Flame On – A true story of Tragedy, and God’s provision

“Flame On” is the story of Cooper Jasper, a five year old boy who died in a dune buggy accident, and the story of a family who is fully devoted to God.

The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away;
Blessed be the name of the LORD.” – Job 1:21

Blessed be the name of the Lord. Can you honestly say that? In times where God gives? Or when He takes away?  In the face of real tragedy in your life, when it seems that your life is over, can you say “Blessed be the name of the Lord”?

The Jasper family had the greatest tragedy that can happen to a family. They lost their only son. The grief that they went through was beyond anything any of us can imagine. But they did not turn to depression or to alcohol or to drugs during this low point in their life like so many others would do. They fell to their knees and worshiped God, drawing on what they knew of God to get them through this tragedy.

I heard this story on the radio first, where “JJ,” Cooper’s father, was talking about how important it was in a tragedy to read your Bible every day and to pray, even though you will not feel like it. And how important having a body of believers around was to them.

JJ also talked about the sovereignty of God. God is in control of everything, all events that happen are put there by God, for whatever purpose He declares, even if we do not know the why. (Rom 8:28) Believing in this sovereignty is extremely difficult during a tragedy, but this family did it. And then they turned this story into a documentary movie.

Flame On illustrates the struggle between the sovereignty of God and human responsibility while examining how faith in the Lord Jesus Christ can take you from the very bottom of despair to victory through tragedy. This film is a “must see” for those grieving the loss of a loved one and will leave you with a peaceful knowledge that we serve a gracious, loving God who gives us light through the dark moments of life.

The movie is called Flame On, and is available to watch for free on their website FlameOn.net. Or you can order the DVD for only the cost of shipping. This is a story that you should watch, because we will all go through tragedy at some point in our life, and knowing how to stay focused on God is necessary.

For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands. For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. – 2 Timothy 1:6-7