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I worship you because of who you are to me I adore you, I adore you, Jesus, you are my king
In my secret place where I see your face You know I feel your presence
In my secret place where my heart is changed Yes, I feel your presence
I worship you because of who you are to me
We laughed again together I will never forget Robert's laugh
He had a very unique, short, simple, outgoing laugh
It's just one simple laugh to make your day
He got your joke, he got it
I was a big brother to him, I was a father to him, I was an uncle to him
I was a lot of things to him
I had a screen-bringer in shock
And Robert would pull up, remember his green car
And he'd come, and he'd come one day, and he'd come another day
And he came another day, and he came another day
And I realized that Rob was not gonna go away
So I employed him, I pay him with friendship
And every day he was there, and he'd be my helper
And he would look to unload the machine
And he'd just take out the shirt, and he'd be my helper
And it was time to close the shop, I'm closing up the doors
And Robert was still there, it was late
Robert was still there, I'd go home and kind of give him a hit
Right, Rob? Well, it was a long day
I'd head down, eat some dinner, I wouldn't say no if he stayed there
Robert, you want to come? Sure
Robert would take it to the house
Robert pretty much was my roommate, I guess, for a long time
And what an honor, what a privilege I had
What a journey I've had with him
There's a lot of the same youth that were in the class
From our generation youth that are here
This hit me hard, it's too close to home
He was born again, he accepted Jesus into his life
And though life gets tough and difficult
Many people blame God
And I'm here to clarify that, the Lord never left to Robert
You see, sometimes we go through stuff in life
And a lot of us step away, but God is still there
I remember this one time where a movement just hit the church
And 7 o'clock it wouldn't even hit when Robert was already there
Jumping, praising
Amazing, and I believe that's where his dance started
He learned how to praise and worship God
Like I've never seen before
You go to church, people usually get jeet up when they go to church
And they're not worried about their hair being messed up
Or their tie being to the side or their suit
Whatever they wear, Robert didn't care
He was in love with Jesus
We had many, many adventures together
We went to camp
The first one to run to the altar called
There was Robert
Not only was he living the life, but he was a role model
Like a lot of people said
And I'm putting two and two together
But this man wasn't leaving
I just, I was here and I just can't believe it
I had words with him prior to him passing away
I want to share those words with you
He called me peps, I still wonder why
Certain texts you never want to remove from your phone
Certain memories you don't want to remove from your phone
Robert touched my life
He left something almost as if this was going to happen
I didn't know that Robert instructed or gave a written word
That he wanted me to be here tonight
I say this because it's a lot of joy
It's a lot of, I don't even know what word to put
But you are not supposed to
And it hits home so hard
I talk about this to my daughters all the time
This is how I want my service
Yeah, shut up
Robert wanted me here
I believe that God has something for each and every one of us
This is what Robert and I conversed
I sat with him in his room
And we caught up
We caught up on a lot of stuff
I went on a mission, I wanted to bless him
I wanted to pray for him
Just like Pastor said
We wanted healing, we wanted a miracle
When I walked out of that room
The last thing I did was I ate his salad
Mom and I laughed
I just, he knew my humor was always laugh
100% laugh
And I saw him and I heard him laugh in his bed
And I was even looking around like
Am I going to get in trouble for making him laugh?
And he'd crack up and crack up and crack up and crack up
And all of a sudden I told him Rob
It's time to come home
And he looked at me right in the eyes
And his tears started falling down his cheek
And he said yeah
It's time to come home
I knew right there and then I got a picture
I got an image of something that I'm living now
I'm experiencing, I'm able to share it with many people
I gave him hope
I mentioned Jesus
And a lot of people that knew him
There was a phase in his life where he was just on fire from the low
There's nothing that can stop him
This is what Robert and I
Conversated after the visit
First thing he wanted to make sure
He said you really made my day today
Thanks again
I told him Robert, sorry
Robert, he would laugh at me right now
I told him I would never wear glasses
I told Robert too cool to wear glasses
He would laugh at me
I said no problem, Robert
It was an honor
He said do me a favor
Read Isaiah 53 1 to short form
He read it
He said you got it
Send me one day to read, yeah
I responded, you got it
Okay, but of course
Send to Matthew 7.7
Keep on asking and you will receive what you asked for
Keep on seeking and you will find
Keep on knocking and the door will be open to you
I said good day Rob, today is a new day
But it sure is
Thanks, when I read that I heard his voice
Sure is
Isaiah 40 29
He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerness
And I put word of the day
My brother Rob, blessings
He said definitely needed that one today
Thanks
Good day Rob, how are you feeling today?
Blessings
John 12 46
I have come as light to shine in the dark world
So that all who put their trust in him
Will no longer remain in the dark
It was kind of, this is his response
It was a little more sunny
Kind of rough
But I'm not giving up
Thank you
Thank you
That was on Monday
But oh man bro, I was a bit worried
You didn't answer back
Thanks, now you made my thing
Keep this in mind
Romans 10 17
Why, let me explain
Most of us say we have faith
And are pretty sure we do
However, when we hit a wall
Where's our faith?
