Saturday Poetry and Literature

This is Saturday Poetry & Literature. I am Amanda…thanks for joining me. This is my first time doing this and writing for such a big site. I know a lot of people read this, and I am little skeptical as to what to write for this post.

his is has been an exciting week for me as yesterday was my 18th birthday. In honor of that I thought I would share some ‘birthday’ type scripture verses for everyone to read and be encouraged by. Along with the Scriptures, I thought maybe a poem would be a great tie-in with this theme. One of my best friends wrote this poem for my 18th birthday. It is pretty funny. He did a really nice job on it.

Now on to the ‘birthday’ scriptures… The Bible says there are two births; one physical, the other spiritual.

John 3:3
“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

I heard the neatest saying a couple weeks ago. It is: “If you are born twice, you will die once. If you are born once, then you will die twice.” That is so profound. It is a blessing to be able to be born twice, so I don’t have to die twice.

One of most important births was Jesus’. Now I know its not Christmas, but to go along with the birthday theme, I couldn’t leave His out.

Luke 1:14
And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

Now, that is the kind of birthday remembrance that Jesus deserves. I know I have joy and gladness because of His birth.

One verse that is so encouraging and just shows how God knows all and understands all is:

Jeremiah 1:5a
“I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as my spokesman to the world.”

That means that I am set apart to be a light in this dark world for Christ. And he knew that way before I was born. He knew what my life would be and what my testimony would be too. He knew that I would be blogging right now. He knew that Jocelyn would throw an amazing birthday bash for me yesterday. Isn’t it great to know that God knew everything about us way before we were even formed in our mother’s womb?? WOW!!

Birthdays are very important. Not only do they remind us that someone special is in our lives, but they also remind us we don’t have forever in this life.

Psalm 29:11
“Lord, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered and my life is fleeing away.”

Boy, David sure did know how to put things into perspective. Often times, I think we get caught up in our little worlds, that we forget that our time here to honor, praise and share God is short. We need to take time and realize that we aren’t here that long and we need to make the most of the time we have left.

Speaking of time… the Bible also says:

Ecclesiastes 3
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.”

Everything we do has a specific meaning. Every minute in our lives count toward something. We don’t have them just to waste away idly. God has made everything in His time, including us. One of my favorite parts of that selection is: He hath made every thing beautiful in his time. I love this. It reminds me of when I was little and I used to sing specials in church, I always chose this song. It means so much that God will make everything beautiful. Every ugly situation we go through, every tough time we live through. God has something beautiful planned for us on the other side of the valley.

As I end this, I leave you with this saying: “Too BLESSED to be depressed.” I know I am. And besides this is a HAPPY week. So go get a piece of cake in celebration of my 18th birthday. See you in a month!!