To Know Him Now
20 Jan
Mark beautifully recounted the memorial service that we attended yesterday for the miraculous life of Mason.
The young couple that lost Mason never knew Jesus, attended a church service or even prayed before they found out about the fate of their precious child. When the doctors told them at just 5 months pregnant that Mason wouldn’t live more than 10 minutes after birth, they found the closest church (ORCC) and gave their lives to Christ.
I got to meet them shortly after they started attending ORCC, and they have radically changed my life. Their faith, their understanding of the Word, their hunger for the Holy Spirit – it all took me by surprise. How could such “baby Christians” already have such an amazing grasp on loving Jesus? Shouldn’t their faith be shaken? Shouldn’t they lose hope faster than I do? Even now, after they lost Mason, they are still an inspiration and encouragement to me.
It makes me wonder what I may have lost in translation being raised in church. Have I become numb by reciting “church-isms”, singing songs, and quoting scripture that I don’t fully understand myself? Did faith lose it’s true meaning as I was praying for my 10-speed bike to be fixed and my barbie to be found? Did Jesus become a character like Santa or the tooth fairy?
What would it be like if I heard the Word and accepted Jesus as my savior for the first time NOW as an adult? Lord, I pray that I can hear your Word and follow your Holy Spirit with passion as if today was the first day I ever knew you.
Thank you, Mason…
Wow, read Mark’s blog and thought this was awesome, now I read yours and I’m blown away…
Have I belittled Christ to a band-aid or a remote effigy because I’m so used to saying amen and singing hallelujah?
I’m going to chew on this for a bit today
Me too, Archie. The change and reflection that this miracle child has brought to my life is indescribable. I pray I’m never the same.
Great post, Judi. I hope we can all take pause and rethink how we treat our savior.
These are some of the same thoughts I have at times too. I never had a moment in my life where I didn’t know God, believe in God, love God…..so I have nothing to compare it to. I do take it for granted since it’s always just “been there.” I have no idea what life is like without Him. I often wonder if I am missing out on that passion, or that fear of living without Him. I don’t know. But I do know my prayer is the same as yours.
that picture of him is beautiful. my chest tightens and my breath catches as I look at him.