Jacqueline Rasmussen

The whole world is in His hands

It is amazing how much you learn about the majesty of God when you study science. For many years people struggled with questions of what held the earth, what created clouds and wind patterns, and did…

Job 28:24 (KJV), Job 28:25 (KJV), Job 28:26 (KJV), Job 28:27 (KJV), Job 28:28 (KJV)

The Strength and End

My school students this year memorized the beautitudes. I explained to them that God says to those who are "sad in their heart" or as the Bible says "poor in spirit"that they can be happy. Those who feel…

Job 6:11 (KJV)

Lead my Home

Throughout my life I have faced many new responsibilities and challenges and opportunities. In each change I often found myself feeling completely inadequate for the step, yet through each step God's…

Proverbs 14:11 (KJV)

God's Blanket

When I told my students this story they were stunned that the butler could have forgotten Joseph. They didn't believe me at first they were so amazed. I asked them is God not big enough to have the butler…

Genesis 41:9 (KJV)

Close Enough to Touch

How long has it been since I have really heard from the voice of God, felt his closeness and lifted a silent prayer? Oh how Joseph's life was marked with trial, yet through the trials we see a remarkably…

Genesis 39:3 (KJV)

Athletic Shorts or Mini Shorts

What a tragic story. I have always felt that I could relate somewhat to Dinah as a teenager. She went out that day just "to see the daughters of the land.". She wanted to see what the world was like outside…

Genesis 34:1 (KJV)

He that perverteth his way

The character of Jacob in the Bible has always perplexed me. It seems his whole life he uses trickery to get what he felt he deserved even if it wasn't entitled to him. Yet God seems to bless him in spite…

Genesis 30:30 (KJV)

A life with no explanation

Yesterday in Sunday School I taught on stewardship. We discussed how our lives can either be invested for God or wasted for ourselves. We discussed the blessings of God require the response of giving…

Genesis 28:22 (KJV)

What faith?

As I read the chapters in Genesis today I felt so drawn to the reality of both hardship and triumph in these final stories of Abraham and Sarah and Hagar. There were times of extreme happiness when Isaac…

Habakkuk 3:17 (KJV), Habakkuk 3:18 (KJV)

Heart Belief

This verse makes me laugh because how often do I do that when people are talking. In my heart as people are talking I doubt the validity or the possibility of what they are saying. Sometimes I believe…

Genesis 17:17 (KJV)

Thy Reward

Chapter fourteen is a very interesting chapter. Abram gets his servants together and trains them in war and defeats the kings of the land and returns the victor. It sounds like Abram had a lot of faith…

Genesis 15:1 (KJV)

Picky Faith

It has always been amazing to me that Abrahm was willing to pack up all his belongings and leave his home and follow God to an unidentified location by faith, but then when a famine came a long he didn't…

Genesis 12:4 (KJV)

Reflection

As a child I always thought the tower was meant to literally touch heaven and they would just walk in to see God. As I have studied this out, most Bible scholars believe this tower was a means to worship…

Genesis 11:4 (KJV)

New Start

As we stand on the brink of a new year, the year holds so much excitement. The chalkboard is erased and resolutions are written. This is the year.... Yet does anyone else besides me get that sinking…

Psalm 12:1 (KJV)

No Righteous

"Every imagination of the thoughts of his [man's] heart was only evil continually." The Hebrew word for imagination refers not only to one's imagination but also their purpose and desires. This pre-flood…

Genesis 6:5 (KJV)

The Presence of God

I don't think I have ever noticed the part of this verse that says God took His presence away from Cain. "From thy face shall I be hid..." Oh what a dire punishment to lose the presence of God because…

Genesis 4:14 (KJV)

John 1:1-3; Psalm 8; Psalm 104

As I prepared my Christmas lesson for my class this year I explained to them that Jesus had always existed. He was there on creation day. It was His power that set the stars, moon, sun and planets. It…

Genesis 1-2

As a fourth grade teacher, I see the Bible in a whole new way after teaching it to my students. As I taught them creation their eyes grew large as we discussed that nothing is too hard for God. I saw…

True Religion

These verses almost seem to be a slap in the face. James turns the matter inside out. It's as if he looks into the faces of the church members and says, "Stop talking about being spiritual. You are lying…

James 1:26 (KJV), James 1:27 (KJV)

Christmas

As a child I would lay awake on Christmas Eve and all the sugar plums and fairies danced in my head. I had my new pajamas on and my toothbrush sat near by so I could be ready as soon as I woke up to head…

Isaiah 9:6 (KJV)

Self-Deception

1. Doubts God's wisdom applies to one's self 2. Doubts that one could be happy without wealth 3. Doubts in one's own responsibility for sinful desires 4. Doubts that God is really the one blessing their…

Lessons Learned Pt. 1

Lessons Learned (James vs. 1-20) 1. It's not that James expected the believers to be happy as they faced extreme tribulation, but he asked them to remember God's bigger plan. They could make a conscience…

Every Gift

Today, I took time to break my life down and thank the Lord for the different good and perfect gifts He brought into my life. There are some difficult times that turned into gifts that were a little more…

James 1:17 (KJV), James 1:18 (KJV)