I had to watch him from a distance, actually from inside the house, because I knew if I dared to open that door he would fly away.
Here are a few Bible verses that lead us into the Presence of the Lord:
"You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore."
Psalm 16:11
"And He said, My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
Exodus 33:14
"And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart."
Jeremiah 29:13
"Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God."
Matthew 5:8
"When You said, 'Seek My face,',
my heart said to You, 'Your face, Lord, I will seek."
Psalm 27:8
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock.
If anyone hears My voice and opens the door,
I will come in to him and dine with him,
and he with Me."
Revelation 3:20
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever."
Psalm 23:6
Amen my friend. I hope you have a beautiful day.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Linda. I hope your day is filled with good blessings and wonderful surprises!!
DeleteAbsolutely gorgeous photos this morning! Thank you for sharing the peace of your pond with us...and how pretty it is looking since it has filled up. I've always thought Wood Ducks the prettiest of all ducks and those water lilies, beautiful! Have a blessed day!
ReplyDeleteI am amazed at the beauty of this duck! And to think he is right here in my pond! What a blessing. Thank you for visiting! I love to have such special visitors here too!!
DeleteLove this❣️I hope I can continue reading blog post, Pam. I finally recovered by address for blog.
ReplyDeleteYay! Welcome Back! I hope you will soon be able to write again! We've missed you here in blogland!
DeleteThat Wood duck is stunning, Pamela! I'm amazed at what great photos you took of him while standing behind glass. Good for you! And yes, God has daily miracles to show us, but we must be present and expectant in the moment. May your day be filled with God's grace!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Martha. Yes...God always has something wonderful out there, or near by...just for our benefit and joy. We do need to pay attention and be expectant to see/hear His Presence. Sometimes it is in the "still small voice"... Be blessed my friend.
DeleteBeautiful verses and photographs! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThe wood duck is truly magnificent. So thankful you were able to enjoy watching him and sharing the pics with us. At the home we shared with my mom, there was a creek down the hill from us. One afternoon, I glimpsed a fawn and her doe playing in the creek (taking their noses and throwing water at each other). It was the most beautiful sight and I felt like the Lord shared that with me. It was very shady at the creek, except that a ray of sun shone just on the deer!
ReplyDeletePam: The wood duck is quite colorful. I have not seen any with so much color. You did well with your staying inside and watching through the door. I love your selected scriptures. Not much going on in my life. Had a very sleepless night. Didn't go to prayer group today. Peace and blessings.
ReplyDeleteThe wood duck is quite beautiful and would have made me stop to watch. I love the verse from Psalms 16:11. I needed that this morning. The last few days have been just plain hard, but I know I am walking through these days with many others or they have already walked through them. Thanks for the uplifting post.
ReplyDeleteThat duck is gorgeous! So are the flowers! What a lovely view you have of God's beauty!!
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful, Pam. The wood duck is gorgeous! Yes, God sends us so many blessings--blessings that we sometimes miss because we simply don't have eyes to see.
ReplyDeleteYour views from your home are amazing.
Love and blessings!
You took some really nice snaps to have taken them from the other side of a glass door. Thank you for sharing such meaningful and timely Scripture.
ReplyDeleteYes, the Wood Duck is the most beautiful duck I have seen.I know we are on the same page with our thoughts. We need to be aware of the beauty around us, and then give praise to God for providing this.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures this morning. I look to the Lord every day and I dont think it will be long before we see Him face to face.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful pictures. I just keep waiting on that Eastern sky to split girl and that trumpet to sound! Hugs and blessings, Cindy
ReplyDeleteWoody seems very happy to sail around in your pond. Do other neighbors share the pond with you?
ReplyDeleteQuiet moments beside your pond with truly, a most beautiful wood duck! You have been blessed with such quiet, lovely nature right outside your windows!
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