God Moves in a Mysterious Way

God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm.

Deep in unfathomable mines, Of never failing skill,
He treasures up His bright designs, And works His sov’reign will.

Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; The clouds ye so much dread, 
Are big with mercy and shall break, In blessings on your head.

Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence, He hides a smiling face.

His purposes will ripen fast, Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste, But sweet will be the flow’r.

Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter, And He will make it plain.

Written by William Cowper

"Deep calls to deep at the roar of your waterfalls; all your breakers and your waves have gone over me. By day the LORD commands his steadfast love, and at night his song is with me, a prayer to the God of my life." Psalms 42:7-8 

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With Naho

Yesterday, date with my wife Naho at Namiyanagi Sweet.

If this doctrine be lost….

“Wherefore this doctrine (of justification by faith) can never be taught, urged, and repeated enough. If this doctrine be lost, then is also the whole of knowledge of truth, life and salvation lost and gone. If this doctrine flourish, then all good things flourish, religion, the true service of God, the glory of God, the right knowledge of things and states of life.” Martin Luther

"All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus." Romans 3:23-24

Unexamined

‘The life which is unexamined is not worth living.’ Plato

“Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord…. The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning….” Lamentations 3:40, 22, 23a