Knitting Kat

Friday, August 26, 2005

This picture shows you my very favorite picture of the 3 little girls bent over the pages of a book, enraptured by the printed word. How I longed for a copy of this print for years. Penny's Dept. store had a very pricey framed print on their wall and I would go and stand there gazing up at it in admiration each time we went to shop. One wonderful occasion, with my foot in a cast (the not-so wonderful part) we were on vacation and were able to buy this print for about $5.00 and I had an old frame in the attic I redid. Did the Lord not give me the desire of my heart? Oh yes. He is ever good.

4 comments:

Gina E. said...: I can understand you wanting so much to have that picture in your home Maggie ann, it creates a lovely illusion of peace and love. I think I have seen it before - do you know who the artist was?; 7:04 AM
Maggie Ann said...: Gina, I'm thinking the artist was Walter Firly or something like that. If I find his name (correctly find it) I'll let you know. What is it about Anne of Green Gables that has found kindred spirits in probably millions of people all over the world! I'm glad you are one too!; 9:12 AM
Gina E. said...: "smiles"!; 7:37 AM
HomemakerAng said...: my mom-in-law has this same picture of the 3 girls reading too! I have always loved this picture!; 6:28 PM

My Testimony

I was saved when I was 32 years old. We had evangelistic meetings the week of Mother's Day. When asked by the evangelist if I died tonight would I be sure I would go to heaven. I answered...'I hope so'. He answered, 'young lady, heaven is a 'know so' place'. He asked me to sit up front the next day in church, and the message was 'Hell will be filled with 'good' people'. The first one third of the message I sat in the pew and reviewed to God and myself what a 'good' person I really was. Not! The Holy Spirit of God brought conviction to my heart so vividly, that I clearly remember not needing to hear any more of the sermon. God's word had reached ME! I was a sinner on my way to Hell. I couldn't wait to go forward and pray, accepting Christ as my Saviour. I believed on him that day and received Him personally by repentance and prayer, confessing my need of salvation. Hell will be filled with good people all right, BUT good only in their own eyes. God alone is sinless and 'good'.

"ALL have sinned and come short of the glory of God". Romans 3:23 "For the wages of sin is death: but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23 "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is mad unto salvation.

Romans 10: 9 & 10 Verse 13 says this, 'for whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.' John 1:12 & 13 says, 'But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on His name, which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.'