Saturday, May 14, 2011

God's faithfulness at a funeral

i went to a funeral today for my friend's mom. she was just 51 years old. but oddly enough i walked out praising God and singing these words

Great is Your faithfulness
Great is Your faithfulness
You never change
You never fail, O God

True are Your promises
True are Your promises
You never change
You never fail, O God

So we raise up holy hands
To praise the Holy One
Who was and is and is to come

Wide is Your love and grace
Wide is Your love and grace
You never change
You never fail, O God

You were, You are
You will always be

my friend's brother stood up and read these verses ...

Isaiah 55:8-9

8For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD.
9(A) For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.

and then her brother said God has always been faithful to our family every day ... and today is no different.

how great is it that instead of doubting God or blaming Him this family can cling to Him just as their mom modeled all through her life? Our God is just that good ... and it continues to amazes me! yes there's pain and grief and tears, but God is still good. He is still the promise keeper. He is still the lover of our souls. the funeral made me think about a lot of things ... but i praise God that i could walk out of there trusting Him more and not less.

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