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Jesus is the wonder of God, the one alone called Wonderful, by whom and through whom God works all wonders. His birth was a wonder told by shepherds (Rev. 12:2; Luke 2:18). When He spoke, those who heard wondered at the gracious words from His mouth (Luke 4:22). When He worked, witnesses wondered sa
He's already hinted at in Isaiah 1, verse 18, where God speaks of our sins as crimson and scarlet. And yet the wonder is, although the word wonder isn't used, but it is a wonder that crimson and scarlet will be made white as snow. How can that be possible? And behind the text is, of course, Chr
It's the chapter right after the people of Israel were brought through the Red Sea, and they're praising God for the wonder of that deliverance. Kids, think of that wonder of the Red Sea. Maybe with me, when you're in catechism class, you've thought about that as the people of Israel were walki
1-2), and a subsequent total lack of answers which would refute the objections, replies which would answer the questions. That is the source of our wonder! Yet, before we make any further comments, positive comments, on the subject itself, perhaps we ought to check with ourselves for a moment as to
Why did God make all things? Why does God uphold all things? Why does God do all that He does in the world? Why does God do everything that He does in your life and in my life? Why does God do what He does? Because God willed in eternity to take this creation which was fallen in sin and lies und
The sole question raised by the wonder is whether the Lord is capable of performing that new work that the bringing in of the heavenly requires. The teachings of Dr. Janssen tended toward a denial of this. His instruction showed signs of an attempt to tie God down to His very own "fixed order" of t
A wonder belongs entirely as to its idea in the sphere of grace. In general we would circumscribe a wonder as that act of God whereby He raises the whole of His creation, fallen in sin and under the curse, into the glory of His eternal kingdom and everlasting covenant. As we have said, the final pur
He is the Wonder of God, of the God of our salvation! O come, let us adore Him, the Wonder of all wonders!
What then is the wonder? The answer may be had from Ps. 78, in which the generations to; come are shewn the "praises of the Lord, and His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done." And the works enumerated are not the works of the six days of creation, nor His works of providence, but the
Wherever you turn you discover something new, either in the field of history, or geography, or science, or literature, or mathematics, or mechanics. You stand amazed at something new every day. But the greatest wonder of all is that you know God as your God and Father, and Jesus as your Savior. You