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"Yahweh is Good!"
Posted by Lev/Christopher on November 14, 2009 at 1:50am
in Inspirations / Devotionals
There was an older man at our church who had loved YAHWEH all of his life. The man, John, walked around saying "YAHWEH IS GOOD!"
He said it all the time, whenever and wherever he was.
When John got married he said, "YAHWEH IS GOOD!"
When John lost his job he said, "YAHWEH IS GOOD!"
When John's father died he said, "YAHWEH IS GOOD!"
When John's wallet got stolen he said, "YAHWEH IS GOOD!"
Well, you get the idea, no matter what John did, or what happened to him, we would always hear him say, "YAHWEH IS GOOD!"
A few months ago, John was diagnosed with cancer. The disease had spread rapidly and he was told by his doctor he'd have only a few weeks to live.
Still, even on his death bed, John could be heard by everyone in the hospital repeating his famous phrase, "YAHWEH IS GOOD!"
Our Pastor Charles, was John's best friend. Charles went everyday to visit John in the hospital. And every night before Charles left John would tell him, "YAHWEH IS GOOD!"
Finally after weeks of watching his best friend get worse and worse from his terminal disease, Charles just could not stand it any longer and asked John, "John you are my best friend and I love you. I love the Lord, too. I have listened to you say that 'YAHWEH IS GOOD' your whole life. Through the good times, maybe I can understand you saying how good YAHWEH is. Maybe even through the hard times, to help yourself cope. But now, laying here on your deathbed, how can you be so optimistic? How can you say 'YAHWEH IS GOOD!' every day when you know He is letting you die?"
John just looked at Charles and smiled.
"Dear friend, don't you see all of those times I was saying 'YAHWEH IS GOOD!' it was my way of praising Him in the little way I could. And look what my reward is for remaining faithful; I am dying. You say YAHWEH is letting me die AS IF that's a bad thing. Charles, have you forgotten our goal is to live our life for Him, and join Him one day in Heaven! See, 'YAHWEH IS GOOD!' He has finally called me home and in a few hours I will be with Him. I can't imagine anything greater than that!"
John died that night in his sleep.
Charles stood up and said only two things at John's funeral:
"I will miss my friend but I know I will see him again one day soon ... 'YAHWEH IS GOOD!'"
http://www.ebe.org.uk/story6.htm
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