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How the Loss of a Young Child Led to Father’s Baptism
Jun 11, 2019 15:17:18   #
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How the Loss of a Young Child Led to Father’s Baptism
By David Jolly - June 11, 2019

The thought of losing a child, especially a young child, is frightening to many parents. It’s our role to raise, protect them and to guide them into adulthood and families of their own. We parents are supposed to die before our children do, but in a sin cursed world, tragedy strikes far too many families with the loss of a child.

If you listen to the news, you will hear about a number of teenaged children who are shot, k**led in an auto accident, dead from a drug overdose or by other means. We see the grieving parents on the news and yes, we can ache with their grief.

But what really touches our hearts is hearing of the loss of a young child, who hasn’t had the opportunity to live very long or even attain their teen years.

Sadly, the death of a young child far too often causes such grief and guilt to the parents that they withdraw from each other and end up divorcing and bringing further tragedy and grief to the family. I can’t tell you how many families I have seen go through this.

A former co-worker of mine lost an infant twin. Authorities claimed he was responsible for the infant’s death and banned him from his own home. Eventually, the same authorities determined that the 11-month-old boy had died of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and that the father was not responsible. However, by the time he was cleared of the infant’s death, his wife divorced him and was able to get full custody of the remaining twin and their other child. He had no visitation rights at all. He was so devastated that he ended up taking his own life.

A year ago, a young couple in our church lost a young child. The pain of the loss was overwhelming to the family and the hurt ran deep. Instead of the loss causing such guilt and isolation, it helped lead the father to accepting Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior.

For a year prior to the child’s death, the father admits that he was learning what it meant to be a Christian and what the impact of sin in his life really was. When his son died, instead of raising a fist against God, he took to his knees.

This past week, he was baptized and during his baptism, he shared that losing his son and the pain that was involved with that loss made him understand and grasp the sacrifice that God made when His Son died on the cross. It made that sacrifice so real and impactful to this young father in a way that many of us don’t comprehend.

I’m sure we’ve all lost someone we love and that we’ve all grieved at the loss, but have you ever compared your sorrow and grief to that of God when He sacrificed His Son Jesus Christ? We often hear that God loves us, but this young father who lost his son, has a better grip on how much God loves us because of his own personal loss.

Whenever you hear of God’s love, look at your own kids and think of how precious they are to you and then try to imagine God’s love for his own Son and then realize that He still made the ultimate sacrifice for all of us. Could you make that kind of sacrifice for sinners? God did!

Having lost my nineteen year old son to a hit and run driver this article brought back memories to me that I hadn't thought about for quite some time. I hope all can get something from this article as well.
Thanks Bruce

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