Jesus – Marvellous Name

We give thanks to you, O God, we give thanks, for your Name is near; men tell of your wonderful deeds. — Psalm 75:1

"What a wonderful God we serve!" More than just the words of a song, these words are true beyond our understanding. To be so powerful, vast, and marvellous and yet still know us and bless us with his personal attention and care is beyond understanding. Yet God sent Jesus to remind us that he is not only God Almighty; he is also Immanuel, God with us!

Circumcision 

. him the covenant of Circumcision – Acts 7:8

Then He gave him the covenant of circumcision; and so Abraham begot Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.

. Circumcision that which is outward – Romans 2:28

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh;

. Circumcision is that  of the heart – Romans 2:29

but he is a Jew who is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the Spirit, not in the letter; whose praise is not from men but from God.

Family 

. Shall mourn every family – Zechariah 12:12
And the land shall mourn, every family by itself: the family of the house of David by itself, and their wives by themselves; the family of the house of Nathan by itself, and their wives by themselves;

. family were baptized – Acts 16:13
And on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there.

. from whom the whole family – Ephesians 3:15
 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

[Message No: 7084]