Luke 11:11-13
New International Version (NIV)
11 “Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[a] a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Grief is an interesting thing.It is the one moment where we realize how much God loves us than the moment he showers us with a fire hose of love in the days following the loss of our loved one. As a dad there is no greater joy in life than when my son calls me for advice or assistance with something. When he does I will respond to him with kindness and love. Just as I would do anything for my son I am reminded how much more God loves him.
As a Earthly father my time is limited by life's work and just as I say goodbye to my son I am reminded that our Father God is there 24-7 for him. Because of what Jesus Christ did on the cross I have an intercessor who steps in and helps us in our trials, our pain of loss, and our recovery from our grief.
Our father in heaven is trained to respond to emergencies. He often hears the silent prayers of our doctors and nurses who are responding to a medical crisis. He often comforts the mothers and fathers of earthly children as the emergency personnel are working on their loved one. God has the capacity to respond to the crisis no matter what the outcome. He is recipient of our praises when a pulse is found and life returns and he is the recipient of the guttural cries of anguish as parents collapse to the ground in disbelief and shock.
It is in the area when things do not turn out the way they should ( from our finite mind standpoint) that God demonstrates his greatest work. It is in the lives of people in grief that he reveals to them how much he loves them. Whenever he sends someone to us to offer a kind word or deed we are reminded of God's love. Whenever we sit in church we are reminded through the word of the Pastor how much we are loved.
God, our father, loves you so much that he would never abandon you in your crisis. Won't you take a moment today and thank him for the time he has given you as you recover from your crisis?
Then sit back and watch God's fire hose of love showering on you.
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