I preached/taught on James 4:13-17 seven times in the last two weeks. My three points were that life is a mist; you can't control the mist; God controls the mist.
This morning I got a call from the brother of a friend that I disciple telling me that Bruce had just died in a car accident. As I drove to the hospital I kept hearing in my head James 4:14b, "What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes."
I thank God that I was able to disciple Bruce and be a friend. He was a joy to me. I witnessed him get fired up for Jesus. I witnessed him learn to read his Bible daily. I prayed for him, with him, and heard him pray. I texted him every Friday at 7:00 am to hold him accountable to Jesus, his wife, God's word, and us to each other. I won't be texting him any longer, discipling him, calling him, laughing with him...but in his own famous words, he is "all good" because of Jesus. Jesus made it all good, makes it all good, and will be making it all good when we see Him face to face someday. Life is a mist!
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