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When Life Tumbles In, by Tim Archer
Dr. Arthur John Gossip was a minister who had preached many sermons,
but none like this one. The day before, his wife had collapsed and died
suddenly. Now he stood in the pulpit of the Beechgrove Church in
Aberdeen, Scotland, speaking on the subject "But When Life Tumbles In,
What Then?" In the midst of his pain, he spoke words of hope to his
congregation.
In reflecting on his loss Gossip said, "I do not understand this life
of ours. But still less can I comprehend how people in trouble and loss
and bereavement can fling away peevishly from the Christian faith. In
God's name, fling to what? Have we not lost enough without losing that
too?" Later he explained, "You people," says Gossip, "in the sunshine
may believe the faith, but we in the shadow must believe it. We have
nothing else."
It's never easy for one who stands in the sunshine, as Gossip put it,
to speak to those in the shadow. Any words that are spoken ring hollow
and empty. If you are walking in the shadow of loss or illness or
financial strain, you may find it hard to listen to those who would
speak to you of hope. You need to hear from those who know life's dark
side. One place to do that is HopeforLife.org. On that website, you
will find the stories of people like Arthur John Gossip who found
themselves in the shadow but now walk in the sunshine. People who faced
life's most extreme moments and came out with faith in God.
We in the shadow MUST believe the faith
Gossip ended his sermon with these words:
I don't think you need to be afraid of life. Our hearts are very
frail, and there are places where the road is very steep and very
lonely, but we have a wonderful God. And, as Paul puts it, "What
can separate us from his love? Not death," he writes immediately.
No, not death, for standing in the roaring of the Jordan, cold with
its dreadful chill and very conscious of its terror, of its
rushing, I, too, like Hopeful in Pilgrim's Progress, can call back
to you who one day in your turn will have to cross it, "Be of good
cheer, my brother, for I feel the bottom and it is sound."
Visit HopeforLife.org and hear the voices of others who echo Gossip's
words: "I feel the bottom and it is sound." Find the hope that God
offers. Write to me at tim@hopeforlife.org, and I'll tell you more
about the hope God offers in our darkest hour.
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Contact us at info@hopeforlife.org)
Are you presently experiencing a new life? God's word says, "if anyone
is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has
come!"
This new life is a free gift of God through faith in Jesus Christ. If
you want to know more about this life that only Jesus can give you,
sign up for one of our Bible courses. Wherever you are in life,
whatever you've done, you can begin again.
You may also contact us at info@hopeforlife.org if you have questions
about becoming a new creation.
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(c) 2009 Herald of Truth
RELATED LINKS:
* I Don't Have All The Answers
http://hopeforlife.org/resources/answers.asp
* We Care
http://hopeforlife.org/resources/wecare.asp
* The Healing
http://www.hopeforlife.org/blog/entry.asp?ENTRY_ID=32
* HopeForLife
http://www.hopeforlife.org
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http://www.heartlight.org/articles/200906/20090610_tumbles.html
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TOTAL FORGIVENESS, REVISED AND UPDATED, by R.T. Kendall
Holding a grudge? Experience all of God's blessings when you pardon
others completely! Using examples from the life of Joseph and new
testimonies from those whose lives have been transformed, Kendall helps
you understand the consequences not forgiving.
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