Beautiful, Barry! I know his delight was only and always to please his father too...a man of sorrows merged with deepest joy. I saw recently in Isaiah 53 two things he "saw" and I think he saw them at the same time always. He saw his crushing the enemy's filthy vile head in the cross as well as seeing us, who he birthed free in the process. I think there's such a truth here for me to always link the joy set before us to whatever the trial we are in. We separate everything. He doesn't. I love the ideas especially at the end!!!
Beautiful, Barry! I know his delight was only and always to please his father too...a man of sorrows merged with deepest joy. I saw recently in Isaiah 53 two things he "saw" and I think he saw them at the same time always. He saw his crushing the enemy's filthy vile head in the cross as well as seeing us, who he birthed free in the process. I think there's such a truth here for me to always link the joy set before us to whatever the trial we are in. We separate everything. He doesn't. I love the ideas especially at the end!!!
Thank you, Lori!
Thank you Barry! You are such a resource of good teaching and illustrations from your life and other's writings-Praise the Lord for you and Gail :)
Thank you Nicole!