God does it All
This is the message I shared at the Midweek Lenten Service at First Lutheran in Jamestown. The text is Isaiah 50:4-5. I am going to start out today by referencing two songs—one Christian and one secular. We probably all know the Christian song, written by Rich Mullins, "Our God Is an Awesome God", don't we? Not only is God awesome, but God is wise and has a sense of humor. Did you ever wonder why God created us to look and function, the way we are as human beings? In their recording of the song, "One", the rock group Three Dog Night, said that "One is the loneliest number.” But God said in creating the human body, two is a popular number. We have two of a lot of things... two eyes, two ears, two arms, two hands, two legs, two feet,(and sometimes some of us have two left feet....). I could go on, but you get the idea. And then, God in His infinite wisdom gave us only one of certain things... one head, one nose, one mouth. Did you ...