Dearly Beloved,
IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL
“But God will rescue me; he will save me from the power of death” (Psalm
49:15 TEV).
The hymn, “It is Well with My Soul” is one of the most popular Christian
hymns. Horatio Gates Spafford (1828–1888) composed it. When Spafford was
forty-three years old as a Chicago businessman, he suffered financial disaster
in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. He and his wife were still grieving over the
death of their son shortly before the fire, and he realized they needed to get
away for a vacation. Knowing that their friend Dwight L. Moody was going to be
preaching in evangelistic campaigns in England that fall, Spafford decided to
take the entire family to England. His wife and four daughters went ahead by a
ship, and he planned to follow in a few days. Nevertheless, on the Atlantic
Ocean, an iron sailing vessel struck the ship and the ship sank within twelve
minutes. Two hundred and twenty-six lives were lost—including the Spaffords’
four daughters. When the survivors were brought to shore at Cardiff, Wales, Mrs.
Anna Spafford cabled her
husband with two words: “Saved alone.” Spafford booked passage on the next
ship. As they were crossing the Atlantic, the captain pointed out the place
where he thought the first ship had gone down. That night, Spafford penned the
words of the hymn: “When peace like a river attendeth my way. . . it is well,
it is well with my soul.”  
One of the close associates of Jesus Christ betrayed Him. He was arrested, tried
and condemned to die on the cross. He was crucified and died. However, as the
Psalmist prophesied in Psalm 49:15, God saved Him from the power of death, and
He resurrected on the third day. The suffering and death of Jesus Christ were
not pleasant, but He triumphed over everything. Today, His name is exalted above
every other name “that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven
and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is
Lord, to the glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:10-11 NIV). Horatio and
Anna Spafford later moved to Israel and became channels of God’s blessings to
many people there. It was indeed well with their souls. Trial, temptation,
hardship, calamity, death of loved one, or anything that happens to us is not
the end of the road. No matter what you may be passing through, the Lord will
indeed rescue you
from all of it and you will join Horatio Spafford to sincerely sing, “It is
well with my soul, It is well, it is well with my soul.” “Weeping may remain
for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning” (Psalm 30:5 NIV).
In His service,
Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor).
Bayo Afolaranmi (Pastor).

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I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will

have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted

in my body, whether by life or by death. FOR TO ME, TO LIVE IS CHRIST

AND TO DIE IS GAIN (Philippians 1:20-21, NIV).




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