Good morning friends!
Today is Memorial Day here in the United States, a day when we remember those who gave their lives so we may live in liberty. We fly the flag to show our remembrance, and our love of our country.
Some of us personally lost our loved one when they gave their life, whether in the battles of the First and Second World Wars, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq or Afghanistan, or any of the myriad of conflicts in which the United States has been involved. In the name of preserving freedom.
If you lost a husband or wife, son or daughter, father, mother or close friend, the loss is especially poignant. The loss is enormous, and has probably left its mark on you.
Paul asks the question, "Death, where is your sting?" (1 Corinthians 15:55), when talking about the resurrection of the dead. The ultimate antidote for death is the resurrection. Death is not a permanent state.
Our loss is real, the absence of our loved ones in this life hurts terribly. But for the Christian, this is tempered by the knowledge that we will one day meet up withy them again, their tragic loss is temporary. We eagerly wait for the return of our Lord and Savior, and the accompanying resurrection of the dead in Christ. A divine appointment, where we will be reunited with our loved ones on that glorious day.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14, 18 "But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you sorrow as others who have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus... Therefore comfort one another with these words."
Even so, Come Lord Jesus!
Sincerely,
Gerry van der Wende
www.advancelifetransformation.com
