Numbering

I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: To set up on high those that be low; that those which mourn may be exalted to safety. Job 5:8-11  

Quotes from John Calvin:

“The stability of the world depends on the rejoicing in God’s works….If on earth, such praise of God does not come to pass…then the whole order of nature will be thrown into confusion…”

“And yet if so small a portion of God’s work ought to ravish us and amaze us, what ought all his works do when we come to the full numbering of them?”

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. Psalm 139:17-18

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Truth

Jacob is still on my mind……..God will give truth to Jacob, the truth about himself and the the truth that God is the answer for the problem Jacob had. He is just the same today.

“Who is a God like You, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of His heritage? He does not retain His anger forever, because He lights in mercy. He will again have compassion on us and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depth of the sea. You will give truth to Jacob and mercy to Abraham, Which You have sworn to our fathers from days of old.
Micah 7:18-20

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Christ’s Life = the Standard

from the archives 
From Joy & Strength , Mary Wilder Tileson

But we all, with open face, beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image fro glory to glory. 2 Corinthians 3:18

Nothing short of the Life of the Eternal Son of God—the Holiness, the Purity of God, is the standard at which we are to aim; that is to be reproduced in our circumstances; the Divine Perfections are to
be translated , reproduced in our life, our home, our trials, our difficulties, our age of the world. Lest us ask ourselves, What is the
special likeness of Christ that He would reproduce in me? What are the features of His Life that He calls me to imitate? What pattern would He set before me in my work, my circumstances, my difficulties? What are the inspirations of grace that He would urge me to cultivate and cherish?
         Arthur C. A. Hall

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, Titus 2:7  

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Benefits of Wrestling with God

We tend to pray with words because we aren’t brave enough to pray
 from our groaning soul ache. And so we chatter away with our Dear God, just…and we miss him in the middle of all. this. noise. He’s still there, though. He doesn’t roll his eyes or cross his arms or tap his foot with impatience. He hears all the chattering and he sees what lies beneath it. Even in the noise, He gathers us up and pours Himself out.   Emily at chatting at the sky

And Jacob was left alone, and a Man wrestled with him until daybreak.
And when [the Man] saw that He did not prevail against [Jacob], He touched the hollow of his thigh; and Jacob’s thigh was put out of joint as he wrestled with Him. Then He said, Let Me go, for day is breaking. But [Jacob] said, I will not let You go unless You declare a blessing upon me.
v.27 [The Man] asked him, What is your name? And [in shock of realization, whispering] he said, Jacob [supplanter, schemer, trickster, swindler]! And He said, Your name shall be called no more Jacob [supplanter], but Israel [contender with God]; for you have contended and have power with God and with men and have prevailed Then Jacob asked Him, Tell me, I pray You, what [in contrast] is Your name? But He said, Why is it that you ask My name? And [the Angel of God declared] a blessing on [Jacob] there. And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel [the face of God], saying, For I have seen God face to face, and my life is spared and not snatched away. And as he passed Penuel [Peniel], the sun rose upon him, and he was limping because of his thigh.
                Genesis 32:24-31 Amplified

Pondering Sunday morning’s message, I must wrestle with God to find out, for myself, what are the meanings of the issues of life. In that wrestling, I, also, find out who I am. Jacob during his wrestling with came face to face with the realization of just how he appeared before God in verse 27.  And like Jacob, as I wrestle I will be broken, my will, my preconceived ideas, There is a cost but the benefit is so great,  I put a high value on wrestling with God.

Would you like to hear the message?
http://churchofgodcarmichael.org/  and click on Sunday Morning Gospel Podcast for January 22
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Planted

After all the hustle and bustle of the holidays,
it is sometimes easy to feel spiritually drained and dry.
The psalmist sing that the one who meditates on God’s law
day and night
is like a tree that never knows winter;
planted as it is by streams of water.
Harriet Crosby

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. Psalm 1:2-3 

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