Garden of God Herb Co.-Time (Thyme)

      Been awhile since I began this series. Got a couple of them done and then went to another subject. But I have been asking God to organize my mind and my thoughts as part of my healing process. Getting organized in here is what I want to be done, also. I guess in order to clean my desk off properly, instead of filing things and losing them, just to find them at a later date is not the solution.  

 But God is a God of order and not a god of chaos. Everything He does, He does in His time, not ours. Thank God for that, huh? Otherwise nothing of importance would ever get done. He created the universe in 6 days. 
DAY ONE:

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and the darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: 

and there was light. 

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. 
DAY TWO:
 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.   

And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the  

firmament from the waters which were above the firmament:

and it was so.

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.

DAY THREE:

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 

And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters

called He seas: and God saw that it was good.

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind,

and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed is in itself, after his kind:

and God saw that it was good.

And the evening and the morning were the third day.

DAY FOUR:

And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven

to divide the day from the night; 

and let them be for signs, and for seasons, 

and for days, and for years:

And let them be for lights in the firmament of  the heaven

to give light upon the earth:

and it was so.

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, 

and the lesser light to rule the night: 

He made the stars also.

And God set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth,

and to rule over the day and over the night, 

and to divide the light from the darkness:

and God saw that it was good.

And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.

DAY FIVE:

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, 

and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

And God created great whales,

and every living creature that moves,

which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind,

and every winged fowl after his kind:

And God saw that it was good.

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, 

and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.

DAY SIX:

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, 

And creeping thing,

and beast of the earth after his kind:

and it was so. 

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, 

and cattle after their kind,

and every thing that creeps upon the earth after his kind:

And God saw that it was good.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, 

Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth,

and subdue it:

and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and

over the fowl of the air, and over

every living thing that moves upon the earth.

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed,

which is upon the face of all the earth, 

and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed;

to you it shall be for meat.

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creeps upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.

And God saw every thing that He had made,

and, behold, it was very good. 

And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

DAY SEVEN:

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, 

and all the host of them.

And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; 

and He rested on the seventh day from all His work

which He had made.

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it:

because that in it He had rested from 

all His work which God created

and made.

Genesis 1 and 2:1-3

Consider Him

Consider Him:


He was Obedient ~ Philippians 2:8
He was Meek, Lowly  ~ Matthew 11:29
He was Guileless ~ 1 Peter 2:22
He was Tempted ~ Hebrews 4:15
He was Oppressed ~ Isaiah 53:7
He was Despised ~ Isaiah 53:3
He was Rejected ~ Isaiah 53:3
He was Betrayed ~ Matthew 27:3
He was Condemned ~ Mark `4:64
He was Reviled ~ 1 Peter 2:23
He was Scourged ~ John 19:1
He was Mocked ~ Matthew 27:29
He was Wounded ~ Isaiah 53:5
He was Bruised ~ Isaiah 53:5
He was Stricken ~ Isaiah 53:4
He was Smitten ~ Isaiah 53:4
He was Crucified ~ Matthew 27:35
He was Forsaken ~ Psalm 22:1


He is Merciful ~ Hebrews 2:17
He is Faithful ~ Hebrews 2:17
He is Holy, Harmless, Undefiled, Separate ~ Hebrews 7:26
He is Perfect ~ Hebrews 5:9
He is Glorious ~ Isaiah 49:5
He is Mighty to Save ~ Isaiah 63:1
He is Justified ~ 1 Timothy 3:16
He is Exalted ~ Acts 2:33
He is Risen ~ Luke 24:6
He is Glorified ~ Acts 3:13


