December 16, 2021

Dear Ones,

Hope you are having a great day. We drove home from Bible Study last night in a deluge of rain and this morning we woke to snow. Winter is back! Today I baked S.F. lemon almond flour cookies, and went downstairs for coffee and donuts. This afternoon we have Bible study and tomorrow we have another party and this one to celebrate the December birthdays. 

Devotions from Judy’s heart

I’m all for natural immunity and gravitate to articles on how to have strong immunity. Recently an article caught my attention by Pastor Sara Whitten who writes of Ways to Activate Spiritual Immunity which is even more important. It’s good for us to give thought of how we can activate our spiritual immune system!

One way is our testimony. When we go through hard times in our lives and overcome with God’s help, then God can use us to share with those going through similar things in their lives. Sara mentions how survivors of small pox, years ago, were recruited to help those with active small pox because they had natural immunity to the disease that no longer had power over them.

We also have community to strengthen our immunity for we are not to be an island unto ourselves. When we connect with others, we are stronger and we need to be open to those the Lord places next to us in the Body.

Rest is also important, but that does not mean being inactive but rather remembering there is times to act and times to rest to be restored. We are to be still before the Lord and then go out in His strength.

Joy and laughter are a natural immunity booster. A joyful heart is the best medicine!

We hear lots about gut health today and it is so important in our immune system. And spiritually there are times we just have a gut feeling even though we have nothing to back it up with. But the Holy Spirit may be trying to tell us something and we need to pay attention.

Next there is freedom/choice when we have resistance and can stand against those things that war against our freedom to serve the Lord.

We also have power and authority that God gives to us which is far different than our own power. Like it says in Luke 10:19 (Message), “See what I have given you? Sate passage as you walk on snakes and scorpions, and protection from every assault of the enemy. No one can put a hand on you.”

So let us have courage to share our testimony and join with others in community with wisdom to know when to fight and when to rest. May we let joy and hope bubble up and listen to the Spirit so we can walk in freedom and power.

Challenge for today: Share something the Lord has done for you with someone else today.