God is greater than our destiny

Being tied to my hospital bed after ALL the years of good health and independence; now being dependent on other people to make life MORE comfortable, made me realize just how helpless and pathetic I’ve become. The impact of passing years on my body has activated the curse which God has spoken over Eve: “If you EAT of THIS fruit you’ll SURELY die”

Looking through my hospital window into the space beyond the scattered clouds, arouse an INDISCRIBABLE feeling of fear and loneliness in my soul. It felt as if an invisible hand was squeezing my lungs SO tight, that I could not breathe. A depressive feeling of helplessness and despair, poked at my soul: “Was THIS it…from an infant to a sixty four year old man tied to a hospital bed; feeling despaired and helpless? Is life NOTHING more than a journey from the cradle to the grave? Are we only born to be diminished in old age?” This just didn’t make ANY sense. Who was responsible for the designing of our genetical program?” At THAT moment I revolted against this humiliating prospect. My thoughts stumbled over SO many questions in the darkness of raw reality.

Then I heard the ALL too familiar voice that ONCE saved me from the verge of spiritual destruction: “You are NOT alone and diminished. You are my precious child and I love you very much. I will NEVER leave you; neither will I EVER forsake you. If you go through the fire, I’ll enfold you and if you go through the storm, I’ll carry you. I’ll be there with you when ALL strength has deserted your body; when your legs are too weak to carry you and your eyesight is failing you, I’ll be there to accompany and comfort you.”

With tears running down my face, and raw emotions of regret, the words escaped my lips: ”Forgive me Lord. For a moment I allowed the ways of the world to blindfold me; for a moment I forgot who holds my Future.”It is in those dark moments of loneliness and forsakenness that the LORD our God ALWAYS comforts His children. I am settled in to the reality now that ALL of us are DESTINED to age at one stage or the other, and NEED the support of others. But we as children of the living God must NOT become despondent and live as though we have NO hope.

God’s original intensions with THIS world were for it to prosper and to be EVERLASTING, for man to be blessed, to multiply, to be immortal and holy, but Adam and Eve DERAILED these heavenly prospects when they revolted AGAINST the Creator almost six thousand years ago.

Old age and death is a CURSE that entered the world AFTER Eve desired to be omniscient; to know the difference between right and wrong. God WARNED her NOT to eat of the fruit good and evil in the Garden of Eden, BUT she could NOT resist the temptation to KNOW it all. THIS curse will walk with man until the END of days, to REMIND him of the HEAVENLY glory which he has lost until God will create a NEW heaven and a NEW earth.at the END of time.

I wish to express my gratitude to the night shift and day shift staff of Ward A3 East at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa, for their support, words of encouragement and patience. It made my predicament more tolerable while in THEIR care. Keep up the good work guys and girls!

James Linders