One of my young adult granddaughters, has been listening to my podcast starting at the beginning. I have told her a few stories about when I met her grandfather, but she had some specific questions. So I decided to listen to Episodes 7, 8 and 9 to refresh my mind. I wrote those episodes almost 2 years ago and based them, not only on memories, but with the help of photographs and Thomas’ letters to his mother.
Those accounts of how we met, and the dramatic experiences we shared, makes me think of what Isaiah wrote in Chapter 43 to God’s people. “I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; when you walk through the fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I, am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel your Savior.”
Even though Thomas and I, were far from seeking the God of the Bible, He was protecting us from being consumed, by deep waters and burning fires. Through His grace, we would be found of Him, and come to know him as our Savior. Now when I am writing about our lives in the late 70s, it could be assumed, that we were always Christians. But in reality, the first years of our lives, we were pursuing our own selfish dreams.
It wasn’t until God reached down, pulled us out of the deep waters, and gave us new hearts, did we learn what it meant to be a Christian. Though our past seemed like a lifetime away, we didn’t want to forget where we came from.
