I have been following the story of Kyle Lake and UBC, Waco since Sunday morning. I am still so saddened by his sudden and tragic death, although it compares not to what you must be feeling. Kyle must have been an extraordinary man of God! What a legacy he has left in his footsteps. It seems that Kyle was a wonderful communicator of God's Word and a mentor with an eternal purpose. In his death Sunday morning he was only doing what his heart had such great passion for, seeing the lost come to Jesus. Trying to fit his sudden death and the goodness of God together is a hard task, but one that must be done. I am praying that as God heals your sadness that you will see and KNOW that God is good, trustworthy, and He never changes.
He is good.
Exodus 33:19 And he said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name 'The LORD.' And I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.
He is trustworthy.
Isaiah 26:4 Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock
He never changes.
James 1:17 says "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change."
God will remain even when all else in gone.
Psalm 102:26-27 They will perish, but You will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away, but You are the same, and Your years have no end.
He is our rock that we must stand on in times like these.
2 Samuel 22:32 For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
I was moved to look for some verse and post here today by what I found on David Crowder's blog. It is always hard to read about another person's grief, and I pray that you will draw near to our God during this time.
Here is the quote from David Crowder:
sunday morning oct 30th 2005, kyle lake, my friend and pastor, died of electrocution while performing a baptism. many of you have already heard, through the media coverage, or our website, or the churches website, or friends, or you are a part of our church family at ubc and were even there sunday, and have sent emails and comments and cards and flowers for condolence and prayer and i can not express how meaningful these have been. thank you. kyle has been my friend for a really long time, actually if i were forced to use a descriptor before "friend" when referring to him it would be "best". i have known no other human as beautiful as him. he was simultaneously my deepest critic and most unabashed admirer. i have never wept like i have wept these past 3 days. i am sad and pissed and grateful. mostly grateful. grateful for every second kyle was given and so thankful for the way he used his time with us. monday i had to write his obituary. it was so hard. i loved him so much and it was so hard to write something so sterile and feel such finality. yesterday we had his funeral. the first two days were spent in disbelief. we were in orlando the morning it happened. i was so angry that we weren't there. i'm less so now. there has been no one more influential in my approach to god. he is in every one of our songs.
he leaves behind his wife jenn, their 5-year-old daughter avery, and their 3-year-old twin boys, jude and sutton
For God's Glory,
Alicia Green
alicia2519@gmail.com
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