Good morning blog readers. It is good to be at the keyboard this morning, clicking and clacking away, today's edition landing on
Thursday, August 28, 2025. My wife commented that my typing had really improved since I restarted my blogging activity. That means I can make mistakes even faster now. I don't know why but the book title, 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' was stuck in my mind this morning. I say that because I've never read that book and pretty much know next to nothing about it, however, the title is one that caused me to ponder the way our lives unfold in this sin cursed world. It really, at times, does seem like a series of unfortunate events. Not in your world? Good for you! It seems like for our family we dealt with a whole lot of tragedies even from the time I was just a tyke. Granny Mac, my mom's mother used to say this in response to receiving word of another sad occurrence, "Son, you just never know what a day might bring." I mention this because some folks who deal with a lot of adversity, at times, think they are all alone in their experience. Yet, according to our Creator, as inspired by God the Holy Spirit, we are told this, "No trial has come upon you but such as is common to man: but God is
faithful, who will not suffer you to be tried more than you are able to
bear; but he will, with the trial, make a way to escape, so that you be
able to bear up under it." 1st Corinthians 10:13 from the Anderson New Testament. Many translations do use that word escape and we all applaud. Yay for escape but the truth is the way of escape involves our ability to bear it not avoid it. I've not met anyone who has been able to avoid difficult times because it is very much a part of the human existence here in this fallen world. I'm saying that no one should feel like they are being picked on although I must confess that I have felt that way myself at times. I will not recount the many family members we've lost beginning with my dad in 1954, but, there is no way that these loses make any sense whatsoever from a human rationalization standpoint. I well remember my mom's dad Paw Paw Mac's response in the face of great calamity or loss, he couldn't sing a lick but he could mimic the words of the Ira F. Stanphil song:
I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
I don't know about tomorrow
I just live from day to day
I don't borrow from the sunshine
For its skies may turn to gray
I don't worry o'er the future
For I know what Jesus said
And today I'll walk beside Him
For He knows what lies ahead
Chorus:
Many things about tomorrow
I don't seem to understand
But I know who holds tomorrow
And I know who holds my hand
Ev'ry step is getting brighter
As the golden stairs I climb
Ev'ry burden's getting lighter
Ev'ry cloud is silver lined
Well there the sun is always shining
There no tear will dim the eye
At the ending of the rainbow
Where the mountains touch the sky
Chorus:
Many things about tomorrow
I don't seem to understand
But I know who holds tomorrow
And I know who holds my hand
Yes I know who holds tomorrow
And I know who holds my hand
I'm not trying to get us all down and out because the only thing that can get us up and going is our Father who is in heaven. The other thing that I know to be true is this: Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, who are called according to his purpose". I didn't say I can comprehend the full meaning of this promise but I do know this: I can, by faith, apprehend it as the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. The all things in some people's way of seeing it has to do with good stuff. Nope. All things. The good, the bad, the ugly, and, yes, even the terrible, He is at work in all things to bring good to His own. I've heard it explained many different ways but the bottom line is to trust Him. He will make a way. He will. I've been there and done that. He will. Have a great rest of the day and may God add His blessings. Amen.
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