Jun 24, 2003

Tomorrow

Yesterday a member of our family, our son-in-law Tony, had a car accident.
Lynn, his wife....our daughter, just happened to drive upon it as she was leaving her condo complex. Tony had been taken away by ambulance but the Highway Patrol was there as well as Florida Power Electric since he hit a concrete light pole and broke it off to the ground. The Miracle is that the concrete pole did not fall toward his vehicle but in the opposite direction....This is the scene that Lynn drove upon....
She was very distraught to say the least as she called us and headed to Bayfront Hospital. Other family members were alerted along with prayer partner, Nancy. All of us arrived in the emergency room in a state of anxious concern.
The Florida Highway Patrol came in with some of Tony’s personal effects to give to his wife. What a wonderful, professional man he was along with being a very caring human being.
His name......Jesus’ Lopez.
Since both air bags ejected.....Tony was protected somewhat from the impact but had numerous abrasions from the airbags themselves.
After tests and x-rays it was determined that.....everything was normal, thank God, except for all the shocks of the impact that produced cuts and bruises, which would heal with time....
The family breathed a sigh of relief and thanked God for the Miracle of Tony’s life being spared from .....what could have been a real tragedy!
......Today in my morning devotion these words leap from the page.......
Prov.27:1.....Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.......
This truth became real yesterday.....
Our knowledge as a human race seems impressive - awesome.
We can split atoms, we can build skyscrapers, transplant kidneys, program computers, explore and explain outer space.....
But when it comes to ......tomorrow.... our knowledge drops to zero.
Tomorrow remains a factor X.....a mystery.
Tomorrow.
It may bring sickness, sorrow, or tragedy.
It may bring an answer to your hearts desire....a dream come true!
It may bring you to prosperity, the beginning of a friendship....
....or just another twenty-four hours of ......
It may not even come!
This kind of thinking leads to the ......inevitable question:
Are you/we ready?
“Ready for what?” you may ask...
“Ready for anything?”....I say!
.....Is your trust, your faith, your attitude of dependence on God....stable to sustain you/us.....regardless?
......I say after yesterdays encounter......Thank the Lord, it is His LOVE....that arranges our tomorrows.....and we can be certain that whatever it brings, HIS LOVE is sent our way....
That is why I smile every time I read Romans 11:33....
...”Oh, what a wonderful God we have!
How great are His wisdom and knowledge and riches!
How impossible it is for us to understand His decisions and His methods!”
....It is this that brings a smile into our tomorrows ....
Yes, Tony is going to be all-right......for God is IN CHARGE of his tomorrows......and he will.....continue to enjoy.....The Good Life....by the grace of God!!!
Hallelujah!

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