Got out for a bit last night. Gary and I went to Bible study (the book of Jonah last night...our youngest son's name as well), and the two youngest girls went too. Had Evening Prayer, soup supper (for Lent), and then the study. Amazing what you can get out of four short chapters. And honestly, with us going over Hosea the other week, and now this---well, it's got the Prodigal Son written all over it for me. I have our boys in my heart ALL THE TIME, and when certain verses jump out at me, I'm encouraged. Like how God allowed Jonah to be swallowed up, actually commanding the fish to take him, and then also ordering the fish to spit him out.
The word is Sovereign. Such a powerful and comforting word. To know, really know that God is in charge of everything. Doesn't matter what it is. I can get tripped up on free will, but lean toward His Sovereignty being over all of it. If He's marked you as His, you don't stand a chance. That irresistible Grace is awesome (and yes, I'm a Calvinist, though Anglican). I'm counting on that covenant we made with God when our babies were committed to him at their baptisms. I have to.
Preachin's over. Hang in there. God wins.
And make a note of this---The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir and Worthy is the Lamb. Try to listen to that and keep your hands in your lap. Bet you can't. :)
And make a note of this---The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir and Worthy is the Lamb. Try to listen to that and keep your hands in your lap. Bet you can't. :)
