{"id":669,"date":"2007-05-01T12:22:21","date_gmt":"2007-05-01T12:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2007\/05\/a_good_sunday.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:45:34","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:45:34","slug":"a_good_sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2007\/05\/a_good_sunday.shtml","title":{"rendered":"A Good Sunday"},"content":{"rendered":"

This past Sunday, the Holy Spirit was at work. No, there was no fire from heaven or anything like that, it was just how the service came together on a theme of God teaching us through suffering. It wasn’t planned, at least not by us anyway.
\nYou can listen to Bob S’s message here<\/a> where he talks about how God teaches us through suffering. He wonders if it weren’t for the 3 children dropped into his life 4-5 years ago, if he would have made it. He felt in some way that he was saved by them, but it’s been hard. Going from 2 older girls to 5 children from toddlers through middle school was challenging, but has taught him much. He asked James R. the same question; did he wonder sometimes if God gave him MS to save his soul.
\nBut the most powerful part of the service was earlier, when Jess stood and shared about her time with Mat. She referenced Psalm 71:14-16:<\/p>\n

But as for me, I will always have hope;
\nI will praise you more and more.
\nMy mouth will tell of your righteousness,
\nof your salvation all day long,
\nthough I know not its measure.
\nI will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD;
\nI will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

She shared how, from his ICU bed, Mat was boosting her sagging faith. “Don’t be mad at Him.”, he told her. His health situation has not changed, but he’s telling the nurses about Jesus, and singing. Either Saturday night or Sunday morning, she left and he was singing “Hard Fighting Soldier.<\/em>“. So, after she shared, and thanked the church for what we are and how we’ve supported them, we sang it too.<\/p>\n

I’m a hard fighting soldier, on the battlefield
\nI’m a hard fighting soldier, on the battlefield
\nI’m a hard fighting soldier, on the battlefield
\nI keep on bringin souls to Jesus
\nBy the service that I yield
\nI’ve got a helmet on my head, in my hand a sword and shield
\nI’ve got a helmet on my head, in my hand a sword and shield
\nI’ve got a helmet on my head, in my hand a sword and shield
\nI keep on bringin souls to Jesus
\nBy the service that I give
\nYou gotta walk right, talk right, sing right, pray right, on the battlefield
\nYou gotta walk right, talk right, sing right, pray right, on the battlefield
\nYou gotta walk right, talk right, sing right, pray right, on the battlefield
\nI keep on bringin souls to Jesus
\nBy the service that I give
\nAnd when I die, let me die, in the service of the Lord
\nOh when I die, let me die, in the service of the Lord
\nWhen I die, let me die, in the service of the Lord
\nI keep on bringin souls to Jesus
\nBy the service that I give
\n‘Cause I’m a hard fighting soldier, on the battlefield
\nI’m a hard fighting soldier, on the battlefield
\nI’m a hard fighting soldier, on the battlefield
\nI keep on bringin souls to Jesus
\nBy the service that I yield
\nI keep on bringin souls to Jesus
\nBy the service that I yield<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

During the song, I’m up front, singing on the bass mic. From there, I can see what most people can’t. That’s Jess, in the front row, singing and weeping. Tears of sadness and grief, for sure, but I suspect, paradoxically, tears of joy as well. Joy of being in God’s kingdom. Joy of having found one that, even in suffering, is pointing her to God.
\nGod is moving here. Keep praying for Mat and Jess, if your heart is so moved. I know mine is.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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