The Old Man Made New

Such a precious man.

In this interview the reporter asks, “Have you experienced a peace that passes all understanding?”

Toby: “Oh, yeah, yeah… I finally got to a point in the spring… I was diagnosed in October of ’21, and I was going through all the chemo and radiation surgery, and I just got to a point where I was comfortable with whatever happened, I had my brain wrapped around it, and I was in a good spot, either way… so, people without faith don’t have that…”

Amen, Toby, amen.

There’s a guy that was so deservedly famous, so successful at what he did. And he didn’t lose his focus on knowing and being known by the one who matters most. The one who loves each of us the most. Our loving, heavenly father.

I’ve known, in my darkest moments, that peace that passes all understanding. When you first read that verse, Philippians 4:7 you wonder about what it means. And when you experience that verse, you realize that’s the only way to know what it means. l

There’s the story about Jesus resting by a well, just outside of a Samaritan town, it says in John 4, that he was wearied from his journey in verse 6. He was resting there. His disciples had gone into town to get some food, and along came this woman.

I love this story for so many reasons, but I’ll mention two for just now. When his disciples returned, he told them, in verse 32, “…I have food to eat of which you do not know.” And the folks that came out to see Jesus (the woman had ran into town to tell them “come and see”) they told her, in verse 42, “Then they said to the woman, “Now we believe, not because of what you said, for we ourselves have heard Him and we know that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the world.”

My message to the world is, “Come and see…” and God does the rest, he doesn’t let you down.

Come and see.

Toby Keith saw for himself on this side of eternity, and now he’s seen what we all can one day see, his Lord and Saviour face to face, in Glory.

I’d never heard until today his latest song, “Don’t Let The Old Man In” and I’m being so blessed by it. All the more since I heard that interview that aired just a few days before the day of his passing.

God Bless you all.