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Prayer request from pastor of 1st Baptist Arlington concerning NorthPointe Baptist Church in Arlington:
Facing This Tragedy
Dennis R. Wiles, Pastor
Thursday afternoon will be forever etched in our memories. While many of us were busy about our routine activities, Clint Dobson and Judy Elliott were attacked in the offices of our mission church, NorthPointe Baptist.
As you know, Clint did not survive the events of that afternoon. While I write these words, Judy’s life hangs in the balance.
Obviously, we are all in shock as we try to come to grips with this unspeakable tragedy. Our prayers are with Laura Dobson as she deals with the reality of losing her husband. We are praying for Clint’s parents and the rest of his family. We are praying for Judy and her husband, John as she is struggling to recover from wounds she received. We are praying for our satellite congregation, NorthPointe Baptist Church as the members of this church are reeling in the midst of this tragic news.
In times like these, we turn to God and cling to the big truths that we know. Our God is a God of grace and glory. He is enthroned forever. His will is sovereign and His grace is sufficient. The events of Thursday afternoon have not altered any of that.
Plus – Jesus Himself said, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.” Clint Dobson died in the light of this profound truth. His earthly life was lived in service to Jesus. His death must be viewed in the light of the resurrection power and saving grace of the Lord Jesus Christ. Although the earth is poorer for our loss, eternity has been enriched as one of God’s choicest servants has joined the chorus of the redeemed of all the ages.
The ministry of Clint Dobson survives. Eternal seeds have been sown in countless lives. His preaching and his life have served as proclamation of a glorious Gospel that is mankind’s only hope. Clint’s family will be sustained by the power that is only realized in that Gospel. We will all trust God to comfort, strengthen and heal.
In the face of our profound sorrow, we will all walk forward together knowing that “neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
To God be the Glory.