2 Corinthians 4:1-15
Before
he could join them he received word that their ship had a collision and all of
his daughters had drowned. En route to England to join his grieving wife he
wrote It is Well with My Soul. Feel
his words as he cried out in pain to his loving Father who had sacrificed His
own son.
Though Satan should
buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance
control,That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
It is well with my soul. It is well with my soul.
Paul
wrote to the Corinthians, “For God… has
made us understand that it is the brightness of His glory that is seen in the
face of Jesus Christ. But this precious treasure is held in a perishable
container, that is, in our weak bodies… these bodies of ours are constantly
facing death just as Jesus did; so it is clear to all that it is only the
living Christ within who keeps us safe”.
And
because of this Paul also wrote, “We are
pressed on every side by troubles, but not crushed and broken. We are perplexed
because we don’t know why things happen as they do, but we don’t give up and
quit. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but
we get up again and keep going”.
2
Corinthians 4:6-10 The Living
Bible
These
words were not just words on a page for Horatio Spafford. They were words to
live by in the most difficult times of his life. He believed in the God who
inspired Paul to write these words. He believed in the God who loved him and
his family. He believed in the God who was always with him. He believed not
just with his head, but with his heart and soul.
I
don’t know how I would respond to a tragedy like this. For me, the little
details of daily living can trigger me in the wrong direction. But Paul’s
verses and the words of this hymn inspire me to continue to follow my God
because no matter what happens, it is well with my soul.
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