12th April 2012 : It is well with my soul
" It is well with my soul " is one of my favorite song . The reason I love this song is not because of its melody, neither because of the singer who sings it , but I was simply attracted by the lyrics.
I get to know this song through a Christmas special program the past two years (2010) ago on a TV Broadcast. The song was wrote by a pastor who had lost all of his children when his wife and his kids were on a ship sailing to somewhere. I was amazed - How can someone praise God when he had lost someone whom he loved so much ?
This reminds me of Abraham and Isaac. God asked Abraham to offer his one and only precious son - Isaac as a burn sacrifice. Being a burnt sacrifice, it means there is nothing left but ashes, like what was left after cremation.
It had been a long time since I last heard this song. I couldn't understand and explain why God allows troubles to come upon us. But there's something I do know and that is, If you believe that God is in charge and you believe everything is in God's hand , I believe you will say the same phrase "It is well with my soul".
Abraham didnt understand why Isaac has to die. He even hoped that Isaac will be raised from the dead. Aren't we the same? We always hoped that things wouldn't be that worse, and things will be getting better. However, things don't work that way because God has a better plan. Instead of raising Isaac from the dead, he had prepared himself a lamb as an sacrifice to replace Isaac. Instead of hoping things would be better, God prepared another to overturn the outcome.
We all may not understand the will of God, but are you willing to surrender yourselves to his will and believe that everything is in his hands ? I may not understand God's will on me too , but I'm willing to offer myself like how Abraham did and obeying his will , by then you would had hear me say" It is well with my soul ".
