An Old Friend

Hey, Pallies,
Is there anything better than an old friend? Uncle D. says no! That's why I've been
spending some time with the Heidelberg Catechism recently. In the book of Isaiah,
chapter 49, verse 13  declares "Shout for joy, O heavens! And rejoice , O earth!!
Break forth into joyful shouting, O mountains! For the Lord has comforted His
people, and will have compassion on His afflicted.
My old friend asks,"What is your only comfort in life and death?":
That I, with body and soul, both in life and death, am not my own, but belong
unto my faithful Saviour Jesus Christ; who with His precious blood has fully
satisfied for all my sins, and delivered me from all the power of the devil; and
so preserves me that without the will of my heavenly Father not a hair can fall
from my head; yea, that all things must be subservient to my salvation, wherefore
by His Holy Spirit He also assures me of eternal life, and makes me heartily
willing and ready, henceforth, to live for Him.
I think Jesus would have you introduced to this good old friend of mine.
D.