When Everything Is Ready

Jeremiah 10; Jeremiah 11; Jeremiah 12; John 14
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When Everything Is Ready

Scripture

John 14

Jesus, the Way to the Father

“Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me. 2 There is more than enough room in my Father’s home. If this were not so, would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you? 3 When everything is ready, I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. 4 And you know the way to where I am going.”

Observation

When everything is ready I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. A friend of ours went to be with Jesus last night. Everything must have been ready in his Father's house. Death is very difficult and painful for the loved ones that are left behind, but for the one that has died if he or she is Christ follower, it is a time of great gain. They are in Heaven. They are in the place that God has been preparing for them. The loss is ours not theirs.

Sometimes we grieve as people that don't really believe what Jesus says in John 14. John 14 should provide great comfort to all of us that are going through a time of loss. It should put a smile on our face knowing that our loved one is in Heaven experiencing a celebration that is literally out of this world.

I guess that is why I love funerals of saints. During the funeral service we have the opportunity to really express our trust in all of God's promises about Heaven and Eternal Life. It is a time to celebrate. It is a time to laugh. We call a Christ Follower a saint not because they were perfect, but because by God's grace though they were sinners God saved them. It is a time to remember how God changed that person's life from a sinner to a saint. It is a time to give God glory for the miracle of salvation.

None of deserve Heaven we are all sinners that deserve Hell, but the death of a saint or Christ Follower helps remind us of God's wonderful mercy and grace. It is only by His Grace and His Mercy do we get to enjoy Heaven.

Application

I love to think about what Jesus said in John 14 and John 11 during times of loss. I will meditate on those chapters this week.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, I pray for Randy and Laurel, Sherry and Rodney, Ruth and Murray, and all their kids as they go through this time of loss. Thank You for all of Your promises. Jim is celebrating today. He will be catching up with some old friends and his spending time with Dot. I pray for the family as they go through this time of loss. I pray that it would draw them closer to You and closer to each other. You are the God of all comfort and the God of all compassion and I know that You will comfort each one of them today.

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