Waking up Early
I am feeling productive today, how about you? Don’t you just love early mornings? The air feels so cool before the scorching heat takes over in the afternoon. My morning routine usually includes starting the laundry before heading downstairs. Then I sent some messages to a friend and a son. Next, I worked on my sourdough bread. I now have 3 loaves rising. My tomato plants need repotting so I worked on that a bit. Well, actually a lot!
Early Morning Walk
Esther and I headed out for a morning walk around our neighborhood. People were out and about already. Our walk went by so fast and easy as we chatted about the scriptures and our goals for the day. It was interesting to me that the passage in Acts 9 came up from three different sources in one day. Youth group, private study, and our ladies’ class book. When I realized that I decided I wanted to take a closer look at it.
Dorcas
One of the things which crossed my mind while reading about Dorcas was, what must the women who had prepared her for burial have thought? I don’t recall ever noticing that she had already been washed and prepared for burial before they laid her in an upstairs room. This was what women did for their friends and family. Can you imagine how sad they were? Dorcas had been such an amazing lady always doing good and helping the poor as we read in Acts 9:36. Apparently, she had the gift and the heart to sew clothes for the poor and widowed.
Two men went to Peter and asked him to come to Joppa. When he came he went upstairs to the room and sent the grieving widows out of the room. He got down on his knees (he knew where our help comes from and who has the power) and prayed. Then he turned to Tabitha and said get up! And she did. He called to the believers and presented her alive to them! Amazing!
God Can Bring the Dead to Life
God can bring the dead to life. Sometimes we may be dead in other ways and through God’s love and forgiveness we can become a living productive woman that God can use. Dorcas was a woman God was using and now that would surely only increase. Can’t you just hear people whispering? “That’s the woman Peter raised from the dead!”
Today I am thankful for this one beautiful day God has given me to live. I am a woman raised from the dead to live a new life in Christ! Praise God for his gift of life! May you be encouraged to use this day to his glory.
I am feeling productive today, how about you?
