Author: ruthbillingsley

Every new year offers us a chance at a new beginning and offers us new hope. We look forward to this each year. We associate the word resolution with the new year, but I pray that 2021 will include new “spiritual” resolutions: a regular devotional and prayer time, attending church, getting involved with mission work,…

    Jesus isn’t only a baby Born on Christmas Day. He is God’s only Son Who in a manger lay.   Jesus isn’t only a baby Who the wise men adored. He came to bring us love. He came to be our Lord.   Jesus isn’t only a baby. He grew to be a…

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From Everlasting.” (Micah 5:2) Micah’s prophecy was given 700 years before Christ’s birth. Jesus was to be born in…

C          is for Christ             The baby she bore   H         is for Hope             The shepherds adore   R         is for Rejoice             Our praises begin   I           is for Innocence             Never to sin   S          is for Star             That shone in the sky   T          is for Truth             On Christ we rely   M        is for Miracle             Of unfathomed worth   A         is for…

Captiva Island, Florida, with its mighty sea, continuous sand, and endless shells has been my peaceful retreat for the past two weeks. All who know me are aware that I am an avid shell collector. I am on the beach at first light, which now is 6:30 a.m. Holy! Holy! Holy! This has been my…

God chose to bring His people, the Israelites, into the desert before leading them to the Promised Land. His plan was to teach them life’s lessons of faith, trust, worship, and thanksgiving. This poem speaks of their journey. Psalm 107:1-9 Give thanks to the Lord. His goodness is sure. His love and His Word Forever…

Psalm 90 Lord, You have been our dwelling place Through every generation. Before any mountains were born You’ve been an adoration.   You brought forth the earth and the world. Eternally You are God. You say, “Return to the dust, O men.” Your will is done with a nod.   For a thousand years in…

“You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat.” Isaiah 25:4 In 2020, ten major storms have hit the United States and five have been hurricanes. They were predicted early because of conditions favorable for them to…

Can we find perfect love today? Young couples seemed to believe it’s true as they attached hundreds of thousands of padlocks to the Pont des Arts bridge in Paris. These symbols of love declared a couples declaration of “forever”commitment. Because of the weight of so many locks a portion of the bridge began to collapse,…

There are numerous wild persimmon trees near the shoreline of Beaver Lake. The green fruit can be seen in July. In October and November they begin to ripen and fall from the trees. When they are less than perfectly ripe, they are terribly bitter, but ripe ones are sweet. Ozark folklore tells of slicing the…