Alas, Kees, I live in Virginia now! And have done for 30 years! I do still have family there. A few years ago I gave a talk at the Technical University in Delft – if I’m ever invited back there I’ll let you know! I try to get back to England once a year, but as you can imagine, with a week-long trip there’s not a lot of time for family, let alone anything else – but maybe one day?
O how I would love to come and meet you in person. Only 650 km away (on the other side of the North Sea), but I won’t be able to, because of other obligations…
carl roberts
Just Another Brick in the Wall
“Dr. Living-Stone, I presume?”
~ You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by (all the) people, but He was chosen by God for great honor ~
~ you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.…~
~ Here is my Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations ~ (Isaiah 42:1)
~For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ ~
(1 Corinthians 3:11)
~ Now to you who believe, this “stone” is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the Cornerstone,” ~ (1 Peter 2.7)
To whom coming, as to a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
• To
Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear, and come to Me: hear, and your soul shall live; …
Jeremiah 3:22 Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. …
Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
John 5:40 And you will not come to Me, that you might have life.
John 6:37 All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me; and him that comes …
• a living
John 5:26 For as the Father has life in Himself; so has He given to the Son …
John 6:57 As the living Father has sent Me, and I live by the Father: so he …
John 11:25,26 Jesus said to her, I AM the resurrection, and the life: he that believes …
John 14:6,19 Jesus said to him, I AM the way, the truth, and the life: no man …
Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son …
Colossians 3:4 Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall you also …
• stone
Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus said the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation …
Daniel 2:34,45 You saw till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote …
Zechariah 3:9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; on one stone …
Zechariah 4:7 Who are you, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel you shall become …
disallowed.
Psalm 118:22,23 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner…
Isaiah 8:14,15 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and …
Matthew 21:42 Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the scriptures, The stone …
Mark 12:10,11 And have you not read this scripture; The stone which the builders …
Luke 20:17,18 And He beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, …
Acts 4:11,12 This is the stone which was set at nothing of you builders, which …
chosen.
Isaiah 42:1 Behold My servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom My soul delights; …
Matthew 12:18 Behold My servant, whom I have chosen; My Beloved, in whom my soul …
• precious.
1 Peter 2:7 To you therefore which believe He is precious: but to them which …
1 Peter 1:7,19 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold …
2 Peter 1:1,4 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ…
One small stone skilfully deployed and delivered by a man after God’s own heart, (one who was willing), destroyed a giant, whose ugly head was then severed from his body using the dead giant’s own sword.
When we are willing (even unto death).. God is (always) able to deliver.
~ And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: [and] the king spake and said to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, *able to deliver* you from the lions? ~ (Daniel 6.20)
~ Therefore *He is able (!) also to save them to the uttermost* “all” that come unto God through Him, seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them ~ (Hebrews 7.25)
~ Shimeon Kaypha answered, “You are The Messiah, The Son of THE LIVING GOD”. ~
“Also I say to you, that you are Kaypha, and upon this stone *I will* build My church, (My Bride, My chosen ones, My called-out assembly) and the gates of Sheol will not withstand it.”
Carl, absolutely beautiful is our GOD.
All scripture pointing to the ONE in whom is our delight.
May the watering of HIS WORD be upon hearts that HE has prepared to receive and may we be ever so wise not to pour water on the cement.
Being so limited and yet I have more than the world knows, I appreciate it when Jesus is exhalted.
That I understand !
I am English or Canadian and do not understand Hebrew but I pray to have the heart of the ONE who has remade me and continues to mold me into HIS IMAGE.
Not sure whether or not I am speaking the language of others on here..no matter; My Father understands me and loves and cares for me enough to sit and dine as I sit and dine with HIM on matters that are important to HIM: lives that HE gave HIS life for.
Thank you again Carl for this read above.
Yours in CHRIST throughout eternity.
Dorothy
My time belongs to another today, — reserved to myself is merely a small drop of it in which I declare I believe His power to restrain the roaring lion that goes about continually seeking to devour.
The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not what I say will come true for you.”
So cool, Skip! It’s not too far from my old stomping grounds…and surely you are spending more than a day or two in Blighty!
Hi John, where do you live? Maybe we could meet sometime.
Alas, Kees, I live in Virginia now! And have done for 30 years! I do still have family there. A few years ago I gave a talk at the Technical University in Delft – if I’m ever invited back there I’ll let you know! I try to get back to England once a year, but as you can imagine, with a week-long trip there’s not a lot of time for family, let alone anything else – but maybe one day?
