Your strong wings have brought us out of Egypt and carried us through the wilderness to this place, where we are here with You.' Life-study of Exodus, chapter 50 ( LSM) What a mercy to be carried on the wings of a great eagle! At the mountain of God, the children of Israel could say, 'Lord, we are not here of ourselves. Have You ever dreamed that You would be where You are today? In the words of a hymn written by Charles Wesley, I never expected to come to this country, but the Lord has brought me here. I thank the Lord that so many things did not work out according to my way, but according to His way. Many things which have taken place have been not at all according to my expectation. Throughout the course of these years, I have been carried by the wings of a great eagle. For more than fifty years, I have been the object of His mercy and grace. Whenever I recall my years with the Lord, I am filled with gratitude. 1, Miscellaneous Fellowship with the Church in Anaheim, ch. Thus, the death of Christ terminated the old creation, the old man, the flesh, sin, and Satan. The old creation, the old man, the flesh, sin, and Satan were on Him, and they were crucified with Him (6: 6 Gal. When the Lord went to the cross to die for our redemption, He did not hang there alone. He also died in the likeness of the flesh of sin (Rom. On the cross Christ bore our sins and was made sin on our behalf (1 Pet. Because Christ died on the cross as a God-man, God was in Christ when Christ was crucified and hung on the cross for us. In one of his hymns Charles Wesley says, "How can it be / That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?" (Hymns, #296). Hence, when Christ was hanging on the cross, God was with Him (cf. The death of Christ was the death of a God-man (cf.
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