Last
Autumn I went through some medical examinations. It came the day to see the consultant
for the results.
My
wife and I read a scripture that morning as we do every morning. It was Psalm
91: 1,2:
“He
who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will
abide in the shadow of the Almighty.’
I
will say to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my fortress,
My
God, in whom I trust.”
I
said to my wife, “we are going to get bad news today.” She agreed with a
pensive look on her face. God had often given us messages through the
scriptures that were specific. God continues to speak as he has always spoken,
but at times, the right verse miraculously lands in our lap when needed.
And
sure enough, cells in the prostate that served me faithfully, turned hostile
and have created a rebellion in the pancreas and liver and who knows where
else.
The
consultant, a kind Asian man, who seemed worried that I never received the full
impact of the diagnoses said, “You are very bravado about this?”
“There’s
a young man inside me. He has followed me around all his life. His age, I do
not know, but he is always there. He comforts me and his presence convinces me
God has eternity in view for me,” I replied.
It Happened Like This
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Last Autumn I went through some medical examinations. It came the day to see the consultant for the results.
My wife and I read a scripture that morning as we do every morning. It was Psalm 91: 1,2:
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.’
I will say to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust.”
I said to my wife, “we are going to get bad news today.” She agreed with a pensive look on her face. God had often given us messages through the scriptures that were specific. God continues to speak as he has always spoken, but at times, the right verse miraculously lands in our lap when needed.
And sure enough, cells in the prostate that served me faithfully, turned hostile and have created a rebellion in the pancreas and liver and who knows where else.
The consultant, a kind Asian man, who seemed worried that I never received the full impact of the diagnoses said, “You are very bravado about this?”
“There’s a young man inside me. He has followed me around all his life. His age, I do not know, but he is always there. He comforts me and his presence convinces me God has eternity in view for me,” I replied.