A song in the night

A SONG IN THE NIGHT

 

In the night his song shall be with me
(Ps. 42:8 KJV).

 

A young boy named Jimmy became ill. By age eleven he was confined to a wheelchair. When he was twenty-four he became worse and was rushed to a hospital. For three days he was not aware of anything. Afterward, he was told he would live the rest of his life totally dependent upon a respirator. Weeks of depression followed. He had thought of himself as a good Christian, but in his desperation and despair he turned his back on God. For weeks, he did not want to go on living.

 

But one day before dawn, a bird began singing outside his window. The clear, melodious music seemed to be right with him in the room. Peace and joy swept over him, and the depression diminished. For two weeks that bird returned at dawn every morning, singing even in the rain with a beauty that spoke of God's love.

 

Jimmy thought, if God loved this bird and it could sing even during the rain, why should he be so depressed? He began to improve. For eight more years, he was confined to his bed, dependent on a respirator, but knowing the joy of the Lord. Soon after the story appeared in a popular magazine, Jimmy went to be with the Lord.

 

God gives songs in the darkest night.

 

Life response: "Lord, teach me to sing during the dark nights of my life."