Fernando Ortega has a beautiful song with these lyrics,
"How deep the Father's love for us,
How vast beyond all measure,
That He would give His only Son,
To make a wretch His treasure.
How deep the pain of searing loss,
The Father turns His face away,
As wounds which mar the chosen One,
Bring many sons to glory."
Who could ever contemplate or imagine the intimacy of the Father's and Son's relationship? They are one. Who could ever imagine the deep pain of having this relationship interrupted? Maybe a preposition within the original Greek will help us understand better. John 1:1 states, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God..." The word "with" means face to face. John could have selected a different preposition for the word "with." It is "meta" which means "in the midst of." "Sune" means "in closest association." "Para" means "by the side of" but "pros" means Jesus was facing God the Father, acting with God and acting in closest intimacy and fellowship and communion with God the Father. This was interrupted when "He who knew no sin became sin for us." So when Ortega asks how deep is the Father's love for us, his reply is totally correct in that it is vast beyond all measure. This should elicit praise from the believer without interruption for all eternity.
Acknowledgement and medical update: I wish to thank people who have read my blog faithfully and apologize when I haven't submitted an entry in a timely manner from the previous one. Your prayers also mean the world to me, as my 6th MRI was clear of tumor activity. My 7th MRI is right around the corner and we've asked our Heavenly Father for another clear. I praise God not only for my salvation, but for my saliva, which continues to be a relief to the dry mouth condition. I also praise Him for repair of the liver, as the last bilirubin measurement was 3.7! Enzymes dropped somewhat. Have a blessed and safe Labor Day. Love, Chris, McCook, Nebraska
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Each day, is one more day, to praise and thank our precious Father, for our many, many blessings! And one of my most cherished blessing, is seeing the miracles, God is doing in and through you, Chris!
Your blog has been such a special touch, to me and so many others. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and passions and teaching us, each time, through your blog, more about our Awesome GOD!
love to you and Eunice!
Michelle
(and I speak for Tenielle-if she were here! )
God is good, thanks for the words of encouragement as to how good and for the opportunity to join you in praise for how Father is answering our prayers for you, through His Son.
From York--thanks for faithfully continuing updates on God's work in your life and medical situation! We are grateful to the Youngs for asking us to pray for you many months ago. If they had not, we would not have witnessed your hard grip on God's Word and soft heart toward Him through your ordeal, nor would we have seen God's answer in bringing you back to health! In gratitude to our Lord, Judy
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