Wow! Things are always changing. The temperature dropped 20 degrees over night. Clouds roll in and quickly move out. You know the Bible says that “life is a vapor.” It’s here today and gone tomorrow. Change has really hit us lately. It has been a little over three weeks since we lost little Hudson Stone. It’s hard to believe the hope of life and the excitement of the new baby was so quickly taken away. Wow, it still hurts too! Since then, though, more change has come. We recently moved to Whitesville, Kentucky, where I am once again a new pastor. The girls are in school again (and loving it). The boxes are being emptied and slowly put into place. We are in a new home. But, we are still together, the five of us. We are blessed beyond measure to be where we are and we are here only by God’s grace. While all around us there is change upon change, one thing is always certain: GOD IS FAITHFUL!
He never fails and He never leaves us alone. He is faithful and true and his mercies endure forever.
With all this change, I am reminded of something critically important. All of this change is leading us to a point, a final point where all of this life will finally be consummated and we’ll go Home. Every breath I take and every step I make simply leads me closer to Jesus. I am so thankful that the hope He has born inside of me is a sure foundation that will not falter nor change. I am so grateful that his promises are true: “He who began a good work in you will carry it on unto completion” (Phil. 1:6).
Until He comes again, I’ll be waiting, ready to go home. But until then, I’ll be serving Jesus!
