When it rains, it thunders
Omar Soto
(Audio: Spanish)
SUMMARY: The speaker reflects on death as the end of one stage that begins another. He talks about how, in the midst of difficult situations, Jesus confronts us and asks if we truly believe in Him. He uses the story of the prodigal son to illustrate how death can represent the end of one stage in life, but the beginning of another. The speaker emphasizes the importance of how we proceed with this new stage, as it can mark a new beginning or not. He encourages us to make God real in the midst of difficult situations in order to move forward.
The beginning of a new season in our lives can be difficult and tumultuous without God as the axis of our lives. However, with God, even if the storms of life come, we can remain steadfast and fulfill the purpose God has intended for us. When facing a time of transition, we should remember that it is an opportunity from God to consider His desires for our lives. We should not leave these words as a mere "that's nice," but rather take action to organize our lives and ask God to direct our steps. We should pray for God to reconcile our lives with Him, reveal His purposes for us, and affirm us at these crossroads in our lives.
The beginning of a new season in our lives can be difficult and tumultuous without God as the axis of our lives. However, with God, even if the storms of life come, we can remain steadfast and fulfill the purpose God has intended for us. When facing a time of transition, we should remember that it is an opportunity from God to consider His desires for our lives. We should not leave these words as a mere "that's nice," but rather take action to organize our lives and ask God to direct our steps. We should pray for God to reconcile our lives with Him, reveal His purposes for us, and affirm us at these crossroads in our lives.
I want to take these last 15 minutes just to reflect on something that I want to connect to the message that I was also speaking about last Wednesday. And, this week, I don't know, for some reason, I don't know if you have heard that expression that says, “When it rains…” Is that how the expression goes? “When it rains, it thunders.” In other words, when something falls, it really falls.
And this week has been very interesting because, in one week we have been dealing with three different funerals, here as a church. And it can sound overwhelming, that is, this morning - last night, Pastor Gilberto was at the funeral of our brother's father, Tito Ortiz, who also passed away. This morning Pastor Gregg and myself went to his funeral. Today we are here with the Gonzalez family. Pastor Gregg is at the funeral home tonight with the family of Sister Nelva Santiago, who also passed away this past weekend. So all of these things you're like, "Wow!" Lots of deaths. What happened is, wait, what's going on here? It kind of all piled up like that all of a sudden in a week.
And this week has been very interesting because, in one week we have been dealing with three different funerals, here as a church. And it can sound overwhelming, that is, this morning - last night, Pastor Gilberto was at the funeral of our brother's father, Tito Ortiz, who also passed away. This morning Pastor Gregg and myself went to his funeral. Today we are here with the Gonzalez family. Pastor Gregg is at the funeral home tonight with the family of Sister Nelva Santiago, who also passed away this past weekend. So all of these things you're like, "Wow!" Lots of deaths. What happened is, wait, what's going on here? It kind of all piled up like that all of a sudden in a week.
