Today's reading in One Year Book of Christian History was about Augustus Toplady, writer of the hymn, "Rock of Ages" who had his eternal Home Going on this date 230 years ago. The authors point out that it is the most popular hymn in the English language. Now, I might be biased...REALLY ;p?!!...but I think "Amazing Grace" is. Guess we'll have to settle the argument at the Marriage Feast. Maybe John Newton and August can have a wrist- wrestling competition to see who wins...although, with two resurrected bodies, that might take a while to resolve!! But, what the heck, it'll be Eternity then, and we'll have plenty of time...my bad... plenty of no-more-time, that would be!In any event, "Rock of Ages" was not only my Mom and Dad's favorite hymn...hence the picture above...but also that of Confederate General and solid Christian, James Ewell Brown Stuart, known as JEB to friends...and history. One bit of trivia I've noticed each of the 33 times I've watched the movie, "Gettysburg", is that the background music being played when JEB and his cavalry ride into Lee's camp on the evening of the second day of the battle is "Rock of Ages". Researchers for the movie did a good job.
So, what's my point? Remember Isaiah 26:3-4 today when life hits the fan, "You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you! Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock."
Got that?
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