Isaiah 53
1(A) Who has believed what he has heard from us?[a]
And to whom has(B) the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2For he grew up before him like a young plant,
(C) and like a root out of dry ground;
(D) he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,
and no beauty that we should desire him.
3(E) He was despised and rejected[b] by men;
a man of sorrows,[c] and acquainted with[d] grief;[e]
and as one from whom men hide their faces[f]
he was despised, and(F) we esteemed him not.
And to whom has(B) the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2For he grew up before him like a young plant,
(C) and like a root out of dry ground;
(D) he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,
and no beauty that we should desire him.
3(E) He was despised and rejected[b] by men;
a man of sorrows,[c] and acquainted with[d] grief;[e]
and as one from whom men hide their faces[f]
he was despised, and(F) we esteemed him not.
4(G) Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
(H) smitten by God, and afflicted.
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
(H) smitten by God, and afflicted.
He came here to bear it all. To take all of our sin upon his shoulders. He did it because He loves us that much. He wants us to come to Him and live under his yoke. His yoke is not a yoke of bondage but a yoke of freedom. It is easy to bear. Its easy because he already defeated that sin that has us chained. Thank you Jesus!
Levi did finally have surgery today. The morning started off rough. We walked in at 730 to hear he wasnt having surgery today but was bumped to Friday for higher emergency cases. It was heart breaking after trying to get him to this point for three weeks. We were ready to see him get relief. Our doctor got just as irritated and went to bat for us. After a phone call he was back on the scedule as an "add on". This meant if they could fit him in it would still happen. At about 230 Levi went down for surgery. He had a VP shunt placed and by 5:00 we got to see him. He was already awake but groggy. He is on the vent and doing well. His head is partially shaved and the shunt was much more visible than I thought it would be. In the end it just makes him more unique and more of a miracle. Thanks for your prayers. Please pray for recovery so we can get back home! You dont need to pray for us to get rest because we are wiped out.
Continuing to pray formLevi and you all. I have been following the story of another micro-preemie who was released a week ago today after a little more than five months in the NICU. One day it will be your turn to take little Levi home.
ReplyDeletePraise that he did make it to surgery today; will continue to pray he gets back to us in NH. I miss seeing your sweet precious face everyday LEVI. Heal and come home.
ReplyDeleteOh how sweet is all that on you blog .And Praise God all he has done for you and Anjie but most of all Levi.I am so happy, I just think I will sit here and cry.What a wonderful miracle You two have seen with your own two eyes .Thank you Lord for your love and care you have given to Little Levi and his two loving parents.....AMEN P.S. Get some rest ,as much as you can .I love you...Lord be the Glory
ReplyDeleteWhat precious pictures! He is adorable :) We are so glad that you kept everyone posted on how the surgery went today. We kept checking the blog all day with anticipation. Thank you God for bringing this precious little one thru all that he has been thru. He is such a fighter :) We are so excited to hear that he got to have the surgery and we just have the best feeling about his recovery and well being now. You guys keep your chin up and know that there are so many prayers going out for you. Please continue to keep us posted. Looking forward to the day we see pics of Baby Levi going home with you :)
ReplyDeleteLove & Prayers,