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Becomes Our Best Future"
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TUESDAY’S TREASURE
VICTORY OVER DEATH
by
Ellen Fannon
Read Isaiah 25: 6-9
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Psalm 116:15 (NIV)
My pastor husband had to visit Mr. Bobby, one of our parishioners who was home in hospice. Unfortunately, our five-year-old son was out of school that day. Since I had to work, our son had to go with his father on the visit. On the way, my husband tried to impress on our young son how serious Mr. Bobby’s condition was; therefore, our son needed to be quiet and unobtrusive.
“Is Mr. Bobby going to die?” our son asked.
“Yes,” my husband answered. “That’s why we must be respectful.”
At the house, my husband greeted the grieving family and friends, then slipped into the bedroom where the dying man lay.
Suddenly, our son ran into the room, and cried out, “Are you excited, Mr. Bobby?”
The old man raised up, as my husband, mortified, tried to intercept our son.
“What’s that, young man?” asked Mr. Bobby.
“I asked if you’re excited. You get to see Jesus soon!”
Mr. Bobby laughed. “You’re right. I do get to see Jesus soon.”
If only Christian adults would look at death in the same way as my innocent young son. Of course, we mourn for those loved ones who preceded us in death, but we are not to grieve like those who have no hope:
Brothers and sisters,
we do not want you to be uninformed
about those who sleep in death,
so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind,
who have no hope
Christ defeated death so our victory over death is also assured if we trust in him.
Thought for the day: Death is merely the beginning of eternity in heaven for those who are in Christ.
Prayer: Father, help me remember this earthly life is temporary and one day I will be in heaven, where there are no tears or sorrows.
ABOUT ELLEN FANNON
Award-winning author, Ellen Fannon, is a retired veterinarian, former missionary, and church pianist/organist. She and her retired Air Force pilot-turned-pastor husband have fostered more than forty children, and have two adopted sons. She has published six novels, and her stories have appeared in One Christian Voice, Chicken Soup for the Soul, Divine Moments, and Guideposts; and her devotions have appeared in Open Windows, Guideposts-All God’s Creatures, and The Secret Place.
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