Thanks to Jesus for Giving this Sickness - Karthi's Joy in His Cry
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all – II Cor 4:17(NIV)”
My son Karthi is still in the wheel chair only. But we have unshakeable faith in Jesus Christ. In His right time and suitable moment, He will surely heal Karthi, make him as he was earlier and make him a mighty living witness to give testimony and to glorify and magnify the unparalleled supreme name of the Lord through out the world. I am able to recollect with shivering, the vast difference in the condition of Karthi prior to our coming to Christ, his hopeless, precarious, pitiable, pathetic, failing condition of having gone to the brim of touching his grave. Due to Lord’s unlimited grace and mercy, day after day he regained his lost faculties, wisdom, strength and humour. Having come a long way crossing all the hurdles, he says now, “Daddy, let us all thank the Lord for giving me this disease and sickness without which we would not have turned to Him and we would not be enjoying His unceasing limitless love, kindness, mercy, grace and blessings!
S. THAYAPPAN 73 Now are we not the most chosen, blessed and happiest family in the Lord! Let any amount of problems, difficulties, torment, turmoil or sickness come, among its worst possible condition also, are we not able to realize the peace, hope and the comforting and encompassing embrace of Lord Jesus Christ? Has He not taken away all our sicknesses, burden, worries, pain and nailed them in the cross of Calvary and eased our mind? Is it not the grace and mercy of Jesus Christ? HE ALONE AND NONE ELSE can reflect such a motherly kindness to worst sinners like us! Is it not?” When Karthi tells me all these things emotionally with tears-brimming- eyes, I could only embrace and hold him tightly to me while my heart silently thank Jesus for every thing He has done to us.