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Life After Life

Written by FAVORED1 on October 7, 2009 – 1:47 pm -

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

[Ephesians 5:15-20 New Living Translation]

“Life After Life”

Good Afternoon Beloved,

This morning, my family and I attended Homegoing services for a beloved part of our church “Vaughn”. Vaughn died in a car accident September 29th. He was only 22. He was a nice young man with a sweet and humble spirit. It has been difficult to wrap our minds around it. Seeing a young man so vibrant and full of life with such a bright future ahead of him in a casket is hard to understand. There are many things that are hard to understand in this life. One thing is for certain, if we are not caught up in the Rapture, all of us have the same appointment Vaughn had. That is where the hope of our salvation comes in. Jesus has conquered death, hell and the grave. For the believer (which Vaughn is), it is merely dying to one world and being born into another. Bishop TD Jakes describes it something like this ~ When a baby is conceived, it lives in a world where all of its needs are taken care of. He or she receives their nourishment, comfort, even their entertainment inside of their protected environment. Then one day, something starts to happen… and the baby, is pushed out of their dark, safe, secluded home into a world of bright lights, noise and weird smells. The baby probably thinks that he or she is dying, and that nothing good can come out of whatever is happening to them. After entering into the light, somebody grabs them sticks something in their nose and mouth, wipes off their body, wraps them in something that they’ve never felt before, and gives them to a person, who they’ve never seen before. When she speaks, Baby recognizes her voice, and the voices of the others who have been around. Baby is then put in a box with wheels and kept there for a few days, and then is transported with the nice people to another place, and thus begins their new life as a member of a family. Now, Bishop didn’t say all of that, the extra after baby is pushed out into the world was from the mind of Regina. Bishop made me think about how traumatizing our birth really was. If the baby had his/her way, not really knowing what to expect, they would probably choose to stay put. For the Believer, we are that baby. There is a time coming where we’ll be ‘pushed’ out from this life, into our new life. That is why it is so important that we get to know Jesus now. On the other side we’ll be able to see the smiling face of the Person we had only heard through His Word.

…. and that Beloved is Good News!

His LORD said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things: enter into the joy of your LORD.
[Matthew 25:23]

U Blessed!

Have A Fabulous Day

Regina

Happy Birthday Wishes to my beloved Sister-in-Christ Vivian!…. you are one of the sweetest people I know… I pray that this birthday is extra special for you. May God bless you with the desire of your heart and many, many, many more good birthdays. You are a great mom, a beautiful lady and a fabulous friend… thank you for just being you!