2007
Dear friends - shalom!
Grace and peace be with you from God our Father and our Lord Yeshua haMashiach!
The beginning of the New Year (even though it is not the Jewish New Year) encourages us to reflect on the past as well as to ask for God’s blessing for everything that is to come.
Knowing that the Word of God won’t return void, but shall accomplish His will and bear fruit,
we are drawn closer to Him in all the difficulties that arose in 2006 and we could experience a whole lot of joy coming in 2007 in our service to Him…
God will expect even more of us in these days to come. At the same time we have the complete assurance that He has already prepared the path before us. He is faithful and will certainly guide us in His perfect way - therefore we don’t need to be afraid!
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2,10
In the view of all the challenges of 2007, we want to thank Him, who has begun a good work in us and will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. (according to Philippians 1,6)
“The Lord will perfect that which concerns me;
Your mercy, oh Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.” Psalm 138,8
We would like to greet you with a song of Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676) and perhaps you feel like learning the words by heart, so that the message of the song becomes one of your guiding principles you want to live by throughout the New Year.
Commit whatever grieves thee,Into the gracious hands,Of Him Who never leaves thee,Who Heav’n and earth commands.Who points the clouds their courses,Whom winds and waves obey,He will direct thy footstepsAnd find for thee a way.
On Him place Thy reliance,If thou wouldst be secure; His work thou must consider, If thine is to endure. By anxious sighs and grieving, And self tormenting care, God is not moved to giving; All must be gained by prayer.
Thy truth and grace, O Father,Most surely surely see and know, Both what is good and evil, For mortal man below. According to Thy counsel, Thou wilt Thy work pursue; And what Thy wisdom chooseth, Thy might will always do.
Thy hand is never shortened, All things must serve Thy might; Thine every act is blessing, Thy path is purest light. Thy work no man can hinder,Thy purpose none can stay, Since Thou to bless Thy children, Wilt always find a way.
Though all the powers of evil, The will of God oppose, His purpose will not falter, His pleasure onward goes. Whate’er God’s will resolveth, Whatever He intends, Will always be accomplished, True to His aims and ends.
Then hope, my feeble spirit, And be thou undismayed;God helps in every trial, And makes thee unafraid. Await His time with patience,Then shall thine eyes behold, The sun of joy and gladness, His brightest beams unfold.
Arise, my soul, and banish, Thy anguish and thy care. Away with thoughts that sadden, And heart and mind ensnare!Thou art not lord and master, Of thine own destiny; Enthroned in highest Heaven, God rules in equity.
Leave all to His direction; In wisdom He doth reign, And in a way most wondrous, His course He will maintain. Soon He, His promise keeping, With wonder-working skill, Shall put away the sorrows, That now thy spirit fill.
A while His consolation, He may to thee deny, And seem as though in trial, He far from thee would fly; A while distress and anguishMay compass thee around, Nor to thy supplicationAn answering voice be found.
But if thou perseverest,Thou shalt deliverance find. Behold, all unexpected, He will thy soul unbind, And from the heavy burden, Thy heart will soon set free; And thou wilt see the blessing, He had in mind for thee.
O faithful child of Heaven, How blessed shalt thou be! With songs of glad thanksgiving, A crown awaiteth thee. Into thy hand thy Maker, Will give the victor’s palm, And thou to thy Deliverer, Shalt sing a joyous psalm Give, Lord, this consummationTo all our heart’s distress; Our hands, our feet, e’er strengthen, In death our spirits bless.Thy truth and thy protection, Grant evermore, we pray, And in celestial glory, Shall end our destined way.
We greet you with all our hearts,
“remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1. Thessalonians 1,3
Credited With a lot of love and a grateful heart,
to Jacob, Elisheva and the Trumpet-team
God bless you and all you do for our Lord Jesus and Israel.
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you,
that you, always having all sufficiency in all things,
may have an abundance for every good work.” 2. Corinthians 9,8
http://www.trumpetofsalvation.org/
Grace and peace be with you from God our Father and our Lord Yeshua haMashiach!
