Remember these things, O Jacob, and Israel, for you are my servant; I
formed you; you are my servant; O Israel, you will not be forgotten by
me. I have blotted out your transgressions like a cloud and your sins
like mist; return to me, for I have redeemed you. Sing, O heavens, for
the Lord has done it; shout, O depths of the earth; break forth into
singing, O mountains, O forest, and every tree in it! For the Lord has
redeemed Jacob, and will be glorified in Israel. Thus says the Lord,
your Redeemer, who formed you from the womb; I am the Lord, who made all
things, who spread out the earth by myself, who frustrates the signs of
liars and makes fools of diviners, who turns wise men back and makes
their knowledge foolish, who confirms the word of his servant and
fulfills the counsel of his messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She
shall be inhabited’, and of the cities of Judah, ‘They shall be built,
and I will raise up their ruins’; who says to the deep, ‘Be dry; I will
dry up your rivers’; who says of Cyrus, ‘He is my shepherd, and he shall
fulfill all my purpose’; saying of Jerusalem, ‘She shall be built’, and
of the temple, ‘Your foundation shall be laid.’” -Isaiah 44:21-28
To Israel, my firstborn son:
I read these verses in my time with the Lord this
morning, and I wanted to pen them specifically for you. Just as the
Lord spoke of the nation of Israel, I pray He would accomplish in you. I
pray that you, Israel, whom I already love more than anybody, except
mom of course J, would turn to the Lord early in your life and glorify
Him with all that is within you.
Though we are still waiting on your physical birth, I want you to
know that mom and I are already praying for your spiritual birth. The
world has not met you yet, but the Lord our God already knows everything
about you and who you will be. After all, He is forming you as we
speak! How awesome is our God, the God of Israel! None shall prevail
against Him!
It is so neat to have felt you kicking, punching, and turning inside
of mom for months now. Even if it doesn’t always feel the best for mom,
I know the joy you bring makes it up for her. J
I pray that you will continue to grow, in stature, in knowledge, and
in wisdom, true wisdom, that is from the Lord. And know that I love you
son and I always will, no matter what. I will say it again… I love you
Israel! -Your daddy
Welcome to the Duggar family blog. Jim Bob and Michelle married in July 1984 and have twenty children. They have eleven children-in-love. They have thirty-three grandchildren.
Friday, April 17, 2015
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Love This!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so articulate as well as so beautiful. You and Jill make my heart smile, God bless you both
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