Created for His Pleasure
Thou hast created all things, and for Thy pleasure they are and were created. Revelation 4:11
In the 17th century, Joachim Neander, under persecution, found quiet retreat in a little glen in the Dussel valley of Germany. There he composed some of his choicest verse, extolling the greatness and goodness of God. The glen was named in his memory--Neanderthal (Neander Valley). Subsequently, men defaced its beauty in pursuit of the cement industry. They found there a skeleton and acclaimed it as a missing link in the evolutionary chain. God brought men’s designs to naught--the cement industry ceased, the claims for Neanderthal man were discredited. But Neander’s song lives on. --J. Strahan
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation.
Oh my soul bless Him, for He is thy strength and salvation. --J. Neander
