Because He Lives

Job 19:25 KJV

For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:

Matthew 28:6 KJV

He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

Matthew 28:18-20 KJV

18. And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

19. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Because He Lives

God sent his son

They called him Jesus

He came to love

Heal and forgive

He lived and died

To buy my pardon

An empty grave

Is there to prove

My Savior lives

Because He lives

I can face tomorrow

Because He lives

All fear is gone

Because I know

He holds the future

And life is worth the living

Just because He lives

How sweet to hold

A newborn baby

And feel the pride

And joy he gives

But greater still

The calm assurance

This child can face

Uncertain days

Just Because He lives

And then one day

I'll cross the river

I'll fight life's final war with pain

And then as death

Gives way to victory

I'll see the lights

Of glory and

I'll know He lives

That scripture and that song just do something for my soul.  I feel like the Glory could fall right here in my living room while Brandon and the boys are sound asleep.  If I don't type another word or bless another soul with this post, other than mine, well, it was worth it.  How often I forget that just because He lives, my life is worth living.  How often I forget that I can face tomorrow, that my fear is gone, just because He lives.  I let myself get caught up in life and all it's worry and I forget what makes it all worth it. There have been days in the not so distant past when I have been so low, so deep in my misery, that I couldn't see His light.  Not because it wasn't there, He said He'd be with me always, but because I had my eyes squeezed so tightly shut I couldn't see Him.  All I had to do was remember that He lives.  I may not know what tomorrow holds but I can face tomorrow because I know who holds tomorrow.

Two of the happiest days in my life have been the days my boys were born.  To hold a tiny newborn baby, one you've prayed for, one you've longed for, overwhelms you with emotion.  But greater than that happiness, that excitement, is the calm and trust in The Lord in knowing that because He lives, that baby will be loved, be blessed, and be able to face the uncertain days of the future.  As a Momma, knowing that there is Someone who loves my boys even more than I do, that there is Someone who has already given His life for them, is a feeling I can't describe.  It's almost unfathomable that it's even possible and yet I know it is because He lives.  

Yesterday was Lachlan's due date.  He would've been 4 years old.  I still miss him and I still cry.  My arms still ache to hold him.  I still think of him and how things might have been.  But I know that when my life here is done and I cross that river, when I see the lights of glory, that my sweet baby boy will be there waiting for me and his family.  I know that my sadness, my sorrow and my tears will be gone and my family will be whole because He lives. Because He lives I can fight the war with pain and grief.  Because He lives, I know I have something far greater than this life could ever offer to look forward to.  Because He lives, I have peace.