Joy C.’s Journal
Newest Journal Entries for Joy C.
2017
May 03
Esther 3:8
Then Haman said to King Xerxes, "There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey the king's laws; it is not in the king's best interest to tolerate them.
Joy C. from Covington, KY said:
We, as Christians, are taught to not conform to this world but to be transformed.
2017
May 02
Esther 2:2
Then the king's personal attendants proposed, "Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king.
Joy C. from Covington, KY said:
Just reaffirms the fact that females were/are exploited. It is sickening to know that virgins were used in this manner.
2017
May 01
Esther 1:12
But when the attendants delivered the king's command, Queen Vashti refused to come. Then the king became furious and burned with anger.
Joy C. from Covington, KY said:
The brave Queen did not succumb to the drunken Kings command. She knew the law and must have had an idea as to how the King would react.
2017
Apr 29
Nehemiah 9:17
They refused to listen and failed to remember the miracles you performed among them. They became stiff-necked and in their rebellion appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love. Therefore you did not desert them,
Joy C. from Covington, KY said:
My loving and compassionate God who forgives me when no one else does. Thank you Lord Jesus!
2017
Apr 29
Nehemiah 12:43
And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.
Joy C. from Covington, KY said:
I was raised in churches that didn't believe in such loud rejoicing. This verse contradicts that. I will rejoice so that I can feel the fullness of joy
2017
Apr 26
Nehemiah 9:28
"But as soon as they were at rest, they again did what was evil in your sight. Then you abandoned them to the hand of their enemies so that they ruled over them. And when they cried out to you again, you heard from heaven, and in your compassion you delivered them time after time.
Joy C. from Covington, KY said:
No matter how many times I desert God's plan for me, He has delivered me time after time. This makes me feel so much more than blessed. I feel love, a love that is so powerful that it fills you up inside.
On Psalms 127:3 by Elena G.
“Children are a blessing sent from above. I have been blessed with five…”