The Kamber Commentary: July 2013

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Unto Us A Child Is Born!

Today. July 31st, 2013 at 8:21am, unto us (The Deaver's & Kamber's) in the city of Blairsville, a Baby girls is born, Allie Marie. She is the first Grandchild to Jeff & Michelle Deaver (Katlin's parents), Lynn & Howard Riggen (Joshua's Mom) and Carey and me. She is beautiful like her mother, with very distinct feminine features like her lips and eyes. Instead of Jeff and I feuding over who is going to get her first and most, we are already planning on things we can do together with her.

A child is a "Gift" from The Lord (Psalm 127:3) the Bible says. Allie represents the combination of two families, her blood is blend of the Deaver's and Kamber's, a mixture which binds our families together for better or worse. Although we desire Allie to be "better than us", she too will one day have to submit herself to the Saving and Cleansing Blood of Jesus The Christ (1 John 1:7). While our blood is tainted with sin, Jesus Blood is the ONLY thing that can wash away our sin! As the song goes;

What can wash away my sin?

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

What can make me whole again?

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Oh! precious is the flow

That makes me white as snow;

No other fount I know,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

For my cleansing this I see--