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Written by Pastor Scott
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Sunday, 06 May 2012 00:00 |
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Horatio Spafford lived in the late 19th century. He was married and had four beautiful daughters. When an urgent business matter postponed his stay in New York, he sent his family on ahead on a French luxury liner. The liner ended up hitting an ironclad sailing vessel and it quickly sank. The only survivor was his wife. She sent a telegram which read, "Saved alone." Spafford made the trek across the Atlantic heartbroken and alone, yet he had a rich and deep abiding trust in his God. When the vessel passed the location where the liner sank, he resolutely said, "It is well, the will of God be done." Later he would pen a hymn which opens, "When peace like a river attendeth my way, When sorrows, like sea billows roll; Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul." The confidence Spafford had in God in a time of great heartache depicts the faith and trust that each of us need in hours of testing. Psalm 18:2 says, "The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge." Where are we taking refuge and finding strength?
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2013