A
while ago, my dear Mommy victoriously passed from death to life. She crossed
the divide between life on this earth and eternity. She traded her worn out
body for her immortal one. She will abide forever in the presence of our Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:8).
She
no longer needs to suffer from the indignities of Alzheimers, or an irritable
bowel, or the common cold. She is free from earthly illness, hurt, sorrow and
the ties that bind us to this world. She joined the Saints in heaven in
worshiping around God's throne.
Her
last breath on earth was immediately followed by her first breath in heaven. The
moment her spirit and soul left her body, and her body went to the grave, she
received her immortal body like Jesus had after His resurrection.
I
feel no loss at all. I just have to wait a little while to see my Mommy again.
I will spend eternity with her, as we serve King Jesus together, and I look
forward to the day that I can join her in His presence.
Answering
my prayers for her to be freed from the confines of her earthly body is one of
the greatest gifts my Heavenly Father ever gave me. It ranks right up
there with His gifts to me of my salvation and my dear husband, Kevin.
For
the Believer in Christ, death is not the end, but the beginning of our true
life in the glorious riches of the Kingdom of God. We graduate from the school
of life to the grandeur of heaven, where we receive our rewards for obeying the
Lord's will for our life.
We
are not rotting in the grave. He is our guide and our refuge, even in death
(Psalm 48:14; Proverbs 14:32). The angels carry us to the presence of God in
heaven (Luke 16:22). He raises us through death into a new life with Him (Luke
20:36).
God
rejoices in the death of His Saints (Psalm 116:15), because we are in His
presence now and for eternity. The day of our death is actually even better
than the day of our birth (Ecclesiastes 7:1). We experience the exquisite
pleasures of eternity with our Father God (Psalm 16:9-11).
Prayer:
Father
God, I thank You for drawing us to Your heart during times of strain and
sorrow, which accompany the death of our loved ones. I thank You that Your
peace, which passes all human understanding, flows over us like a waterfall.
You fill our heart with Your love and joy so fully that we feel no other
emotion.
I
ask that You help us to find our refuge under the shadow of Your wings, our
strength in Your joy, and our comfort and clarity of thinking in Your wisdom,
as You lead us beside the still waters and restore our soul (Psalm 23). We look
forward to the day of our passing from this earthly life into eternity with
You.
Thought
for the Day:
Our
last breath on earth is followed by our first breath in Heaven; and we will
spend eternity with our loved ones, friends, acquaintances, and Born Again
people from all over the world, in worshiping God around His throne.
