Friday, December 13, 2013

The blood G-D has provided

When G-d humbled himself to take on human flesh he did not take on our human nature(sin nature).
G-D's blood atonement was provided in a special way by a special One. "Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high." Isaiah 52:13 "Therefore the L-rd himself shall give you a sign: Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son and shall call his name Immanuel" (G-D with us) Isaiah 7:14. "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: Counsellor, The might G-d, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6. "As many were astonied at thee; his visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men: So shall he sprinkle many nations: the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider. Who hath believed our report: And to whom is the arm of the L-RD revealed: For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him there is no beauty that we should desire him, He is despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of G-d, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed." Isaiah 52:14-53:5

to be continued

Friday, December 6, 2013

Mental Illness

As Walter Blyth said in one of LM Montgomery's books "It's a mighty poor family that can not boast of at least one mentally ill person in their family." (something to that effect)

If you are blessed with a mentally ill person in your family thank the L-RD for such a one.  They have struggles that we know nothing about and we can learn a lot through their sufferings. In I Thessalonians 5:14 we are admonished to "...comfort the feebleminded,support the weak, be patient toward all men,..." This commandment includes those with week minds.G-d will give you grace to meet the need.  He is there for the well and the ill.