Following the death of his little girl, Esther, an African gave this testimony: "Everything God does is good. We liked having Esther with us, but she belongs to God. She was. His to do with as He pleased. It is hard for us to have her gone, but we thank God for taking her. She cried here, but now God has wiped away her tears. She was sick here, but she will never be sick there. There are troubles, trials, hard things here, but she will never experience them because she is with God. God's will is sometimes hard; but it is always sweet to me." Such praise must be especially sweet to God.
We read in the Word of God, "Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." Eph. 5:2020Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; (Ephesians 5:20).