“It’s all good”

A dear pastor friend of mine (Geoff) is known to say “It’s all good” from time to time among other phrases that just stay in my head. But this morning as we wait to hear from Dr. Brennan office, I was thinking about one strategy they may have to take which is surgery. And as I was thanking the Lord for His healing hand even when someone has to cut you with a knife.

Then I was reminded of my Savior Jesus and the contrasts of what He did for others and what we did to Him.

Mark 8:22-26 -The Bible says that there was a blind man who one day met Jesus. He was going to be healed that day – but how – well unusually enough, Jesus loved this man so much that He spits in His eyes and the man was cured and could see (also similar story with a deaf and speechless man – Mk.7:31-35). Later men would hate this very Son of God so much that they would spit in His face, temporarily blinding His vision, not to heal Him, but to destroy Him (not knowing that their very acts were part of the plan to save them – God’s Son is so far beyond us in love and power).

Lk. 8:43-48 -A lady who had an issue with blood, unable to find a cure, just touches the hem of the garment of Jesus and is healed. Later, men would completely rip that garment off of Him to leave Him naked, nailed to a rugged cross (not knowing that their very acts were part of the plan to save them – God’s Son is so far beyond us in love and power).

John 8:5-13 - A Centurion who has a servant near death, says to Jesus, “Just speak the word, and my servant will be healed.” And that very word from Christ – “Go, …let it be done for you”, brought healing to that man’s servant (another similar story in Mk. 11:46-52, John 4:46-54 ). Later men would hurl not one word but a multitude of words, insults, slanders, mockeries, shameful accusations, etc. (not knowing that their very acts were part of the plan to save them – God’s Son is so far beyond us in love and power).

So, a few weeks ago I went under the mighty healing hand of my Savior as He used a skilled surgeon, Dr. Goldberg, (gifted by the Greatest Physician who ever walked on this earth) to remove a cyst and then revealing this Sarcoma Cancer in the most unusual place (not connected to the cyst but just up above it). Dr. Goldberg removed the unusual tissue, trying to get it all while he had me opened up and the rest of the story is still unraveling.

While we know the rest of the Story that took place 2000 years ago when our Dear Innocent Sinless Savior was pinned to cross by nails, breathed His last breath, and the centurion did not use a sterile, fine blade or laser surgical knife to know of the condition of our Savior – but took a blunt, dirty, rough edge spear and drove it up into the heart of our Lord Jesus to make sure He was not alive (not knowing that their very acts were part of the plan to save them – God’s Son is so far beyond us in love and power).

If I go under the knife again – Gladly will I go after musing on what my Savior did for me and for you. And as Geoff would say, “It is all good.”