If I Have, Please Forgive Me

I may have broached this subject before and if I have, please forgive me but it seemed worthy of a reminder.

God is so very good to me. My life has been blessed beyond measure in all sorts of ways.

God has given me so much: a beautiful wife and family; six, yes, count 'em, six grandchildren that can light up Granddaddy's heart with just a little smile; a wonderful home; a loving church family; food and more than enough blessings for life; the list of His riches passed on to me is endless.

But last night as Wanna and I watched the first hour of the Westminster Dog Show, I was reminded that a strong argument could be made that God's greatest blessing to me (after Christ's sacrifice that I might be saved) is not in what He has given me but in what He has spared me.

Last night toward the end of the first hour, a young girl, bald from her cancer treatments, was introduced. She smiled a huge smile but you could still see the strain of sickness in her eyes.

Her bright red dress did much to create a happy look, but the pain of suffering so much at such a young age could easily be seen.

My grandchildren have had health problems of one kind or another. My kids did, too. So did I. But none of mine have ever had their lives threatened by something like cancer and none of them ever looked like they were losing the battle.

God has spared me so much.

A young adult, a soldier in our armed forces was also introduced. He had lost both legs serving us overseas. He walked out to cheers on his titanium legs and stood proudly and as steadily as he could.

I have been challenged medically a time or two, but nothing like the loss of my legs.

God has spared me so much.

If today, as you think about and engage in prayer, if, somehow, thanking God for the blessings you have received has become common and uninspiring, try thanking God for what He has spared you, what He has protected you from experiencing.

It may be that the greatest blessings (after salvation) are those things that we never touch, never taste, never experience, never own.

Give Him thanks today. He is worthy to receive it for blessings received and pain spared.

Then pray for revival. Great, glorious, Holy Ghost revival.

In His Love
Walter