G. K. Chesterton and Church

G. K. Chesterton is quoted,
"We do not want, as the newspapers say, a church that will move with the world. We want a church that will move the world."

Isaiah: Work in Eternity

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17"For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth;
And the former things will not be remembered or come to mind.
18"But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create;
For behold, I create Jerusalem for rejoicing
And her people for gladness.
19"I will also rejoice in Jerusalem and be glad in My people;
And there will no longer be heard in her
The voice of weeping and the sound of crying.
20"No longer will there be in it an infant who lives but a few days,
Or an old man who does not live out his days;
For the youth will die at the age of one hundred
And the one who does not reach the age of one hundred
Will be thought accursed.
21"They will build houses and inhabit them;
They will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
22"They will not build and another inhabit,
They will not plant and another eat;
For as the lifetime of a tree, so will be the days of My people,
And My chosen ones will wear out the work of their hands.
23"They will not labor in vain,
Or bear children for calamity;
For they are the offspring of those blessed by the LORD,
And their descendants with them.
NASB

Work in heaven. Interesting concept. Would anything be more enjoyable is that one will work with great efficacy and be able to enjoy the work of our hands. Without taxes or entropy.

Psalm 78 -- Led with skillful hands

Greg Gilbaugh preaching at North Liberty Church April 22nd, 2007 referenced this passage:

70 He chose David his servant
and took him from the sheep pens;

71 from tending the sheep he brought him
to be the shepherd of his people Jacob,
of Israel his inheritance.

72 And David shepherded them with integrity of heart;
with skillful hands he led them.

A NetBible (www.bible.org) footnotes 98 for Psalms 78 reads that the literal translation is:

98 tn Heb “and with the understanding of his hands he led them.”