THE ROOTS OF OUR LIFE

” Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. COLOSSIANS 2:7

These past three days have been the hardest that I have ever faced. My son passed away with brain cancer after 27 months of hard work, strong faith and total trust in his Lord and Savior. There is a reason for everything, but it is hard to understand why things happen the way they do. These past three days were filled with sadness and many tears and ended with a fantastic celebration of life that included many great memories. I was able to see so many lives that my son had touched throughout his life. His life with Christ began back when he was about 11 to 12 years old. At that time, we were attending the best church that I believe we have ever attended. Mike came forward and wanted to be baptized and was baptized at Big Indian Lake just south of Wymore, Ne. It was there that his journey with the Lord took off. He lived his life with a purpose, and that purpose was to live for Christ Jesus. He allowed his roots to grow deep into Jesus and allowed his faith to become stronger and stronger. These past 27 months displayed his ultimate faith and trust in God. His faith and spiritual strength spread to others in his life and prepared them to function with great faith and strength of their own. He knew all along that the Lord was calling him home. He continued to be strong, joyful and funny right up until his passing. Even after his death he is still testifying for the Lord as he left great memories for all close to him to remember. You and I should continue to let our roots grow deep into Jesus. We should continue to work every day to strengthen our faith and live the life the Lord has set forth for each of us. We can all rest assured that someday we will all be together again. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL SITUATIONS!