The Lord is My Portion


My Maker, Husband ~ Isaiah 54:5
My Well-beloved ~ Song of Solomon 1:13
My Savior ~ 2 Peter 3:18
My Hope ~ 1 Timothy 1:1
My Brother ~ Mark 3:35
My Portion ~ Jeremiah 10:16
My Helper ~ Hebrews 13:6
My Physician ~ Jeremiah 8:22
My Healer ~ Luke 9:11,
My Praise ~ Jeremiah 17:14
My Refiner, Purifier ~ Malachi 3:3
My Lord, Master ~ John 13:13
My Servant ~ Luke 12:37
My Example ~ John 13:15
My Teacher ~ John 3:2
My Shepherd ~ Psalm 23:1
My Keeper ~ John 17:12
My Feeder ~ Ezekiel 34:23
My Leader ~ Isaiah 40:11
My Restorer ~ Psalm 23:3
My Resting Place ~ Jeremiah 50:6
My Strength, My Song, My Salvation ~ Psalm 118:14
My Meat, My Drink ~ John 6:55
My Passover ~ 1 Corinthians 5:7
My Peace ~ Ephesians 2:14
My Wisdom, My Righteousness, My Sanctification, My Redemption ~ 1 Corinthians 1:30
My All in All ~ Colossians 3;11




And as you and I continue our studies we will discover that this listing is only the beginning of who Christ is.

In All These Things

The painting shown here is a Spanish galleon. These ships were built to withstand great travelling distances, carrying not only the crew required to keep her afloat and moving, but also great treasures: heavy wooden chests filled with gold coins, precious metals and a king's ransom in jewels and gems. In the shipyard, this galleon may have been referred to as a three-master, because she has three sails on each sail mast, giving her the ability to take on and direct wind, which would carry her from port to port.

You and I are a ship designed by the Master Creator, built in the manner of this ship was. The Architect of our Souls sees our beauty and our weaknesses. And still, He loves us. But before we can reach the safety of our final port, we need to get through these waves we call 'life'.

Some waves are light and bounce across our hulls just enough to keep us buoyant. We laugh and rejoice at the sight of sunlight reflected off waves cresting. We are children, we have children. We grow, we learn; we cry and are cried for. We pray and are prayed for. We love and are loved in return.

Sometimes the babies we long to love die in the womb and we never get to know the joy of seeing them face to face. Or of holding them in our arms, feel their breath on our breasts, hearing their laughter in our ears. This is life.

Sometimes we get to watch our children grow into fine young men and women. Sometimes we don't. On their ship's journey, they have turned their backs to the storm clouds brewing on the horizon, and their ships falter. As parents, it is our job to keep them prayed for, that their ships not founder on the rocks, but steer towards the port of safety, the port of salvation. This is life.

Sometimes our young adults turn their back on their training, their upbringing in the Word, and strike out on their own, into treacherous waters. Waves that seem clear and fine on the surface, but which will actually threaten to overcome and drown the wayward soul. These, too, must be prayed over and for daily. This is life.

Sometimes we get to see our sons and daughters grow up and sometimes we don't. Some parents get to see their children have children of their own. Some of us don't. Some bury their child, while some children bury their parents. This, too, is life.

And the waves crash against the ship. She creaks, she groans. The waves crash across her bow. The storm threatens to bring her under. And still she rides it out. For on the horizon there is a light. It appears to be small from such a distance as we are, so tiny. The wind rips the sails from her masts; some shredded, some torn. But still the ship sails. Through the storm.

There is light behind the clouds, dark though they are. Not quite pitch black the sky above us. We can see each other. We can hear if we listen for the sound of our loves. We work together, bound with cords of love to each other and to our Designer. We see with hearts of hope. We stand precariously on the crested waves, as we ride the storms within life, just to come out on the other side. Not entirely the same as we went in, but perhaps, a little bit wiser, a little bit stronger, a little bit humbler than when we first set out on our journey.

We left our first port, mother's womb, kicking and screaming. There was a light ahead of us there, too. It was the light of a new world, a new day, a new beginning. We left our second port, our parents' home, in much the same way. Some of us at least. Wanting our independence, to do things our own way, to sail our ships. We should not have been surprised when our children left us the same way we left ours. But we were. Life.

In all these things we are more than conquerors. What things? Life.