The beginning of the New Year (even though it is not the Jewish New Year) encourages us to reflect on the past as well as to ask for God’s blessing for everything that is to come.
Knowing that the Word of God won’t return void, but shall accomplish His will and bear fruit,
we are drawn closer to Him in all the difficulties that arose in 2006 and we could experience a whole lot of joy coming in 2007 in our service to Him…
God will expect even more of us in these days to come. At the same time we have the complete assurance that He has already prepared the path before us. He is faithful and will certainly guide us in His perfect way - therefore we don’t need to be afraid!
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2,10
In the view of all the challenges of 2007, we want to thank Him, who has begun a good work in us and will complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. (according to Philippians 1,6)
“The Lord will perfect that which concerns me;
Your mercy, oh Lord, endures forever; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.” Psalm 138,8
We would like to greet you with a song of Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676) and perhaps you feel like learning the words by heart, so that the message of the song becomes one of your guiding principles you want to live by throughout the New Year.
Commit whatever grieves thee,Into the gracious hands,Of Him Who never leaves thee,Who Heav’n and earth commands.Who points the clouds their courses,Whom winds and waves obey,He will direct thy footstepsAnd find for thee a way.
On Him place Thy reliance,If thou wouldst be secure; His work thou must consider, If thine is to endure. By anxious sighs and grieving, And self tormenting care, God is not moved to giving; All must be gained by prayer.
Thy truth and grace, O Father,Most surely surely see and know, Both what is good and evil, For mortal man below. According to Thy counsel, Thou wilt Thy work pursue; And what Thy wisdom chooseth, Thy might will always do.
Thy hand is never shortened, All things must serve Thy might; Thine every act is blessing, Thy path is purest light. Thy work no man can hinder,Thy purpose none can stay, Since Thou to bless Thy children, Wilt always find a way.
Though all the powers of evil, The will of God oppose, His purpose will not falter, His pleasure onward goes. Whate’er God’s will resolveth, Whatever He intends, Will always be accomplished, True to His aims and ends.
Then hope, my feeble spirit, And be thou undismayed;God helps in every trial, And makes thee unafraid. Await His time with patience,Then shall thine eyes behold, The sun of joy and gladness, His brightest beams unfold.
Arise, my soul, and banish, Thy anguish and thy care. Away with thoughts that sadden, And heart and mind ensnare!Thou art not lord and master, Of thine own destiny; Enthroned in highest Heaven, God rules in equity.
Leave all to His direction; In wisdom He doth reign, And in a way most wondrous, His course He will maintain. Soon He, His promise keeping, With wonder-working skill, Shall put away the sorrows, That now thy spirit fill.
A while His consolation, He may to thee deny, And seem as though in trial, He far from thee would fly; A while distress and anguishMay compass thee around, Nor to thy supplicationAn answering voice be found.
But if thou perseverest,Thou shalt deliverance find. Behold, all unexpected, He will thy soul unbind, And from the heavy burden, Thy heart will soon set free; And thou wilt see the blessing, He had in mind for thee.
O faithful child of Heaven, How blessed shalt thou be! With songs of glad thanksgiving, A crown awaiteth thee. Into thy hand thy Maker, Will give the victor’s palm, And thou to thy Deliverer, Shalt sing a joyous psalm Give, Lord, this consummationTo all our heart’s distress; Our hands, our feet, e’er strengthen, In death our spirits bless.Thy truth and thy protection, Grant evermore, we pray, And in celestial glory, Shall end our destined way.
We greet you with all our hearts,
“remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labor of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.”
1. Thessalonians 1,3
Credited With a lot of love and a grateful heart,
to Jacob, Elisheva and the Trumpet-team
God bless you and all you do for our Lord Jesus and Israel.
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you,
that you, always having all sufficiency in all things,
may have an abundance for every good work.” 2. Corinthians 9,8
http://www.trumpetofsalvation.org/
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