Do
You
Believe
This?
Scripture
John
11
21 Martha said to
Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.
22 But I know that even
now God will give you anything you ask.”
25 Jesus said to
her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in
me will live, even though they die; 26
and whoever lives by believing in me will never
die. Do you believe this?”
27 “Yes,
Lord,” she replied, “I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son
of God, who is to come into the world.”
Observation
My
brother-in-law, DuWayne Crofton, went to be with Jesus this past
Saturday morning.
How
do I know that he went to Heaven? I am glad you asked!
I
know that he went to Heaven because he knew Jesus Christ as his
personal Lord and Savior!
In
those last days DuWayne knew that he was dying. His children, Kevin,
Darin, and Kelli and his wife Janice assured DuWayne that one day
they would all be together again in Heaven.
I
am so proud of them and how they handled the death of this special
person that we all love so much.
I
told Kathy that when I die I want to have DuWayne Crofton's kind of
faith!
DuWayne
was able to smile and express his love toward everyone that came to
see him, in spite of the pain, right up to the very last! God is so
good!
…
Those
who believe in Jesus will live even though they die. And whoever
lives putting their trust and faith (believing) in Jesus will never
die.
Do
you believe this?
It
is not good people that go to Heaven and bad people that go to Hell.
It is only forgiven people that go to Heaven.
Have
you been forgiven?
John
1:12
12
Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he
gave the right to become children of God—
John
3:16
16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Romans
3:24
Yet
God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. He did this
through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins.
Acts
24
Application
I
will tell people about the Good News of Jesus Christ every chance I
get! How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, You are the God of all comfort and compassion. Comfort the
Crofton family as they go through this time of loss. Thank You for
allowing me to experience the tremendous faith shown by DuWayne and
his family. Thank You for being with them during this difficult time
of sickness. I know that DuWayne is not suffering now. He has no more
pain! He is with You!
Romans
8
Neither
death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for
today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell
can separate us from God’s love.
39
No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in
all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God
that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Daily
Bible Reading: Jeremiah 3,4; John 11
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