Reading: Luke 20, 21
My Verse: "Now He is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to Him."
This is a wonderful passage on resurrection! We are eternal beings! It is something I sensed even as a child - although I did not fully understand what it was I was sensing.
A.W. Tozer spoke of this sense of eternity in us that is perhaps marked by or revealed by "man's insatiable craving for immortality."
You made us in Your Own image. You did not mean for us to know death - that is the result of sin. Yet, Lord, You did not abandon us. You sent Your precious Son Jesus to conquer death so that we can know life beyond the grave.
Watching my mother die was a heartrending and yet - and yet it was also kind of fascinating. Fascinating because I knew where she was going - to meet You! There was eternity happening before my very eyes! - and it was wonderful. She was so ready for that passage - so sure and peaceful about it. She faced death with such calmness and bravery. It was a wonderful thing to watch her saying good-bye to all her grandchildren, to all those that she cared about. Thank You, Lord for helping her through that most difficult of passages. I find myself missing her and wanting to talk to her - but then I smile because I know where she is. She is with You and that is good.
"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come [back] to you. Just a little while now, and the world will not see Me any more, but you will see me; because I live, you will live also." (John 14: 18, 19)
"And whenever the living creatures offer glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him Who sits on the throne, Who lives forever and ever (through the eternities of the eternities)." (Revelation 4:9)
Yes, You live! Vivit!
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: "Now He is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to Him."
This is a wonderful passage on resurrection! We are eternal beings! It is something I sensed even as a child - although I did not fully understand what it was I was sensing.
A.W. Tozer spoke of this sense of eternity in us that is perhaps marked by or revealed by "man's insatiable craving for immortality."
You made us in Your Own image. You did not mean for us to know death - that is the result of sin. Yet, Lord, You did not abandon us. You sent Your precious Son Jesus to conquer death so that we can know life beyond the grave.
Watching my mother die was a heartrending and yet - and yet it was also kind of fascinating. Fascinating because I knew where she was going - to meet You! There was eternity happening before my very eyes! - and it was wonderful. She was so ready for that passage - so sure and peaceful about it. She faced death with such calmness and bravery. It was a wonderful thing to watch her saying good-bye to all her grandchildren, to all those that she cared about. Thank You, Lord for helping her through that most difficult of passages. I find myself missing her and wanting to talk to her - but then I smile because I know where she is. She is with You and that is good.
"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come [back] to you. Just a little while now, and the world will not see Me any more, but you will see me; because I live, you will live also." (John 14: 18, 19)
"And whenever the living creatures offer glory and honor and thanksgiving to Him Who sits on the throne, Who lives forever and ever (through the eternities of the eternities)." (Revelation 4:9)
Yes, You live! Vivit!
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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