(Cowper’s Hymn) “God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants His footsteps in the sea And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill He treasures up His bright designs And works His sovereign will. Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with mercy and shall break In blessings on your head. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His...
Darby on Isaiah’s Sons (extra reading for “Incarnational Family Ties” sermon)…
“But this requires further development; and it is given in a remarkable manner in the next prophecy, comprised in chapters 7, 8, 9 to the end of Verse 7 (Isaiah 9:1-7). Certain promises were attached to the family of David, in which-as we saw when examining the Books of Samuel-God had renewed the hopes of Israel, when the links between Himself and the people were broken by the taking of the ark, and He had forsaken His place at Shiloh....
Expositor’s Bible Commentary on The Rock of the Church (extra reading for “Elemental Ecclesia” sermon)
“Now at last, therefore, the foundation is laid, and the building of the spiritual temple is begun. The words which follow (Matthew 16:18) are quite natural and free from most, if not from all, the difficulties in which perverse human ingenuity has entangled them, if only we bear in mind the circumstances and surroundings. The little group is standing on one of the huge rocky flanks of mighty Hermon, great boulders here and there around...
God is good! I leave TOMORROW to go pick up Isaak!!!!!
God is good! I leave TOMORROW to go pick up Isaak!!!!! We get back Thanksgiving Day and what a day it will be as we have SO MUCH to be thankful for!!!! If all goes as planned we will be flying into the Brainerd airport at 4:30pm on Thanksgivig Day. I understand that most of you will be with family stuffing your faces. However of you’d like to take a break between the meal and pie we’d LOVE to have you join us at the airport...
Little Isaac is legally a Thompson!
Praise The Lord! Little Isaac is legally a Thompson! Also Evyn and Jenna were blessed with a $2500 adoption grant last week to help cover expenses! It Looks like Jenna and her mom might be leaving a little sooner than we had thought which is good. Probably within the next couple of weeks. Pray for safe travels, and grace for a long trip with a little guy who’s never flown before.