I'm Runnin' to the Mercy Seat

Angie Mitchell sang a song Sunday morning by Vicki Yohe called Mercy Seat. It was beautiful. And this morning, I woke up with it singing through my heart and mind. This was also the morning I met with my prayer partners, so I decided to do a quick search through biblegateway.com before they got here and see what it had to say about the mercy seat. In a nutshell, in the Old Testament, God told Moses to tell Aaron not to come in to the mercy seat except once a year. And he wasn't to come casually. He was to come with awe and respect--and a clean heart--and God's presence would meet him there. There, he made a sacrifice for the sins of the people. Then I read Romans 3:23-26 and saw where it said Jesus made a life-giving sacrifice on the mercy seat where our sins are forgiven so he could demonstrate and prove at the present time (or as the Amplified adds---and I love this---"the now season") that he is righteous and accepts those with faith as righteous.

There is a "now season" for mercy. The mercy seat is also a place of refuge. In the Old Testament, when a person accidentally killed someone else, there was a city of refuge where they could run and be safe. The mercy seat is that for us---our refuge.

I'm runnin' to the mercy seat. As I've been working through this book, I've been overcome with the sin in my heart. Sin I didn't even know was there. God has brought it to the surface--because I'm willing. I'm willing for it be exposed and I'm willing to bring it to the mercy seat and find forgiveness, righteousness. I know God is purifying the bride of Christ. And I'm trying to do my part. But I sort of feel like He's gotten out his firehose to hose me down and clean me up. No bubble bath and frou-frou creams for this daughter!!
But I'm runnin' to the mercy seat where Jesus' grace will cover me.

10 Weeks....

...until Christmas! Can you believe it? What are you doing this year? Are you simplifying? Are you shopping early? Have you gotten a huge bonus that is allowing you to splurge?

Ryan's first football game!

Ryan got to go to his first football game last night. I'd sent all of the grandkids a Borger Bulldog's tshirt and when Ryan got his, he said he wanted to go to a football game. Since Lindsey & the kids were here last night, Pops took Ryan to his first game ever. Lindsey, Addie & I had a girl's night at the house.

This is the loot Ryan brought home. I think he hit the jackpot---sitting in the reserved seat section with a bunch of adults and being the cute little kid he is, made for lots of loot!

Ryan & Pops just back from the football game. They made it through half-time.

THANKS, Pops, for taking me to the football game!

And then Ryan got the camera and was taking our picture---he even posed us. Pops was putting bunny ears behind me (unbeknownst to me) when Ryan said....

"Do three now, Pops!" (And we both lost it!)

First Video: Ryan was in rare form when he got home from the game. I think he'd had a little sugar while watching football. His mom took a sniff of him and told him he needed a bath because he smelled like a football player. The first video is of him trying to smell his arm pits. Hysterical!!!

The second video is of him and Pops playing football. He was loving it!

I WON...I WON...I WON!!!!

I won the Hope candle on Kaci Lusk's website!!!! I never win anything, but today---I won! YIPPPEEE!~

Terror

Joshua 2:9-10
"And she (Rahab) said to the men, I know that the Lord has given you the land and that your terror is fallen upon us and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to the two kings of the Amorites who were on the [east] side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed."

Wouldn't that be awesome!? That our enemies would fear us because they'd seen God work mightily on our behalf? I think that's what I'm gonna ask for.

Sketches

If any of you are interested in having a sketch done by our friend, the artist in Asia, let me know. If you're wanting it for Christmas, we need to do it quickly. The cost is $50 per face and it is about an 8x10. This includes the sketch and shipping from Asia. But if you order more than one sketch, you can reduce the price by $5 per sketch after the first sketch. They make great gifts for parents, grandparents and friends! You can see what they look like above. The photo has to be a close-up with great detail of the face. And you can do a photo of 2 people together as long as you can see details in each face. They're still $50 per face. I'm sorry I didn't think to offer this sooner for Christmas, but if you're interested, let me know! You can email me the photos at dietzbecky@hotmail.com and I can tell you if they're the quality she's looking for. We need to move quickly if you're wanting it for Christmas!

Tired

Can I just say, "I'm tired?" This is me with no make-up and no hair color. And the way I feel after I've knitted (crocheted?) for hours and hours. This has been a stressful week and I'm ready for a quiet weekend! Ever have one of those weeks where you're spinning so many plates that you keep forgetting things? I can't even remember all of the things I've forgotten! I hope I can sleep for hours and hours on Saturday. Maybe I can get rid of the scowl around my eyes and maybe I can find some hair color. Can you believe this actually looks exactly like my great-grandmother? She dipped snuff. And we drank juice out of those snuff glasses. Ewww! Yep, I need some sleep.