I know it is hard to understand, God was there on Friday as a man entered into a state of evil and chose to change lives forever. It is hard to understand, God was with each and every person who was shot and killed. It is hard to understand, God is there in the homes of all the family who lost loved ones right now. It is hard to understand, the presence of God is everywhere. He is all present at all times.
Today in church over 35 kids were on stage singing there Christmas songs they had been rehearsing for sometime now. I could not help but think of the families sitting in churches where there children are gone, never to come back. I could not help but watch my children as they sang and feel lucky to be able to hold them and watch them perform. They sang about a gift named Jesus that came as a child to later be the sacrificial lamb. They sang about a savior that was born so we may be free. They sang about a baby that was destined to die on a cross. His little hands as a baby would one day grow into large hands that would be spread out for spikes to be nailed through. His little feet would grow to be big enough to handle spikes nailed through them. His little rounded soft stomach would grow to have his side pierced. His little perfect head would grow to have a crown of thorns push deep into his brow. He would grow up to only be slain on a cross for our sins. He went through death for you and me. You don't think he was scared? You don't think he was afraid? He did what he was born to do.
I wonder if we will follow his lead. I wonder if we will be bold and do what we were born to do. It is scary to stand up for what God needs us to do, but if we do He will be there.....
Tonight, 27 of us stood up for what God called us to do and went and stood in a circle with candles in hand during a candle light service. We decided to do what God called each of us to do. We prayed for the families going through this tragic event. We prayed for the faculty and staff of all the area schools that they would be able to lead our children in a Godly way. We prayed for our kids safety as they go to school and we prayed for our kids to be fearful in the eyes of evil. We prayed for parents to be able to live the faith out loud in their home. We prayed for people across the country to feel God's hand on their lives.
As we prayed, I looked around the circle and counted the candles. I counted exactly 27 candles. I counted again and there were 27 candles. I counted one more time and there were exactly 27 candles. Then I looked again and there was one candle not being held, sitting on the ground in the middle of the circle, making the total 28. The exact number of people who died in the Newtown massacre. God was there....God was present...He was there when all 27 people died at the hand of the gunman and God was there when the gunman pulled the trigger on himself.
What will you do different today that will affect your life and your children's lives tomorrow?
Here's is the cool thing, God will be there. When you think about your child during the day, God is there. When we wonder about the future and our children, understand, our future is God's past and He is already there.....
Matthew 5:14-16
"You are the light of the world, a city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do we light a lamp and put in under a bowl, instead we put it on a stand and it gives light unto all the house. Let your light so shine before men so they may see you good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."
Let us do what God has called us to do and let us be bold in our faith.....God will be there....I promise....
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