Saturday, September 14, 2002
Saturday, September 14, 2002
God's love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the
world so that we might live through him.
In 1970 he had a massive heart attack. Fortunately, he was on a doctor's table at the time. He
survived. He thought to himself, "God must have something for me to do."
November, 1974 he had two more massive heart attacks--one on the operating table, and one
three blocks away from a hospital. Again he survived. Again he thought, "God surely has
something for me to do."
But something happened in Judge Ziglar's life. In November 1976 and December 1976 he had
two more serious operations. The doctors didn't know whether he'd live or die. He lived.
Sometime later he got hit head-on by a drunk going 80 mph. He survived again. These last
three traumatic events, however, did not find him saying to himself, "The Lord must have
something for me to do."
Why not? Why the change? It happened in January, 1975. Judge Ziglar says he was sitting at
his breakfast table in the early morning hours just appreciating the morning when God spoke to
him. Here is what God said. "Hey, boy, I'm God and it isn't necessary for me to have anything
for you to do. I just love you."
My friends, that's the Gospel. God is God. He doesn't have to have us do anything. Nothing at
all. He just loves us.
(1 John 4.9
NRSV)
In 1952 Judge Ziglar wrecked four cars--three so badly that Lloyds of London said nobody
could be in those cars and live. Judge Ziglar thought to himself, "The Lord must have
something for me to do."
Dear God, your love is awesome. May I learn your way of love. Amen.
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