. What? In a peaceful manner yet ready and capable of self defense to the fullest extent? Very cautiously lol.

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Questions for Nominees:

1.  What is your favorite book?

2. What is your favorite ocean animal?

3. What is your favorite breakfast?

4 . What is your most favorite childhood memory?

5. What is your favorite plant?

6. what is your favorite juice?

7. If you had an all expense paid vacation, where would you go?

8. If you could do something to make a huge impact what would you do?

9. Books or movies?

10. What knowledge do you wish you had?

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Here are my nominees for the Sunshine Blogger Award:

Shaping the Crazy

collateral beauty

Chris’ Poetry

Poetry & More

Princess Crystal Says

The Pen of Scarlet Parson

Musings of the Mad

Dawgy Daddy


I hope you all really enjoyed this adventure today! I would love to know how some of you would answer a few these questions? Share them with me in the comments if you would like!


Also very importantly, none of you who I’ve nominated today are obligated in any shape or form to participate. Please only do it if you feel you have the time and or really want to do it of course. I’m obviously not offended if you don’t.

Daily Bible Study #42

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 KJV
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Matthew 11
1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

2 Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,

3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?

4 Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:

5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?

8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.

9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.

15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:

21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.

22 But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.

23 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.

24 But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

25 At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

26 Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.

27 All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.

28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

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Thank you for joining me and God bless.

No In-between

I have no in-between.
I am either high on dopamine
or lower than the depths of the sea.

Often I am told to slow my speed.
There is no need.
By that time they are already 3 steps behind.

It’s a blessing and a curse I guess.
It gets me into trouble I must confess.

In a blink of an eye,
I am waist deep before I realize.
But on the flip side a lot gets finished in a little bit of time.

Hyperactive and I guess what they call ADHD.
But it’s all the same to me.

It’s what drives the desire
to swim through the fire.
It’s what makes me, me.