"If God is for us then Who?
Phillip Doddridge felt the same way. The youngest of twenty children, Doddridge was considered too sickly to live, but the gracious hand of God was upon him. His parents parents died when he was only a teenager, but he was taken in by a minister who nurtured him in spiritual matters.
Doddridge became a pastor, an educator, a hymn writer, and an author. One theme remained uppermost in his mind-the providence of God.
He wrote his hymns to illustrate his sermons and taught them to his congregation after he finished preaching. "Great God, We Sing That Mighty Hand." apparently illustrated a New Year's Sermon, where once again the theme of God's providential care emerged.
God is still our good guide and guardian.
Phillip Doddridge (1702-1751)
Hello Ms. Esther,
Am I right to believe that the Bible and all its books are the testimony of the Jewish people to the world of how God has specifically helped them in their times of trouble with other races and personally helped them as well?
Tell me what you think.