My father just passed away on October 13, 2014 at 11:36PM. Now the paper and all legal documents will say he died October 14, 2014 because that’s when Hospice arrived and declared him legally deceased. I know, because I was there the time and day he left. I know, because I saw him take his last breathe and I looked down at my watch and said to myself, “My father has just passed from death to life.” Others may have said, “Rena’s father passed away”, or “Rena’s father died.” But see I know Daddy is very much still alive.
A friend of mine sent me a package. In it was a little acorn, a bag of dirt, a pot and some moss. The note inside told me to water it with ½ cup of water once a week. The package came about a week after the funeral or, more precisely that’s when I found it (more on that story in another blog). I planted it right away. Due to the nature of the acorn and my finding it late we all wondered if it would live. Christmas Eve about the same time my father took his last breathe I went by the window to close the blinds and saw the little oak tree had indeed survived. Tears streaming down my face I looked up to heaven and said, “Thanks Lord, You knew it was my first Christmas without my father”. The Lord cares for you and He cares for me. He reminded me there is life after death. The darkness of the grave cannot keep life from rising.
John 11:25 “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.”
My Father knew the Lord as his savior. Daddy believed in Jesus and he died, so I know he lives. Do you know you would live if you died? You can.
Romans 10:9 tells us “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
If you already know this truth please share it with a friend. No one is promised tomorrow. We thought Daddy would live a few days longer. He surprised us and left early. Help your friends be ready should they surprise those they love and leave behind. But also assure those who love you that though you died, yet shall you live.
A friend of mine sent me a package. In it was a little acorn, a bag of dirt, a pot and some moss. The note inside told me to water it with ½ cup of water once a week. The package came about a week after the funeral or, more precisely that’s when I found it (more on that story in another blog). I planted it right away. Due to the nature of the acorn and my finding it late we all wondered if it would live. Christmas Eve about the same time my father took his last breathe I went by the window to close the blinds and saw the little oak tree had indeed survived. Tears streaming down my face I looked up to heaven and said, “Thanks Lord, You knew it was my first Christmas without my father”. The Lord cares for you and He cares for me. He reminded me there is life after death. The darkness of the grave cannot keep life from rising.
John 11:25 “Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live.”
My Father knew the Lord as his savior. Daddy believed in Jesus and he died, so I know he lives. Do you know you would live if you died? You can.
Romans 10:9 tells us “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
If you already know this truth please share it with a friend. No one is promised tomorrow. We thought Daddy would live a few days longer. He surprised us and left early. Help your friends be ready should they surprise those they love and leave behind. But also assure those who love you that though you died, yet shall you live.
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