BBD 05.08.14 Life is Like That (Classic)
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The Burning
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Classic
from 2007
05.08.14
Life is Like That
Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts
us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any
trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. - 2
Corinthians 1:3-4.
A 42-year-old woman in Hong Kong had a bad
start to her day - she slipped while brushing her teeth and swallowed her
toothbrush. She was still able to call 999 for help. Doctors were able to
remove the toothbrush and the woman is reportedly doing well.
A 26-year-old woman in Sydney, Australia had
a somewhat similar problem when she accidentally swallowed a teaspoon. She had
the teaspoon in her mouth when she started laughing which resulted in the spoon
being swallowed. It was difficult to remove, but doctors were after several
tries able to remove it without invasive surgery.
Some people are injured before they even make
it out of their bedrooms in the mornings. It has been reported that every year
more than 125,000 people are injured by doing things like falling out of the
bed, tripping over the bed, or being hurt somehow by the headboard of the bed.
In 1972, Bob Hail had made it out of bed and
apparently had successfully avoided the dangers of the bed, brushing the teeth,
and of eating breakfast before going skydiving. Hail was just learning how to
skydive when he had perhaps his most memorable experience in life. When he
jumped from the plane, his parachute did not open. When he tried to open his
backup chute, it also failed. He found himself heading toward the ground at
about 80 mph and nothing slowed his descent. He landed on his face. Hail later said, “I
screamed. I knew I was dead and that my life was ending right then. There was
nothing I could do.” Amazingly, Bob Hail was able to stand up, and
walk away with only a broken nose and some missing teeth.
In 2 Corinthians,
the apostle Paul mentions those who experience tribulation and trouble. He
mentions those things because life is like that. We are going to have
some tribulations and troubles while living life here on Planet Earth.
Sometimes those tribulations and troubles may not turn out as well as they did
for Bob Hail or for the two women who swallowed the toothbrush and the spoon. Why?
Because life is like that.
The good news in all of this is that our God
is a God of mercies and of “all comfort.” In the
midst of living life and of experiencing all of the tribulations and troubles
that life sometimes brings our way - God is able to and wants to “comfort us.” When God gives us “comfort,” we are then able to give “comfort” to others who are experiencing tribulations
and troubles.
So, the next time you trip over your bed in
the morning or swallow your toothbrush remember that life is like that.
Remember too that your God cares about you (1 Peter
5:7) and wants to give you comfort in the midst of whatever your trouble
or tribulation may be.
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