I thought Anne Graham Lotz' online devotional was good today. It is so disappointing to hear of another role model that kids look up to, namely Tiger Woods, make such poor life choices.

One Life
"Today, in a world where the role models are entertainers, athletes and politicians, many of whom lack morals, integrity and even common decency . . . in a world where no one seems to stand for anything unless it is to stand for selfish, self-serving rights . . . in a world where anything is compromised if it impedes success . . . in a world where pleasure takes priority over principles . . . in a world where we care more about public opinion than about what God thinks . . . in a world where there are no absolutes, where what is right is what works or what feels good . . . in a world where character no longer seems to count . . . In such a world, the testimony of one life lived for Christ is powerful! One life cleansed through faith in the blood of Jesus. One life that confesses, "Jesus is Lord." One life that has the courage to stand for godly convictions in the midst of moral compromise. One life that tells the truth. One life that lives the truth. One life that lifts high the Light!...

You can be that one life!

Blessings,
Anne Graham Lotz"

Historical Drama Queen Seondeok

Steve and I have been watching a Korean drama entitled "Queen Seondeok." It is a historical drama set in the 7th century. Here is the recap and a few photos.

Description:
"King Jinpyeong did not have any sons to name as a successor to his throne. Thus he named his eldest daughter, Princess Duk Man, to be his successor. The drama will be about the life of Princess Duk Man who was later known as Queen Seon Duk, the first Queen of Silla."

There is a good balance between court intrigue, adventure, danger and a wonderful cast of characters. There are also some pithy moral sayings and applications. The drama is in Korean with English subtitles but in a way that adds to the authenticity of the drama.

Online link to view this mega-series can be found at:

http://www.mysoju.com/queen-seon-duk/

Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS3G7G5i_V4

We got started watching it on a Korean antennae channel broadcast in the San Francisco Bay area.

Each episode leaves you hanging, waiting to watch the next one to see how things turn out.

Getting in the way with prayer, Genesis 24

A beautiful passage on prayer that I have sort of re-discovered or maybe have really seen for the first time is Genesis 24. Abraham's servant prayed for a wife for Isaac as he traveled to his master's homeland.

What caught my attention is verse 27, especially in the NKJV "And he said, 'Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master's brethren."

Wow, what a dynamic progression... praying, getting it into gear to be in the place where God can do something - "being on the way" - and then having the Lord direct his steps. It's that balance, praying and doing and answering

Very interesting!

I love the old KJV for verse 27 "I being in the way, the Lord led me..."

I pray you are getting in the way today with your prayers and that the Lord is leading and using you to greater and greater things.

Donna