Good morning and Happy New Year!
It's hard to believe another year has past and we enter another year and decade. I ended 2019 with a visit to my primary care doctor. What a way to end the year right? Actually, it was a good visit, just for prescription refills and a routine visit. Fortunately, I have not had to see him in quite a while and the visit served as a reminder of God's blessing on me regarding my recovery.
While the nurse was doing the preliminary stuff and she is making statements like, it's good to see you walking again, you've gained weight and you are a blessed man with tears in her eyes, you know you have something to rejoice about. And when the doctor finally, yes finally (why do they make appointments? LOL) walks into the room and you can see the amazement (or something) on his face at the progress you've made. And he says, "Man you are looking good". (Obviously he was referring to my physical condition and not my actual looks.) But he did make me feel good! Doctor A was one of the medical staff that originally did not give much hope of my survival. As the days went by, he may have changed his opinion on survival, but still was not very confident with how my overall recovery would go. But in the day to day treatment, doctors, nurses, friends, family often forget, that God is still on the throne and is in control of all things! I am so very thankful to be here today, sharing my story! But I love the peace and comfort that it gave me then and gives me now to know, if I go or if I stay, I'm a winner either way!
I love the song I woke up with this morning and have for a long time. Ok, here I go again but this is one of my favorites. I have heard it sung often over the years and it has always been a blessing. I remember listening to it while I was in long term care and the blessed assurance it provided of God's promises. Just think, as the ages roll, I'll keep on praising Him, and my voice will never tire or grow old. And my song will ever be, "praise the Lamb who died for me", and I'll sing it, while ages shall roll.
I decided to provide the link to the Speer Family singing at one of the Gaither gatherings. The Speer Family has sung it so often, in the back of my mind, I think of Dad Speer as the writer. But it was actually another one of the many amazing songs by Mosie Lister.
I love the way 2020 has started for me and I pray that this song will be a blessing to you as it always has been to me.
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