Shanelle Ann

Baptism is a display of Desire to Persevere [09-30]

Quote (Sept. 30, 2020): "Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another." (Walter Elliot)
Acts 16 -> Jailer and Lydia Baptisms.
Luke 15:7 -> Rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents...
Romans 6:16 -> We are slaves of whoever we obey. Whatever we follow after. We make the choice whether it be life or death. Purpose or vanity.

Knowledge is only the Beginning || Wisdom [09-28/29]

Quote (Sept. 28/29, 2020): "Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers." (Alfred Lord Tennyson)
(*1 Peter 2*)

Psalm of Praise || Putting our Trust in Him [09-27]

Quote (Sept. 27, 2020): "It is easy to be brave from a safe distance." (Aesop)
(*Psa. 147*)"Praise the Lord... He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name..."

Arrogance and Pride || It’s a Long one Folks [09-26]

Quote (Sept. 26, 2020): "Although there is no progress without change, not all change is progress." (John Wooden)
(*PSALM 73*)v. 1-14 The Psalmist's temptation of Envying the Wicked and Arrogant.v. 15-20 Seeing the Light and Truth.v. 21-28 How he Profited by it.

Psalm 51 || Sunny Disposition [09-25]

Quote (Sept. 25, 2020): "A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition." (William Aruther Ward)
Psa. 51 ->v. 1 "Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgresions.v. 8 Let me hear joy and gladness, let the bones you have crushed rejoice.v. 10-12 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a stedgast spirit within me."
"Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me."

Erasers are Sacrifices for a Masterpiece [09-24]

Quote (Sept. 24, 2020): "Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life." (Sophia Loren)
"If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:8-9)

Hello, Autumn [09-23]

Quote (Sept. 23, 2020): "Hello, Autumn." 
Ecc. 3 ->v. 1,2 "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die;"v. 11 "He has made everything beautiful in his time."

Every Artist was first an Amateur [09-21/22]

Quote (Sept. 21/22, 2020): "Every artist was first an amateur." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Luke 5v. 8 -> "When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, O Lord."
v. 10 -> "And so was also James, and John, the sons of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men."

Perfect isn’t Essential to Change [09-20]

Quote (Sept. 20, 2020): "You don't have to be great to start. But you have to start to be great." (Zig Ziglar)
"...Stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fuly to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labout is not in vain." (1 Cor. 15:58)

Do the Best you can in Life. It Pays off. [09-19]

Quote (Sept. 19, 2020): "Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment." (Oprah Winfrey).
"Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord... since you know you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward..." (Col. 3:23-24)
"Do your best to present yourselves to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth." (2 Tim. 2:15)