Greetings to you all, once again, in the precious name of our Lord and Savior…Jesus Christ.
I was moved once again this morning when reading several passages of holy scripture….Isaiah 52:14; “Just as many were astonished at you, so His visage (face) was marred more than any man and His form more than the sons of men.”
Matthew 26:67 “Then they spat on His face and beat Him and others struck Him with the palms of their hands”
It is in that beloved “face” that we find “….the knowledge and the glory of God.” It is that “face” that we will once day behold. (1 Cor 13:12, Rev 22:4) And the “face” from which the earth and the heavens will flee away, when Judgment strikes. And those who reject Him shall call upon the mountains and rocks to fall on them and hid them from the “face” of Him who sits on the throne.
Oh my friend, how wonderful that His perfect love has cast out fear for us. And that we now long to see His face, and do not fear His coming. What will it be like to look into that beloved face that was so marred for us, that suffered the degradation of spitting and buffeting? “He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities and the chastisement for our peace was upon Him and by His stripes we are healed.” Oh what a wonderful savior.
Today, Sunday Jan. 18, I will be speaking at Navy Base in the morning and Baguio Gold in the afternoon. This morning I will be continuing the series on the priesthood of all believers, looking specifically at our consecrated hearing, service and walk. This afternoon we will finish up the second session of Bible School in Baguio Gold completing, Lord willing, chapter 6 of Hebrews.
We now have reservations at a guest house in Sagada for the first week of February, since nothing was available in January. Continue to pray that the Lord would open doors of opportunity for us there, if this be His will. We will also be looking for a place to rent, so that we can begin to spend more time in that town in the weeks and months to come. So we would appreciate your prayers in that regard as well.
Dave Johnson will be coming for a brief visit with us this week and we are looking forward to catching up with, learning about what the Lord has been doing in his life and through his ministry. He will be speaking at a cottage meeting on Wednesday night here as well.
Larnni’s voice shows little improvement, but there is some. So continue to keep her in your prayers. We continue to pray that she will not require surgery, but we leave that in the Lord’s hands.
Thank you all for your prayers, He is indeed at work among us.
