Luke 23:43
And Jesus said unto him, "Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise.
As we look into the future it is a reality that life must, as we know it, come to an end. I am sure that most at some time, have wondered what it is like to pass from this life into the next. For many this event comes quickly but for others it is slow. Some have time to prepare for death yet others are ushered out into eternity so quick that they are unprepared. Have you made preparation?
Have you made a will? Have you set your house in order? But more importantly have you made peace with God?
The thief on the cross made peace with God. He was going to spend the rest of eternity with Jesus Christ. Many people in their foolishness say that they will be like the repentant thief and turn to Christ on their deathbed. Maybe you will be like the other thief who could not find repentance and died without Christ.
I am glad that Jesus Christ has gone on before us to prepare for our homecoming. It says in John 14:3 “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”
It is good to have the assurance of 2 Cor 5:8 which says, “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”
Life for many is difficult but let us take comfort in Psalm 16:11 which says, “Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”
Not only is there “fullness of joy” and “pleasure” to be found in Christ’s presence but these blessings can be found in the life to come.
Young people live your life in His presence.
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