July 24, 2011
On July 27, 2006 our precious grandson Caleb was born. Had he not died of SIDS he would be five years old this Wednesday.
On July 29, 2007 our daughter in law and two grandchildren were in a horrible accident that left our grandson Jason paralyzed from the neck down.
Needless to say this week is very difficult for our family. I pray every day for our grandson and I know some day God is going to make a way for him to feel and move his body again! And I know some day we will see Caleb again and that makes me smile. But not having him here with us is a sad reminder that life is not fair.We all have hardships in our life and events that shake our world to the core; events that fill our heart with what seems like unbearable pain. Our filter gets skewed and nothing ever seems quite right again. It’s as if God is punishing us for our sinful past.
This could not be further from the truth. We do have consequences for our sinful choices but God doesn’t punish us by taking our children away at five months of age or paralyzing our children at four years of age. Does that seem like a loving God to you?
We serve a God full of love and mercy and His will for us is to know His Son so that we might live with Him for eternity. Jesus knows our pain and our suffering. He knows how it feels to lose someone you love, to be ridiculed and rejected by the ones you love. He knows the physical pain of being beat almost beyond recognition and He knows the pain of death.
I read a quote the other day that said “For those who don’t know Christ this is the only heaven they will ever know. For those who do this is the only hell they will ever know”. That pretty much says it all. When this life is over we will know the fullness of God’s love forever. The pain and suffering of this life will be but a moment in time compared to eternity with the Lord.
If you are overwhelmed by the pain in your life, turn to the Father. He will take your burden upon Himself and give you rest!!!
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:29
The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Deuteronomy 31:8
Wanting to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. He had Jesus flogged and handed Him over to be crucified. Matthew 15:15
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son. So that who so ever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. Jude 1:21
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