An introduction

Isaiah 40:5-8

"Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all flesh will see it together; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken. A voice says, "Call out." Then he answered, "What shall I call out?" All flesh is like grass, and all it's loveliness is like the flower of the field. The grass withers and flower fades, when the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people are grass. The grass withers, flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever."

This is the first post on my blog, The Gold Cord. The name is taken from one of my favorite books, 'The Gold Cord', which represents the weaving together of many gold threads; truths, God's miracles and works, God's servants, which, when woven together and seen in the light of God's sovereign working, form a gold cord in our lives.

I don't have any illusions that this one blog will become a popular site. I do intend to post studies that I am doing in God's Word, and I need to state clearly right now that this will NOT be a forum for debate as to the whether Scriptures are true, whether or not God exists and is the Creator, whether or not Jesus Christ is the sinless Son of God who came in the flesh, died as the propitiation for our sins, and rose on the third day, and is building His church and will return in these "last days" to take up His church and then to judge the earth. These things are cardinal doctrines of the Christian faith and this blog is based upon those truths and will be built on them. If you are an atheist or agnostic, or a seeker and have a genuine question, by all means, email me and I will happily do my best to answer them from God's Word. But the main focus is to encourage and challenge believers, those who name the name of Christ. I have chosen Isaiah 40:5-8 as a theme for this blog because it reminds us of three extremely important facts:

1. God has spoken with the purpose of revealing His glory

2. Man's life is only a whisper, a breath, and our lives are like grass

3. God's Word does not fade or wither; it stands forever