Insightful Musings on theScriptures
by
Raymond P. Sparre
Northwest University class of '67
Good morning, dear people.
The weather is looking terrific for what we have in mind—again. My cousin, Dawn, came down on Wednesday afternoon with plans to join me in a little skiing on Mt. Hood. We went yesterday and had a great time. This morning is looking even better. We plan to pull out headed for the mountain in just over an hour. In view of all these pressing priorities, my schedule and routine has been a little disrupted (in other words, normal). So this posting is a bit different. I’m sending three days worth of incompletions…just to get something off rather than nothing.
My tentative plan is to be back home early enough to get a little sawmill work done this afternoon.
Have a blessed day.
Love, Dad/Ray.
The best answer to this rhetorical question: No one! However limited we may be in worshiping our Maker and Savior, we are still obligated to engage. Perhaps a good exercise would be to join in singing…
Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing
My great Redeemer’s praise,
The glories of my God and king,
The triumphs of His grace!
My gracious Master and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread through all the earth abroad,
The honors of Thy name.
Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease—
’Tis music in the sinner’s ears,
’Tis life, and health, and peace.
He breaks the pow’r of canceled sin,
He sets the pris’ner free;
His blood can make the foulest clean,
His blood availed for me.
He speaks, and, list’ning to His voice,
New life the dead receive,
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice,
The humble poor believe.
Glory to God, and praise and love
Be ever, ever giv’n
By saints below and saints above,
The church in earth and heav’n.