Happy Fall Y'all!
This weekend we will be having our annual yard sale at The Boston Project. If you're in the area, you should definitely check it out. We have a lot of good stuff! This is one of my favorite things that we do in the fall. Everyone walks away happy because they've gotten good deals. So fun. I'm hoping to make a few purchases myself!
I am always reminded of one of my favorite passages when I start seeing the leaves change colors on the trees in the fall...
"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord 's favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to grant to those who mourn in Zion-- to give them a beautiful headdress instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit; that they may be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord , that he may be glorified."
Isaiah 61: 1-3
I just absolutely love what is promised to us in this passage. We are promised that his Spirit resides in us. We are promised that God has "planted" us; he is growing us into a stronger faith in him; he will use us to accomplish some of the things mentioned in the passage above. We are named "oaks of righteousness" - and we are called to give others that name as well. GOD IS GOOD.