Hmm
So I tell you this
Because faith comes from hearing the word of God
And letting it soak up in our hearts
So that when we do hit the wall
We can figure it all out
And walk through the fire
He said wow
Yeah
I keep saying I do
But inside, very little
I can't be scared
I'm a fighter
Thank you so much
Pepe
I gave him another verse in the Lamentation
Chapter 3 verse 23
Great is his faithfulness
His mercies begin afresh each morning
And I put a little happy face for him
I didn't get any response
I told my wife
Robert didn't respond
She just went nap, he was resting
He didn't respond
Came along on Wednesday
I didn't get a call
Sent him a last text on Wednesday
And I didn't hear back
And I said I'm going to go and check it out
For whatever reason I didn't make it
I got a call on Saturday morning
And he had gone to be with the Lord
And I say this bothly and firmly
He has gone to be with the Lord
He has gone to be with the Lord
I think it's an opportunity for us to celebrate
And give the Lord a hand of praise for that
And the Lord
He's with the Lord
He gets sad here on earth, yes we do
Let me read something to you
That really motivated and touched my heart
Second Corinthians chapter 1 verse 3 and 4
Says bless be to God, Father our Lord Jesus Christ
The Father of mercies and God of all comfort
Who comforts in all tribulation
That we may be able to comfort those
Who are in any trouble
With the comfort which we ourselves
Are comforted by God
This is very interesting because the Bible tells us
In Romans chapter 12 verse 15
It says rejoice with those that rejoice
And it says mourn with those who mourn
And another translation is weak with those who weep
I believe this is the perfect opportunity
To be here with the family
I want to thank you for your son Robert
He was my best friend
Him and I had a special bond
I'm not sure what happened at the age of 21
But he had gone a little wild
How many of you guys have gotten a little wild?
Many of us are wild
I think Robert and I
We laughed 90% of the time
And talked 10%
Everything that I did, he thought was funny
It's pretty special for somebody to think you're funny
When you know it really not
Everybody said he had a humor
He just knew how to make somebody stay
Period
Being his youth pastor we have gone through so many things
He came out on a rock video
Probably the only one
Smashing his head going crazy
He makes everybody else look like it was a slow song
You can see that video by the way on YouTube
You can probably ask my nephews and niece where that link is
And you can kind of make that judgment for yourself
Songs 39 and 4 through 5 says Lord make me know my end
And what is my measure of my days
And I know how frail I am, how delicate I am
Indeed you have made my days handbrows
And my age is nothing before you
Certainly every man at his best state
Is but a vapor
This earth we're here just temporarily
We're just here passing by
Robert was a VIP
He's there, he made it
And I say this proudly and with all my heart
I say it, I say it, I say it
Not everybody in this earth has a privilege
That Robert had
I say a privilege because he went through a hard time
He ended up at a hospital bed
Yes he did and it's sad too many
But I will tell you this
And not many get the opportunity of a second chance
Some get swiped on the side and never see life again
Never got to see their loved ones, got to see their friends
Some just suddenly have a heart attack in the hospital
And say nothing to nobody
I say a privilege because I got a call
I was able to speak in fellowship with Rob
And to be able to tell him how good and how awesome our God is
And I said, Rob, it's time to come home
And rather than him answer
I just saw the tears come down his face
He smiled at me
And I said, God is good, right?
Being there with him that moment
I was assured, I was confident that the Lord was going to do something
I left that place, humming, whistling, singing
My wife says, how was Rob?
And I said, God is going to do something
He was cracking up
I don't know if I was going to get in trouble, he was cracking up
He was laughing
And it brought so much joy, so much joy
I wrote here in my personal notes
I said, I'm sure almost each and every one of us would be curious
As to how many days we have left
At least David expressing these words
However, in his God's timing
He's in charge of life
That day I had a lot of peace
And when they read the Psalms
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be alone
He makes me lay down in green pasture
He leads me beside still water
He restores my soul
He leads me in the path of righteousness
I love the fact that being his youth pastor
Brought me so close to him that
He slept over the house
So many times
Long nights, long talks, long sometimes we
I say, Christ, we go so deep into something
That blesses life and we just like deer up
Because that's how good God is
Matthew 11, 28 says, come to me
All of you who are tired and weary
And I will give you rest
I believe it's time that
This moment of Rod's passing
Be a moment that we carry along with us
Not to say, oh, you have known
But to say, you know what, Robert
Actually left some notes for this youth pastor
To come and speak
I'm doing what he wanted me to do
And that's to proclaim and declare
That God is good and that there's hope
For us that are still here
This is awesome work right here
It says in John 11, 25 Jesus said to her
In the resurrection of the life he who believes in me
Though he may die, he shall live
Search me Lord
End of my heart and words inside
And we prove everything
That's not like you
That I may love you
With the secret place of my life
In my life just because of who
You are to me
I love to read
I honor you Jesus
You are my King
I worship you
Because of who you are
