Thank you for your ministry Dr. Mohler as you've contributed to my spiritual growth and maturity. It isn't a good day for me if I can't see the week's events from the Daily Briefing's perspective.
I don't understand Dr. Mohler's caveat concerning "It Is Well With My Soul." Actually, the background story of that tremendous hymn has long been the most inspiring, if not convicting, song origin tale I've ever heard. In fact, once I became aware of the tragic, Job-like circumstances that moved Horatio Spafford to write the hymn, the power and beauty of the lyrics took on a whole new life. Simply amazing. Following is the story I've always heard. If there is a competing story, I'd like to know what it is. __________________________________ Horatio G. Spafford was a successful lawyer and businessman in Chicago with a lovely family - a wife, Anna, and five children. However, they were not strangers to tears and tragedy. Their young son died with pneumonia in 1871, and in that same year, much of their business was lost in the great Chicago fire. Yet, God in His mercy and kindness allowed the business to flourish once more. On Nov. 21, 1873, the French ocean liner, Ville du Havre was crossing the Atlantic from the U.S. to Europe with 313 passengers on board. Among the passengers were Mrs. Spafford and their four daughters. Although Mr. Spafford had planned to go with his family, he found it necessary to stay in Chicago to help solve an unexpected business problem. He told his wife he would join her and their children in Europe a few days later. His plan was to take another ship. About four days into the crossing of the Atlantic, the Ville du Harve collided with a powerful, iron-hulled Scottish ship, the Loch Earn. Suddenly, all of those on board were in grave danger. Anna hurriedly brought her four children to the deck. She knelt there with Annie, Margaret Lee, Bessie and Tanetta and prayed that God would spare them if that could be His will, or to make them willing to endure whatever awaited them. Within approximately 12 minutes, the Ville du Harve slipped beneath the dark waters of the Atlantic, carrying with it 226 of the passengers including the four Spafford children. A sailor, rowing a small boat over the spot where the ship went down, spotted a woman floating on a piece of the wreckage. It was Anna, still alive. He pulled her into the boat and they were picked up by another large vessel which, nine days later, landed them in Cardiff, Wales. From there she wired her husband a message which began, “Saved alone, what shall I do?” Mr. Spafford later framed the telegram and placed it in his office. Another of the ship’s survivors, Pastor Weiss, later recalled Anna saying, “God gave me four daughters. Now they have been taken from me. Someday I will understand why.” Mr. Spafford booked passage on the next available ship and left to join his grieving wife. With the ship about four days out, the captain called Spafford to his cabin and told him they were over the place where his children went down. According to Bertha Spafford Vester, a daughter born after the tragedy, Spafford wrote “It Is Well With My Soul” while on this journey. When peace like a river attendeth my way, When sorrows like sea billows roll, Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul. Chorus: It is well with my soul, It is well, it is well with my soul Anna gave birth to three more children, one of which died at age four with dreaded pneumonia. In August 1881, the Spaffords moved to Jerusalem. Mr. Spafford died and is buried in that city.
Dr Mohler I have a question for next Q&A Why were names in the Bible changed if all words have a specefically meaning and blessing ? to better understand the debth of my question I will share a video teaching, explaining about original Greek and Hebrew language. The reason I ask is that I feel som how betrayed or kept away from the true meaning and in my heart I know this is not truth so why? Here is the video ruclips.net/video/lX1xc-nvTGs/видео.html Thank you in advance I feel that you are very serious in answering even strange or stupid question. I know it is a subject that one can use long time to speak about and could absolutly be a future subject but I hope you can answer some how in your next Ask Anything.
Thank you for your ministry Dr. Mohler as you've contributed to my spiritual growth and maturity. It isn't a good day for me if I can't see the week's events from the Daily Briefing's perspective.
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I love singing..HOLY HOLY HOLY.. I think is was also Dr. RC Sproul's fave christian song.
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I don't understand Dr. Mohler's caveat concerning "It Is Well With My Soul." Actually, the background story of that tremendous hymn has long been the most inspiring, if not convicting, song origin tale I've ever heard. In fact, once I became aware of the tragic, Job-like circumstances that moved Horatio Spafford to write the hymn, the power and beauty of the lyrics took on a whole new life. Simply amazing. Following is the story I've always heard. If there is a competing story, I'd like to know what it is.
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Horatio G. Spafford was a successful lawyer and businessman in Chicago with a lovely family - a wife, Anna, and five children. However, they were not strangers to tears and tragedy. Their young son died with pneumonia in 1871, and in that same year, much of their business was lost in the great Chicago fire. Yet, God in His mercy and kindness allowed the business to flourish once more.
On Nov. 21, 1873, the French ocean liner, Ville du Havre was crossing the Atlantic from the U.S. to Europe with 313 passengers on board. Among the passengers were Mrs. Spafford and their four daughters. Although Mr. Spafford had planned to go with his family, he found it necessary to stay in Chicago to help solve an unexpected business problem. He told his wife he would join her and their children in Europe a few days later. His plan was to take another ship.
About four days into the crossing of the Atlantic, the Ville du Harve collided with a powerful, iron-hulled Scottish ship, the Loch Earn. Suddenly, all of those on board were in grave danger. Anna hurriedly brought her four children to the deck. She knelt there with Annie, Margaret Lee, Bessie and Tanetta and prayed that God would spare them if that could be His will, or to make them willing to endure whatever awaited them. Within approximately 12 minutes, the Ville du Harve slipped beneath the dark waters of the Atlantic, carrying with it 226 of the passengers including the four Spafford children.
A sailor, rowing a small boat over the spot where the ship went down, spotted a woman floating on a piece of the wreckage. It was Anna, still alive. He pulled her into the boat and they were picked up by another large vessel which, nine days later, landed them in Cardiff, Wales. From there she wired her husband a message which began, “Saved alone, what shall I do?” Mr. Spafford later framed the telegram and placed it in his office.
Another of the ship’s survivors, Pastor Weiss, later recalled Anna saying, “God gave me four daughters. Now they have been taken from me. Someday I will understand why.”
Mr. Spafford booked passage on the next available ship and left to join his grieving wife. With the ship about four days out, the captain called Spafford to his cabin and told him they were over the place where his children went down.
According to Bertha Spafford Vester, a daughter born after the tragedy, Spafford wrote “It Is Well With My Soul” while on this journey.
When peace like a river attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll,
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Chorus:
It is well with my soul,
It is well, it is well with my soul
Anna gave birth to three more children, one of which died at age four with dreaded pneumonia. In August 1881, the Spaffords moved to Jerusalem. Mr. Spafford died and is buried in that city.
Perhaps he has in mind something along these lines and the book mentioned therein: www.cprf.co.uk/articles/spafford.html#sdfootnote5sym
Thanks for that link, Charles!
Dr Mohler I have a question for next Q&A Why were names in the Bible changed if all words have a specefically meaning and blessing ?
to better understand the debth of my question I will share a video teaching, explaining about original Greek and Hebrew language. The reason I ask is that I feel som how betrayed or kept away from the true meaning and in my heart I know this is not truth so why?
Here is the video ruclips.net/video/lX1xc-nvTGs/видео.html
Thank you in advance I feel that you are very serious in answering even strange or stupid question. I know it is a subject that one can use long time to speak about and could absolutly be a future subject but I hope you can answer some how in your next Ask Anything.