"Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the LORD is the great God, the great King above all gods."
Psalm 95:2-3
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Mommacita, Fall Trip '13 102613 - 111513
*A super great trip! Kimberly and I were blessed to have Mommacita for 3 whole weeks! Its always hard to say 'goodbye,' but fortunately we get to say 'hello' again soon in December when we fly into Indiana for Christmas!
Saturday, November 23, 2013
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Sunrise over silhouetted mountains; a bonus to working overnight shifts occasionally.
Saturday, November 16, 2013
John Gill's Exposition of Matthew 8:3
"And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him..."
This is a wonderful instance both of the grace, and goodness of Christ, in touching this loathsome creature; and of his unspotted purity and holiness, which could not be defiled by it; and of his mighty power in healing by a touch, and with a word of his mouth,
"... saying, I will, be thou clean,"
in which he expresses at once his willingness, "I will", of which the leper before was not certain; and his power by a word of command, "be thou clean"; and in which also is shown the readiness of Christ to do it: he did not stand parleying with the man, or making any further trial of his faith, or objecting to him his uncleanness; but at once stretches out his hand, touches his filthy flesh, and commands off the disorder. A great encouragement this, for poor sensible sinners to betake themselves to Christ, under a sense of their guilt and filth; who readily receives such, in no wise casts them out, but gives immediate discoveries of his power and grace unto them:
in which he expresses at once his willingness, "I will", of which the leper before was not certain; and his power by a word of command, "be thou clean"; and in which also is shown the readiness of Christ to do it: he did not stand parleying with the man, or making any further trial of his faith, or objecting to him his uncleanness; but at once stretches out his hand, touches his filthy flesh, and commands off the disorder. A great encouragement this, for poor sensible sinners to betake themselves to Christ, under a sense of their guilt and filth; who readily receives such, in no wise casts them out, but gives immediate discoveries of his power and grace unto them:
"And immediately his leprosy was cleansed."
or he was cleansed from it; he was not only pronounced clean, but was made so; he was thoroughly healed of the disease of leprosy.
or he was cleansed from it; he was not only pronounced clean, but was made so; he was thoroughly healed of the disease of leprosy.
*I stumbled across this online this evening and I love it, especially the first part about Jesus' grace and goodness.
Let me be cleansed!
Saturday, November 9, 2013
whether I like it or not
Practicum. It's kicking my butt. And I love it and hate all at once. It truly is a training process. I find myself being tested daily. It's miserable and wonderful and everything between. My strengths are overshadowed by my weaknesses and nearly every shift presents a new failure of some sort. I'm being shaped and grown, whether I like it or not. And whether I like it or not, I know this is good for me.
#8moremonths
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