1. Isaiah 9:6-7 states "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this."
Psalm 23:5 states "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup overflows."
2. Today is the first Sunday of the month (and of 2014, too!), which makes it a Communion Sunday! Communion isn't just a symbolic thing to the Christian, but rather it conveys the benefits of union with Christ to the believer. Having just returned from staying at the Leatherwoods' home in Arizona, I drew the analogy of the benefits of adoption transferred to the adopted son being very physically represented in a welcoming meal. The Leatherwoods showered Calvin and me with the benefits of being merely a guest in their home to the point that I felt our houseguest gifts fell terrifically short; how much more hospitable would they treat an adopted son?
Having already discussed the gravity of the Middle Eastern man's hospitality in a previous post about Psalm 23, the Leatherwoods certainly embodied this reckless and extraordinary sort of hospitality. After giving only a brief recounting of how gracious they were, my mother joked-- "Hey, it's good somebody likes you guys out there!"
Our Jesus promises to never forsake us, and he does one better-- more than simply calling himself "Father," he is called our "everlasting Father." He doesn't forget us, he doesn't grow tired of loving us, and his love is like candied bacon sizzling in the morning. He loves to bring us food, and he sends us manna from heaven (the Bread of Life himself!) every time we take and eat the bread of the Lord's Supper. As an orphan may feel the warmth of a hot meal, so too do we feel the warmth of being able to boldly and fearfully call the LORD of hosts our "everlasting Father."
3. I'm going to start a blog project, posting the results of my written responses to these 31 days of prompts as suggested by Art of Manliness. They definitely won't be posted in 31 consecutive days, but I hope it'll be a useful tool to keep me writing stuff.
Psalm 23:5 states "Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup overflows."
2. Today is the first Sunday of the month (and of 2014, too!), which makes it a Communion Sunday! Communion isn't just a symbolic thing to the Christian, but rather it conveys the benefits of union with Christ to the believer. Having just returned from staying at the Leatherwoods' home in Arizona, I drew the analogy of the benefits of adoption transferred to the adopted son being very physically represented in a welcoming meal. The Leatherwoods showered Calvin and me with the benefits of being merely a guest in their home to the point that I felt our houseguest gifts fell terrifically short; how much more hospitable would they treat an adopted son?
Having already discussed the gravity of the Middle Eastern man's hospitality in a previous post about Psalm 23, the Leatherwoods certainly embodied this reckless and extraordinary sort of hospitality. After giving only a brief recounting of how gracious they were, my mother joked-- "Hey, it's good somebody likes you guys out there!"
Our Jesus promises to never forsake us, and he does one better-- more than simply calling himself "Father," he is called our "everlasting Father." He doesn't forget us, he doesn't grow tired of loving us, and his love is like candied bacon sizzling in the morning. He loves to bring us food, and he sends us manna from heaven (the Bread of Life himself!) every time we take and eat the bread of the Lord's Supper. As an orphan may feel the warmth of a hot meal, so too do we feel the warmth of being able to boldly and fearfully call the LORD of hosts our "everlasting Father."
3. I'm going to start a blog project, posting the results of my written responses to these 31 days of prompts as suggested by Art of Manliness. They definitely won't be posted in 31 consecutive days, but I hope it'll be a useful tool to keep me writing stuff.
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