BBD 02.09.05 The Silver Lining
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02.09.05
The Silver Lining
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! - Philippians 4:4.
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is
the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. - 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17.
Fidel Trujillo did not want to leave the bar in Immokalee, Florida when
Sally Hampton, 64, placed her hand on Trujillo’s shoulder to lead him out.
Trujillo attacked Sally hitting her in the head with a beer bottle and then
kicked her in the head and in her body as she was falling. Trujillo has been
convicted of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and given a 12 ½-year
prison sentence.
It has been said that even the darkest cloud has a silver lining. But how
could being battered with a beer bottle and kicked in the head and body have
a silver lining? When doctors examined Sally and performed the necessary
tests, they found that she had a brain tumor that could have taken her life.
The brain tumor has been removed and she has recovered completely from the
attack and the surgery.
Corrie Ten Boom complained to her sister when her sister insisted that they
thank God for the fleas that were in their barracks while incarcerated in a
Nazi concentration camp. How could she thank God for fleas? However, her
sister was right and there was a silver lining. The guards that harassed
some in other barracks never bothered them because of … the fleas!
As Christians we know that God does promise “…that all things work together
for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His
purpose (Romans 8:28).” Under the dark clouds of life’s problems, we can
rejoice in God’s promises. Through faith, we know that He will somehow bring
about good from the bad. If not on earth, then in Heaven, the good will be
seen.
Under the darkest clouds, we can rejoice and thank God that we have a
Savior. We can rejoice and thank God, that He loved us so much that His only
Son suffered and died for us on the cross. We can rejoice and thank God that
we are not alone but that He has sent the “comforter”, the Holy Spirit, Who
resides in every believer. We can rejoice and thank God, that God knows what
we are going through and will walk with us through it. We can rejoice and
thank God, that He will give us the strength necessary to sustain us through
the darkest days. We can rejoice and thank God that we can say with the
apostle Paul, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
(Philippians 4:13).”
The next time a dark cloud threatens to overwhelm you - look for the silver
lining. It is there somewhere. Ask God to help you see it.
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