John 14:2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were
not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
Yesterday afternoon I took a nice long walk. It was good to
be out. I encountered our 104 year old
neighbor and his daughter, stopped to watch the little boys playing ball, and spoke
with a dad who was watching, too. They were so cute in their uniforms. As I walked up Wheeler Street towards home I
greeted a woman who was standing in her driveway next to the sidewalk. When I asked how she was, she immediately
started a conversation. Her response was
that she was blessed to have woken up that day. “There’s many people who don’t,”
she said. She was missing a lot of teeth and I imagine she’d had other
challenges in life. But she was claiming
that what blessings she lacked on earth, she knew were waiting for her in
heaven. “I know that in heaven there’s a
mansion waiting for me because in my Father’s house there are many mansions.” We sprinkled our conversation with quotes
from scripture. When I shared that I was
a pastor she threw her arms around me saying that God must have arranged for us
to meet. Before I left we held hands
right there by the street and I prayed for her. This happens often to me as I carry Christ
outside the church to the people of Hapeville. Early this morning we lost our
beloved member Archie Trundle. He is now
checking out his mansion. I know he left this earth believing that he was loved
here and in heaven. What the world needs now is more believers like these two.
Loving God, thank you for life. You have given us the knowledge that when
this earthly existence is over, it is not the end of life, but rather the
beginning of new life; one in which we will see our Lord Jesus Christ face to
face. Be with those who are grieving
today, and help us to spread the Gospel so that all may be saved. Amen.
God
Bless,Paige
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