At Hillview on Sunday, we sang a an old hymn that I can’t get out of my head. I hope it will be an encouragement to you. It’s #337 in the Baptist Hymnal.

I Know Whom I Have Believed

Daniel W. Whittle (Words, 1883) & James McGranahan (Music)

I know not why God’s wondrous grace
To me He hath made known,
Nor why, unworthy, Christ in love
Redeemed me for His own.

But I know whom I have believed,
And am persuaded that He is able
To keep that which I’ve committed
Unto Him against that day.

I know not how this saving faith
To me He did impart,
Nor how believing in His Word
Wrought peace within my heart.

But I know whom I have believed,
And am persuaded that He is able
To keep that which I’ve committed
Unto Him against that day.

I know not how the Spirit moves
Convincing men of sin,
Revealing Jesus thro’ the Word
Creating faith in Him.

But I know whom I have believed,
And am persuaded that He is able
To keep that which I’ve committed
Unto Him against that day.

I know not when my Lord may come,
At night or noon-day fair,
Nor if I’ll walk the vale with Him
Or meet Him in the air.

But I know whom I have believed,
And am persuaded that He is able
To keep that which I’ve committed
Unto Him against that day.

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“The living God is with us, whose power never fails, whose arm never grows weary, whose wisdom is infinite and whose power is unchanging. Therefore today, tomorrow and next month, as long as life is continued, He will be our helper and friend. Still more, even as He is through all time, so will He be through all eternity.”  George Muller

This quote reminds me of how much greater God is than I remember He is. He is the only one who’s always faithful, the only one we can totally count on. And as weak as my faith is, God is sovereign. And He is “with us.” What a comfort.

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The great lesson plan purge and organization has begun, but I will continue to work on it in the coming weeks! This is a photo of Harry holding all of the half-used notepads that I used for planning when I was teaching. I would start a new one every year and for some reason I kept all of them. I’m sure you can guess what he’s thinking from this look on his face. These will probably end up in a penny bin in the yard sale!