Jesse Austin Waybright

Friends,

Rejoice with them that do rejoice," (Rom. 12:15).

"Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate" (Psalm 127:3-5).

"Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the LORD. The LORD shall bless thee out of Zion: and thou shalt see the good of Jerusalem all the days of thy life. Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, and peace upon Israel." (Psalm 128:3-6).

Please rejoice with us in the birth of our newest arrow in the quiver, Jesse Austin Waybright. Weight= 9 lbs, 9 oz. Our heavest baby yet, by an entire pound! 21 1/2 inches long. See the paws on this puppy? I mean this child is HEALTHY.

Why Jesse?
Jesse is the father of the sweet psalmist of Israel, King David. Our Lord Jesus Christ was pleased to reveal Himself to the Old Testament saints as "the root and stem of Jesse"(Isaiah 11:1-11). The name Jesse itself means "gift."

Why Austin?
"Austin saith," is a phrase one may come across in the writings of the great Reformers of the Church, and in some of the eminent theologians of days gone by. It is a reference to St. Aurelius Augustine of Hippo, Northern Africa (AD 354-430). Some of Austin's best known works are his Confessions, City of God, and his treatises On The Predestination of the Saints and On the Gift of Perseverance. He was a great defender of the doctrine of salvation by grace alone in his day, and his writings were read and oft quoted by the likes of Martin Luther and John Calvin in defense of the same at the time of the Reformation. Would that the doctrines of grace would be so faithfully defended in our day.

Why Waybright?
Come on now, don't be dumb.