Too bad… But when you’re ever invited again let me know: I work in Delft and it’s very close to where I live (30 km). Who knows…. You’re very welcome!
Thank you – will do!
O how I would love to come and meet you in person. Only 650 km away (on the other side of the North Sea), but I won’t be able to, because of other obligations…
Just Another Brick in the Wall
“Dr. Living-Stone, I presume?”
~ You are coming to Christ, who is the living cornerstone of God’s temple. He was rejected by (all the) people, but He was chosen by God for great honor ~
~ you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.…~
~ Here is my Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations ~ (Isaiah 42:1)
~For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ ~
(1 Corinthians 3:11)
~ Now to you who believe, this “stone” is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the Cornerstone,” ~ (1 Peter 2.7)
To whom coming, as to a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
• To
Isaiah 55:3 Incline your ear, and come to Me: hear, and your soul shall live; …
Jeremiah 3:22 Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. …
Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
John 5:40 And you will not come to Me, that you might have life.
John 6:37 All that the Father gives Me shall come to Me; and him that comes …
• a living
John 5:26 For as the Father has life in Himself; so has He given to the Son …
John 6:57 As the living Father has sent Me, and I live by the Father: so he …
John 11:25,26 Jesus said to her, I AM the resurrection, and the life: he that believes …
John 14:6,19 Jesus said to him, I AM the way, the truth, and the life: no man …
Romans 5:10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of His Son …
Colossians 3:4 Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall you also …
• stone
Isaiah 28:16 Therefore thus said the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation …
Daniel 2:34,45 You saw till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote …
Zechariah 3:9 For behold the stone that I have laid before Joshua; on one stone …
Zechariah 4:7 Who are you, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel you shall become …
disallowed.
Psalm 118:22,23 The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner…
Isaiah 8:14,15 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and …
Matthew 21:42 Jesus said to them, Did you never read in the scriptures, The stone …
Mark 12:10,11 And have you not read this scripture; The stone which the builders …
Luke 20:17,18 And He beheld them, and said, What is this then that is written, …
Acts 4:11,12 This is the stone which was set at nothing of you builders, which …
chosen.
Isaiah 42:1 Behold My servant, whom I uphold; my elect, in whom My soul delights; …
Matthew 12:18 Behold My servant, whom I have chosen; My Beloved, in whom my soul …
• precious.
1 Peter 2:7 To you therefore which believe He is precious: but to them which …
1 Peter 1:7,19 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold …
2 Peter 1:1,4 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ…
One small stone skilfully deployed and delivered by a man after God’s own heart, (one who was willing), destroyed a giant, whose ugly head was then severed from his body using the dead giant’s own sword.
When we are willing (even unto death).. God is (always) able to deliver.
~ And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: [and] the king spake and said to Daniel, “O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whom you serve continually, *able to deliver* you from the lions? ~ (Daniel 6.20)
~ Therefore *He is able (!) also to save them to the uttermost* “all” that come unto God through Him, seeing He ever lives to make intercession for them ~ (Hebrews 7.25)
~ Shimeon Kaypha answered, “You are The Messiah, The Son of THE LIVING GOD”. ~
“Also I say to you, that you are Kaypha, and upon this stone *I will* build My church, (My Bride, My chosen ones, My called-out assembly) and the gates of Sheol will not withstand it.”
“But what about you?” He asked.
“Who do you say I AM?” (Matthew 16:15)
Carl, absolutely beautiful is our GOD.
All scripture pointing to the ONE in whom is our delight.
May the watering of HIS WORD be upon hearts that HE has prepared to receive and may we be ever so wise not to pour water on the cement.
Being so limited and yet I have more than the world knows, I appreciate it when Jesus is exhalted.
That I understand !
I am English or Canadian and do not understand Hebrew but I pray to have the heart of the ONE who has remade me and continues to mold me into HIS IMAGE.
Not sure whether or not I am speaking the language of others on here..no matter; My Father understands me and loves and cares for me enough to sit and dine as I sit and dine with HIM on matters that are important to HIM: lives that HE gave HIS life for.
Thank you again Carl for this read above.
Yours in CHRIST throughout eternity.
My time belongs to another today, — reserved to myself is merely a small drop of it in which I declare I believe His power to restrain the roaring lion that goes about continually seeking to devour.
The LORD answered Moses, “Is the LORD’s arm too short? Now you will see whether or not what I say will come true for you.”