Don't
Let Your Hearts Be Troubled.
Trust
In God,
And
Trust Also In Me.
Scripture
John
14
1
“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.”
5 “No, we
don’t know, Lord,” Thomas said. “We have no idea where you are
going, so how can we know the way?”
6 Jesus told
him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the
Father except through me.
Observation
In
just a couple of hours many of us will be attending the Celebration
of Life service for my brother-in-law, Duwayne Crofton. One of the
things that DuWayne loved to do was fish. So his son, Kevin, asked if
the theme of this Celebration of Life service could be “Fishers of
Men”. I quickly replied, “Sounds great to me”!
When
Jesus said these words that we read today in John 14, he was talking
to His disciples, who were were mostly fisherman, with maybe a few
tax collectors, zealots and other sinners thrown in!
During
one of visits with DuWayne a couple of months ago we talked about his
death. DuWayne knew that unless God decided to heal him that he would
soon face death. He let me know that he wasn't afraid to die. He knew
for certain that he would live forever in Heaven with Jesus Christ.
One
of the things that DuWayne said to me in one of our conversations was
this, “Eddy, I would like to get well enough to be able to go to
church again! I miss being able to go to my church.”
DuWayne
did not say to me, “Eddy, I would like to get well enough to get
back on a boat and going fishing again.”
DuWayne
Crofton, without a doubt did love fishing. But that love of fishing
paled in significance with his love for Jesus Christ! DuWayne Crofton
had been “caught” by THE FISHER OF MEN – Jesus Christ!
Have
you been “caught” by Jesus Christ?
Application
I
will share this today at the Celebration of Life service for DuWayne.
Have you been caught by the Lord Jesus Christ?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I pray that You comfort the Crofton family through all of the
people that will attend the Celebration of Life service for DuWayne.
May the family sense Your love, Your power, and Your presence today.
Give them strength. Fill them with hope. You are the God of all
comfort and all compassion! Use the service today to draw people
closer to You.
Daily
Bible Reading: Jeremiah 10,11,12; John 14
