Yesterday was a big day. I was able to go to First Baptist in Garden City, KS and preach on John's prologue. It was very good to see God working through His people in other places. Hopefully I was able to encourage them to continue in God's work and remain faithful to God's calling.
Shortly after my family arrived back home my EMS pager alarmed. A report of a drowning at an address that happened to be my wife's cousin's house. They have a two year old, and my wife quickly began to melt when the thought of who it might be occured to her.
My worst fears seemed to be realized when I saw my relative holding her child. I quickly asked if the child was breathing. The answer..."Yes". I quickly escorted the patient into the ambulance, and we were on our way to the hospital in moments. Then I noticed something. The child was looking at me. A little blue but crying and alert. The child even became a little upset when I gave him oxygen. It turned out that he was just fine.
Just like one of the greatest songs of all time, God's grace taught my heart to fear. God's grace also relieved them. God was merciful to our family yesterday. His mercy is so overwhelming that I feel like there could be nothing more God could possibly give me. Now I see what the Scriptures mean when it speaks of His mercies being new everyday.
"Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness." - Lamentations 3:22-23
A La Carte (April 25)
12 hours ago
1 comment:
What a terrifying experience ... and what a relief! There may come times in our lives when such relief doesn't come, when life skips off the tracks and seems hopelessly wrong. Thank God it wasn't with your cousin's kid.
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