“Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let the one who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on their God.” Isaiah 50:10
Today is SPECIAL and I have REASON to CELEBRATE! My oldest son, ‘the Golden Child,” as his siblings like to refer to him, has turned 40 years old! FORTY!!! Clint came into this world in spectacular fashion! I can say that now because at the time we had NO idea what to expect or how to react. He came…stuff happened…we were changed! Can you see where I am going with this?
There are NO words that can explain or convey the experience of birthing a child. You can read, listen and even watch videos…but until it HAPPENS to you PERSONALLY. You will remain ‘in the dark’ in the subject. But once that life is placed into your hands and enters your heart…you will NEVER be the same. EVER! And I haven’t been!
My son is a sea dog who holds a Captain’s License for any ship, of any size, on any ocean in the world! His exploits and achievements are multitudinous! I’m not bragging… just saying! The LAST ship he was assigned to, before being recently ‘furloughed,’ was a deep sea oil drilling ship that that required his flying in and out, twice a month, of a little town called Beirut, Lebanon!
Today, I awoke to a news story that a couple huge bombs just took out the port area of that town. To say I have REASON to Celebrate today REALLY means that I DO! I believe you can see why. We tried to call him this morning to sing Happy Birthday, a tradition with my wife and I…but Clint is on a tug boat pushing a barge, somewhere I don’t know, learning stuff to help him when begins his harbor pilot job. We left a message!
If you want to spend time sparring the theological doctrine of predestination and God’s will…what God causes and doesn’t…please… let me know.. but BE PREPARED. I have all the time in the world, just not the patience. I am NOT saying that it was ‘God’s Will’ or’ His Orchestration’ that Clint be furloughed so he not be killed in a foreign country. That would be FOOLISHLY INSENSITIVE! ESPECIALLY since SO many folks HAVE lost their sons that way! My point is BIGGER!
I once walked in the dark! I now BASK in Christ’s LIGHT! I am not now, what I once was. I am HIS and He is MINE! Like with my son, there was a point where ‘story’ changed to ‘reality,’ Christ came into my heart, and after that BIRTHDAY, I was CHANGED! I shall NEVER be the same. I rejoice that not only I…but my wife and ALL my kids have the same experience with ‘The Master of the Universe!’ So no matter WHAT stuff happens, I live to celebrate Jesus in my life!
What about YOU?
