tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14620450.post2307954937423818580..comments2023-09-17T04:26:15.925-04:00Comments on Antithesis: Taking our children to ChristRichard Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17633639712911093318noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14620450.post-58245160511729250302009-09-17T12:24:13.025-04:002009-09-17T12:24:13.025-04:00I take joy in Jesus, keep pointing them to Him and...I take joy in Jesus, keep pointing them to Him and show mercy as He has to me. There are times when my heart breaks - and then my kids turn around and totally amaze me. Of course we have "to deal with it." But am I not the same? They are becoming adults and I've learned to let them make their mistakes and show mercy. Much mercy.Decadent Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263111140937921472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14620450.post-65318304562489091202009-09-17T11:38:34.213-04:002009-09-17T11:38:34.213-04:00What a great devotional! It reminds me of a comme...What a great devotional! It reminds me of a comment one of our pastors said recently. He was quoting someone else, though: <i>"There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us."</i><br /><br />Mercy is the disposition of kindness and willingness to help the miserable, afflicted, and helpless. I just prayed for my children on account of this post. Thanks, Richard.simplegifts3https://www.blogger.com/profile/08000500581749760466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14620450.post-79227936854093617852009-09-17T10:40:05.167-04:002009-09-17T10:40:05.167-04:00I happened to read that this morning too....and th...I happened to read that this morning too....and then brought all three of my sons to Him! What a comfort to know that they are in His hands, huh? We can trust Him with them in all aspects!Sherry DeFranknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14620450.post-1184395978476745172009-09-17T10:22:39.249-04:002009-09-17T10:22:39.249-04:00Thanks, Rich, for the blog this morning. Our heart...Thanks, Rich, for the blog this morning. Our hearts go out to you as you wrestle with a very difficult situation. We have been, and will continue, to pray for you and David.<br />But you don't stand alone! You are numbered with none less than Jesus Himself. Our Lord Jesus also has a rebellious world out of which He redeems and sanctifies a multitude who are called His children, a people whom God has given Him (John 6:37). Notice in Heb. 2:13 how He responds to His situation. "And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me" These two quotes are taken from Isaiah 8:13-18.Applied to the Lord then we see a double attitude: (1) The incarnate Son is one in humanity with those whom he redeems and whom he calls brothers. His first attitude emphasizes His fellow-dependence on God. The humanity He assumed made Him truly one with us in weakness and temptation. But in that experience of human weakness He displays that perfect trust in God that is essential to the realization of the full potential of manhood. (2) Isaiah was addressing an apostate nation - a bunch of rebels. So, he denouned their sin but also showed in that first attitude, his trust in God's sovereign goodness and mercy. It is out of that kind of world that God calls His elect. This attitude, then, is saying that you, Rich, are right in denouncing David's sin but all the while trusting God, in His goodness and mercy, to change him into an obedient, God-fearing child of grace.Dick Gelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606945516438635053noreply@blogger.com