RICH IN MERCY

IN THE SUMMER, OUR FAMILY RECEIVED THE NEWS THAT MY MOM HAD CANCER ON HER ONE KIDNEY. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT WAS A SHOCK AS SHE WASN'T ILL, BUT HAD SOME MINOR STOMACH DISCOMFORT AND BROUGHT IT TO HER DOCTOR.  OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH OR SO WE WAITED WHILE TESTS WERE DONE AND REFERRALS WERE MADE. EACH RESULT REVEALING EXACTLY WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND THE TREATMENT NEEDED.
THANKFULLY EACH RESULT BROUGHT MORE AND MORE HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT. EACH STEP SEEMED TO BE EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE HOPING FOR. NOT ONCE DID THE NEWS TURN IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION BUT CONTINUOUSLY UPWARD. THIS IS NOT JUST "LUCK". THIS IS THE MIGHTY HAND OF A MIGHTY GOD. MY PARENTS HAVE DEVOTED THEIR ENTIRE LIVES TO TRYING TO PLEASE THE LORD IN SPITE OF CRITICISM OR SLANDER. TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE HAS BEEN THEIR LIFE'S GOAL. OF COURSE THEY ARE NOT PERFECT, BUT THEIR DESIRE HAS NEVER WAVERED.
PSALMS 112:1 "PRAISE YE THE LORD. BLESSED IS THE MAN THAT FEARETH THE LORD, THAT DELIGHTETH GREATLY IN HIS COMMANDMENTS."
PSALMS 46:1 "GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH, A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE."
ALL THROUGH EACH STEP OF THIS SITUATION, WE HAVE FELT THE LORD BESIDE US AND KNEW THAT NO MATTER THE OUTCOME HE WAS THERE. THIS IS A PEACE THAT IS HARD TO EXPLAIN UNLESS YOU HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD. THE BIBLE SAYS IT'S A PEACE THAT PASSETH ALL UNDERSTANDING.  WE ARE SO THANKFUL THAT IN HIS GREAT MERCY AND IN SHOWING HIS GREAT LOVE FOR US HE ALLOWED MOM TO COME THROUGH THIS SO WONDERFULLY. SHE HAD HER KIDNEY REMOVED AND THE SURGEON SAID THE TUMOUR WAS TOTALLY CONTAINED AND THE OPERATION WENT GREAT. SHE IS HOME AND FEELING WELL AND RECOVERING. ALL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE PRAYERS OF SO MANY PEOPLE. GOD HEARS THE PRAYERS OF HIS CHILDREN. WE ARE SO BLESSED.
EPHESIANS 2;4,7 "BUT GOD, WHO IS RICH IN MERCY,FOR HIS GREAT LOVE WHEREWITH HE LOVED US,.....THAT IN THE AGES TO COME HE MIGHT SHEW THE EXCEEDING RICHES OF HIS GRACE IN HIS KINDNESS TOWARD US THROUGH CHRIST JESUS."
MY FAMILY IS VERY RICH THIS CHRISTMAS! THANK-YOU LORD!