Do
Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled.
You
Believe In God;
Believe
Also In Me.
Scripture
John
14
2 My
Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have
told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you?
3 And
if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take
you to be with me that you also may be where I am.
5 Thomas said
to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we
know the way?”
6 Jesus
answered, “I am the way and the truth and the
life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
Observation
Today
at 10 AM I have the privilege of sharing this scripture at a
graveside service at Florida National Cemetery for a childhood and
high school friend, Marshall Harrington. We were recently
reacquainted through Facebook.
The
Saturday before he went to be with the Lord I had gone to see him out
at Florida Hospital @ Pepin Heart Institute. We laughed and we talked
about our childhood. Marshall shared how he had gone into the
military after suffering an injury that would have kept him from
playing any more football. He became a sharp shooter in the military.
Marshall
was very happily married and he talked about his wife Pam more than
anything else that day.
Marshall
was waiting to get one more stent in his heart and that was planned
for the following Monday - just two days away. It was a shock for me
to hear that during the night of that very same Saturday that
Marshall had a heart attack and he went to be with Jesus.
Two
things I know for sure about Marshall: He loved the Lord and Marshall
loved his wife, Pam.
John
14:1-6 is one of the passages that I will share at the graveside. It
was one of Marshall's favorites.
1
Corinthians 2:9
That
is what the Scriptures mean when they say,
"No
eye has seen, no ear has heard,
and
no mind has imagined
what
God has prepared
for
those who love him."
Application
I
will see Marshall again and there will be plenty of time to talk.
Proverbs
17:17
A friend loves
at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I pray for Pam Harrington today as she grieves the loss of
her husband. Give her strength. I pray that You, the God of all
comfort and all compassion, will wrap Your arms around her and take
care of her. Thank You for allowing me to have the opportunity to
talk with Marshall and spend a little time with him before You took
Him home. I pray for any person reading this blog today who is
suffering a loss. Give them strength. Help them to trust you during
this difficult time.
John
11:25-26
Jesus
said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who
believes in me will live, even though he dies; [26] and whoever lives
and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?"
Daily
Bible Reading: Numbers 10,11; Psalms 27; Mark 1
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