{"id":1208,"date":"2011-12-24T23:43:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-25T03:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldsandals.net\/?p=1208"},"modified":"2011-12-24T23:43:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-25T03:43:00","slug":"1-kings-18-god-and-man-at-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oldsandals.net\/?p=1208","title":{"rendered":"(1 Kings 18) God and man at table"},"content":{"rendered":"

“And Elijah came to all the people, and said, How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord\u00a0 is\u00a0 God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him. But the people answered him not a word.”<\/p>\n

It is indeed either everything or it’s nothing.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n“In devil’s dungeon chained I lay
\nThe pangs of death swept o’er me
\nMy sin devoured me night and day
\nIn which my mother bore me
\nMy anguish ever grew more rife
\nI took no pleasure in my life
\nAnd sin had made me crazy<\/p>\n

Thus spoke the Son, “Hold thou to me
\nFrom now on thou wilt make it
\nI gave my very life for thee
\nAnd for thee I will stake it
\nFor I am thine and thou art mine
\nAnd where I am our lives entwine
\nThe Old Fiend cannot shake it”<\/p>\n

Martin Luther<\/em><\/p>\n

O welcome all you noble saints of old
\nAs now before your very eyes unfold
\nThe wonders all so long ago foretold
\nGod and man at table are sat down<\/p>\n

Elders, martyrs all are falling down
\nProphets, patriarchs are gathering round
\nWhat angels longed to see now man has found
\nGod and man at table are sat down<\/p>\n

Who is this who spreads the victory feast
\nWho is this who makes our warring cease
\nJesus, risen savior, prince of peace<\/p>\n

Beggars, lame and harlots also here
\nRepentant publicans are drawing near
\nWayward sons come home without a fear<\/p>\n

Worship in the presence of the Lord
\nWith joyful songs and hearts in one accord
\nAnd let our host at table be adored<\/p>\n

Here he gives himself to us as bread
\nHere, as wine, we drink the blood he shed
\nBorn to die, we eat and live instead
\nGod and man at table are sat down<\/p>\n

When at last this earth shall pass away
\nWhen Jesus and his bride are one to stay
\nThe feast of love is just begun that day
\nGod and man at table are sat down<\/p>\n

R.J. Stamps<\/em><\/p>\n

(A favorite of Pope John Paul II)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“And Elijah came to all the people, and said, How long will you falter between two opinions? If the Lord\u00a0 is\u00a0 God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him. But the people answered him not a word.” It is indeed either everything or it’s nothing. “In devil’s dungeon chained I lay The pangs of death … <\/p>\n

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