My brother called me on Friday to take advantage of these present times, which he was reminded (and reminded me) how fleeting these times are. His friend died Thursday night. He was a pastor at the church Jake goes to. He died along with his baby son in a house fire. Upon hanging up with him I grabbed one of the toddler twins I was bathing at the time and cried and prayed for the family...I am pretty sure both girls thought I was crazy.
This man, Derek, had come home from Together for the Gospel
Conference, the same conference my pastors were at this week, Picked
up his 5 month old son, as his wife and two daughter were visiting family
in FL, went home, put the baby to bed and that night they both died.
In a sense this is really sad, they leave behind a wife/mother and two little girls and countless family members in Christ. In another sense this is joyous as it always is when a Saint (redeemed sinner/Christian) is buried. Borrowing from the hymn Jesus, I my cross have taking, Derek's hope has changed to glad fruition, his faith to sight and prayers to praise. It has been encouraging and challenging to look at Derek's life, a man who preached the Gospel; the sinless for the sinners, repentance and Christ's love. He leaves a legacy of a man who promoted the truth, a truth that will out last us all.
Here is a link for their obituary. You should read it.
Here is a link to a letter written by Derek's wife. You should probably read it too.
For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures -1 Corinthians 15:3
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