Welcome!
Welcome to the world, Scott Benjamin Valpied!
I pray that God will hold you close every day of your life,
And may you look to Him above all else.
May He protect you and give you success in all you strive towards,
And may you glorify Him in all you do.
May He teach you and give you the wisdom to live life to the full,
And may you have the courage to do all He calls you to.
May He grow you through an abundance of experiences,
And may you have the faith to always persevere.
May He shower you with love and bless you through relationships,
And may you have the passion to love like Him.
God bless you all the days of your life Scott,
Love, your Uncle Dave.
Tidbit #3 "Almond Branch"
“The word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see a branch of an almond tree.” Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.”
Jeremiah 1:11-12
Have you ever read this passage at the beginning of Jeremiah and just thought, what the??? Well I have, so here is my interesting bit of learning for today…
The almond branch thing is all about a play on words. The Hebrew word for almond branch is “shaqed” and in God’s reply the Hebrew word used for watching is “shoqed”. This play on words would have been particularly poignant for any Hebrew readers of Jeremiah as Hebrew is written without vowels, so the two words appear identical. The image of the almond branch is also significant as this was the first thing to blossom at the beginning of spring, i.e. if you want to know when spring is upon us watch for the blossoms on the almond tree. This image heightens the picture of God watching over his word and the imminence of him performing it.
