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To See His Face Caitlin
Hardy has been on the hearts and minds of many people
over the past couple Caitlin
(age 3) and her parents, Scott & Hilary Hardy,
were attending a softball tournament in which
Caitlin’s big sister, Meghan, was participating.
After spending several hours at the ballpark,
Caitlin was still running, laughing, and playing with
her family when suddenly she stopped and was instantly
quiet. Her
father ran over to her and discovered that Caitlin was
choking on something.
Scott, Hilary, and other caring individuals
began working diligently with Caitlin, who was having
tremendous difficulty breathing.
An ambulance was called in, and Caitlin was
rushed to a nearby hospital.
By the time she arrived, she was in distress.
The emergency room doctors and nurses had to
act quickly. They
skillfully and carefully placed a ventilator tube into
Caitlin’s windpipe so that she could breathe.
In the process, they were able to extract the
object on which Caitlin was choking.
Because of the trauma she had endured, however,
Caitlin had to be left on the ventilator for several
days, which meant that Many, many prayers were offered to God on Caitlin’s behalf by caring people all over the U.S. Two days later, Caitlin’s doctors stopped the medication that was keeping her sedated. They wanted to see how she would do when fully “awake,” hoping that she would be able to breathe on her own so that they could remove the ventilator tube. Very slowly, over a period of several hours, Caitlin began to wake up. At one point, still in a “groggy” state, Caitlin turned and yawned. Her Daddy went over to her and spoke her name. Caitlin opened her eyes, reached up her arms, and began to rub her Daddy’s face. Caitlin also hugged her mother and played with her hair. Those were the signs that her parents had been anxious to see! Their baby girl was going to be all right! It was the look of recognition that brought GREAT JOY to this family – and to many others! Growing more and more conscious, Caitlin knew her parents and was able to express her love to them – and they to her! The
Bible teaches us that one day JESUS CHRIST will return
to this world... “Behold, He is coming with
clouds, and every eye will see Him” (Revelation
1:7). Sin separates us from God (Isaiah 59:1-2). But God loved us so much that He gave His Son Jesus to die for our sins so that we could be reconciled to Him and become His children (2 Corinthians 5:17-21). Jesus said that those who DO the will of God are a part of His family (Matthew 12:50). We are "added" to His family when we by faith in Christ (Acts 16:30-31), repent of our sins (Acts 17:30-31), confess Jesus before men (Romans 10:9-10), and are “born again” in baptism (immersion) for the forgiveness of our sins (Acts 2:38). THEN
as "children" of God, we have hope of
one day seeing Jesus with that In the words of Charles H. Gabriel… When by His grace I shall look on His face, That will be glory, be glory for me! Will He recognize YOU? David
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