Day 25 - Groundhog Day!

Hi everyone,

Thanks for continuing to follow along with the Taylor gang as we continue working towards completing our adoption of Vicka and Tolya.  The encouragement and prayers we receive from everyone lifts us up in spirit more than you could know.  We humbly appreciate you all and give thanks to God that each person reading this is interested in His story for our lives.

Today was pretty low-key.  We did pretty much the same thing we've done many, many times while here.  We woke up, ate breakfast, walked down the mountain to the store to pick up a few things and exchange money, walked back up the mountain, returned to the apartment, hung out, washed some laundry, watched a little TV, walked across the street for Sprite and Diet Pepsi, cooked dinner, am now blogging a bit, and will hit the hay in a little while.  :-)

So, as you can see there is nothing really interesting to convey to you about our day today.  :-)

Tomorrow is a big day for us as we have our second court appearance at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow.  Please be in prayer that this will go smoothly and that we will be given a final court decree and the resulting ability to come home as a family very, very quickly thereafter. 

We read the first chapter of Colossians again tonight.  Verses 15-23 of this Scripture proclaims the supremacy of Jesus Christ and I just thought it was worthwhile to share the entire section because scripture speaks for itself far better than I or anyone else ever could. 

Colossians 1:15 - 23:
"15He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. 17He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross. 21Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of[f] your evil behavior. 22But now he has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation— 23if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant."

As you can see by reading this, Jesus Christ is who he claimed to be.  He was fully God Almighty and fully Christ the Messiah in the flesh.  I would encourage you today, if you have not placed your faith in Jesus Christ - please do so.  The bible says (in Romans 10:9-10) "9That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved." 

The previous scripture contains God's one and only path to salvation.  I pray today that you will see this as the truth it is, and that you will humbly recieve the gift that God has presented to you.

Thanks to biblegateway.com for the scripture sourcing. 

Thanks again for all your encouragement and prayers.  We love and miss you all.