Servant Songs in Isaiah

So I've been getting Ligonier Ministries (R.C. Sproul) magazine Tabletalk for the last few months, and have been able read little bits of them here and there. From what I've read, it's been very good, I always learn something from the articles, and there is a daily devotional section of the magazine which is also very cool. This month, Dr. Keith Mathison wrote an article in it called "The Wondrous Cross", and about halfway through he mentions these "Servant Songs" in the book of Isaiah. My interest was grabbed by this, and I almost stopped reading the article to look these up. When I finally did look them up, I was AMAZED. Why am I just now learning about these passages???

For those of you scratching your heads (like me), there are 4 sections towards the end of the book of Isaiah that are called the Servant Songs, and they are about (as you could guess) God's servant, Jesus Christ. They are at:

42: 1-9
49: 1-6
50: 4-9
52:13 - 53:12 (all of ch. 53)

Keep in mind that this book was written ~700 BC. Yes that is SEVEN HUNDRED YEARS before Christ. God is amazing.

Exerciiiiiiise the bell-eh!

So, for the past month and a half, I've been on a structured exercise routine. My weekday mornings look something like this:

5:30am - alarm goes off
6:00am - actually get out of bed
6:05am - make a half bowl of cereal
6:07am - make my post-workout drink
6:12am - start eating cereal and reading Bible
6:30am - start exercising
7:10am - done exercising, drink post-workout drink
7:15am - shower and get ready for work
8:00am* - be at work

This is the most structured I've been since high school. It's kinda nice, and my body is thanking me, because my belly isn't nearly as repulsive as it was 2 months ago. I just started my December routine, and I've decided that I'm gonna have to make some permanent diet changes to really maximize the results of all this effort. Definitely start that in January :).


*How on-time I am to work is indirectly proportionate to how much I have to help Carrie with the kids.

Ow ow ow ow OW!

Not to sound like a wuss or anything, but my cat bit me on Saturday. I suppose I might have had it coming, because I was trying to groom him. But then something really spooked him, and he got all aggressive on me. And then he bit me. Like ten times. So my hands and arms look like I got in a fight with a lawn mower. Also, (according to my wife) so does he, because I didn't get to finish shaving him. That should teach him. But it doesn't make my hands feel better. Especially my right thumb. He bit right THROUGH my thumbnail, and let me tell you, that is just wrong on so many levels. I've never wanted to throw my cat through a window...until Saturday. It kinda makes me feel like a bad person, because I've always liked animals, but now that I have kids, I totally understand when people say "it's just a cat/dog". Pets just don't compare. My kids can totally piss me off, but I never want to hurt them. I wanted to Hulk Smash my cat. Is that so wrong?

I could do this all the time

I'm home with the kids this morning. Carrie's doing her 3 hour tour of her insulin levels, so I get to relax a little and take my time getting to work. And after the day I had yesterday, it's a welcome break.

I'll tell you, I'm grateful to be where I am now. I have supervisors and coworkers that are supportive and work as a team. I have not always worked in a situation like this, and it is a real blessing that I am thanking God for, especially when the you-know-what hits the fan.

And speaking of you-know-what, you know what I like about being home with the kids? It's not flying around here. It comes to you from effort you don't have to put out, and it's wrapped up in a cute little package. No surprises, no last minute rushes, you know what to expect and after a while, you can see it coming from a mile away. Kids are great, no?

He was lost, and now he's found

Today was interesting. My cat is sick, and I planned on taking him to the vet this morning. But when I went to get him in the carrier, I couldn't find him anywhere. High and low, even outside. Nowhere to be found. So I went to work. Then after lunch, I came home so I could go with Carrie to our ultrasound. Isaac did not cooperate, the little stinker, but we still got some cute pics. Then we come home, and my cat comes sauntering down the hall! I box him up and take him to the vet. Now he's gonna be on special food forever. Woohoo! Could be worse though. I'm just happy he didn't run off or anything.

Happy fun time

Man I'm dying for some free time lately. I just spent an hour catching up on my RSS feeds because I haven't read them in 2 weeks. I'm just now getting around to looking here, and it's been about 2 weeks. I also have yet to redo my talents for WoW, and it's 11:30 right now, and I'm not sleeping.

On the positive, I am still working out after 3 weeks, and I'm looking into taking my diet seriously. It's amazing how crappy I eat, and I just know I'd get all kinds of benefits if I actually paid attention to what I'm stuffing my face with. Also, Kevin and I got the latest expansion to Civilization 4 (a year after it's been out), and I must say, it really adds a lot to the game. And we haven't even got to the future tech stuff. I've played it all of twice now, but still, fun times.

Also, I'll be really happy after this election is over. I'm really starting to get exhausted with all the election stuff being EVERYWHERE I look. And I'm also tired of reminding myself not to worry about the outcome, because God is in control. Seriously, our nation is in deep trouble with this election, and we totally deserve to get jacked, but I have been praying for God to have mercy on us, and if you aren't already, you should do the same.

What a horrible night to have a curse

Cookie alert: you get one if you know where that's from.

So I'm not tired. And I really should be. Sleep is my friend, yet here I am. I just spent 3 hours going through all my RSS feeds on Google Reader (which is great, btw). Really, it wasn't going through the RSS, it was reading a couple choice things from them. And the bulk was spent reading a comment thread on a blog that's all about proclaiming the lameness of seeker-friendly preaching. Very interesting, and it totally made me lose track of time. And so I hate it right now.

Been a while since my last post, I guess. I started lifting weights again. Carrie asked me if there was a cute girl at the office or something. In all honesty, I'm sick of seeing pictures of myself and seeing my gut hang over the top of my pants. EWWWW! And I hate having no energy all the time. Working out is great, because it solves both of those, with a couple added benefits as well.

Life's been pretty busy. I can't really remember when the last time was I got to partake of some "leisure" activities. Work is going to relax for a little bit, so I'm told, so maybe that will help with the overall hectic-ness of it all.

Ok, I think I'm tired now. G'night.