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Passing through I have been
priviledged to meet, counsel, and love a number of families at St. Jude
hospital in the last eighteen, or so months. I have literally seen hearts broken
-- almost unbearably. I have seen faith demonstrated beyond description. I
have seen love and hurt -- not being able to understand; I have seen children, who
trust Jesus to heal them and comfort their parents. I have seen the waters
and the fires; and, I have seen death invade little bodies. All I can
say is -- wow. When the LORD says, I created you, and when you pass through
certain events in your life -- he means it. In this devotion, look with me
at several things from the above text. (1.) He is our creator.
If you are saved -- you can believe that. "He it is that hath made us
not we ourselves..." says the psalmist in chapter one hundred. Since he is
our creator, then he can do with us as he pleases. Sometimes, the LORD
chooses to allow us to experience things in our life -- that is very hurtful
-- just as he allows us to have great joy in our life. James tells us:
that "every good and perfect gift comes down from the father of lights
with whom there is no variableness or shadow of turning" James 1:17. Job
tells us in Job 1:21, "And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb,
and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken
away; blessed be the name of the LORD." (2.) He is our redeemer:
When we think of what Christ has done for us, we should be able to face any
water, any fire, any thing; that the LORD sends our way -- both good and
bad. He redeems us, because we are His. He redeems; because, He is our Lord
and master. He redeems; so that, we can live with Him forever. He is the
able redeemer. He is a worthy redeemer -- He is a wonderful redeemer.
He loves us. He protects us. He guides us -- he will continue
all that he does, no matter what. (3.) He is with us: think of
that; He is with us. He knows how we feel, when we are hurting.
Peter said, in I Peter 5:7: “Casting all your care upon him for He careth
for you.". So today -- please fall upon Christ, with your burdens,
your cares, your hopes; and, believe -- to the ultimate; that, He hath done
right. I heard a remarkable story of a man in WWII -- who parachuted from an
airplane. He felt a jar when he hit the ground. He was soon
captured by the Germans and was placed in a little cell; where, he could not
move for two months. Later in years, he went for a checkup and an x-ray
showed that his neck had been broken and had healed. He survived what
normally would have been total paralysis. The Lord was with him in that
jail; and, the Lord kept him there -- so, he could not move to save his
life. He was with him. My friends, the LORD has a purpose for
everything in our lives. Help us, dear Lord -- to believe what you have
said. AMEN. 2 Cor 5:17
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