This past Sunday was Valentine’s Day. I was privileged to hear a number of stories of how people met and married.
My favorite was one of tragedy, but one that also revealed the greatness and glory of God.
It is the story of Pastor James McDonald of Harvest Bible Fellowship. The adventure began for him in the first grade when he met his first love. They both went to the same church. She had brothers involved in the same outdoor club and he regularly shared a ride with them.
Every time he got in the car, he hoped that she would be in there. She had no reason to be, but he wanted to sit next to her and talk to her.
Later that school year, this little girl became sick. It was a horrible illness that took her life. When he got older, he found out it was cancer.
The girl’s mother was a woman of great faith with a gifted voice. Within a matter of weeks of the death of her daughter, she was back at church leading in worship with her church family. She had a brother who lived in the city who was not walking with the Lord. She asked him to come and listen to her sing a particular song that spoke of her journey and how Jesus had seen her through her pain.
The man came and brought his daughter. He did not continue to come, but he did allow his daughter, this grieving mother’s niece, to continue to attend.
In the days and months ahead, this little girl accepted Christ and was faithful in her walk with Jesus. James met her and they fell in love and today they are husband and wife blessed with a family and a wonderful teaching ministry.
God did not cause that little girl to get cancer. We live in a world of sin and sickness where there is pain and devastation. For those who love God, there is a promise that we have from His Word that enables us to have hope and joy in all things. Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
God did not cause the death of that little girl, but He used that tragedy and reached another little girl who He redeemed for His glory.
She became a pastor’s wife and a part of God’s eternal love story.
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