Wednesday, September 3, 2008
How much time do you have to live?You don't know the answer to that question, do you?None of us knows what tomorrow will bring. Two years ago I lifted up my eyes and saw my wife floating in the pool face down. She had been in perfect health and now she looked as if she were dead. I dragged her out of the pool, called 911, and within 45 minutes she was in the emergency room at Baptist Hospital. Then she went up to intensive care where she spent the weekend. Thursday she came home without any answers to why she collapsed in the pool.
On the next Sunday she had a stroke. We were back in Baptist Hospital again. There was some thought that a stroke might have been what caused her to collapse the week before, but Thursday we came home, this time on oxygen, and we began life tied to the oxygen tanks or generator. We only made it to Saturday that week, once again the emergency crew took her to the emergency room. While on the way she had a heart attack, and now the doctors were pretty sure that her 90% blockage had caused that initial collapse. She had open heart surgery. We were in a little longer this time, coming home after about two weeks.
We felt as though there had been three major brushes with death. It makes you think a bit about what is beyond the grave. It makes you ask yourself, "Do I really know God and am I ready to meet Him?"The answer to both of those questions was and is, "Yes." We have a peace for living down here and we have a glorious assurance for life with Him beyond the grave.
When you get that close to passing over to the other side, it is wonderful to know that God's promises are real.It does not matter what we think. It does matter what He promises. You can know His peace today, and you can count on His presence tomorrow. Jesus died that you can have that peace and promise. All He asks you to do is to believe. That may sound too simple to you. I am happy to tell you that it is simple. He doesn't ask you to do anything. He has done it all. Trust the Savior today.
How much time do you have to live?You don't know the answer to that question, do you?None of us knows what tomorrow will bring. Two years ago I lifted up my eyes and saw my wife floating in the pool face down. She had been in perfect health and now she looked as if she were dead. I dragged her out of the pool, called 911, and within 45 minutes she was in the emergency room at Baptist Hospital. Then she went up to intensive care where she spent the weekend. Thursday she came home without any answers to why she collapsed in the pool.
On the next Sunday she had a stroke. We were back in Baptist Hospital again. There was some thought that a stroke might have been what caused her to collapse the week before, but Thursday we came home, this time on oxygen, and we began life tied to the oxygen tanks or generator. We only made it to Saturday that week, once again the emergency crew took her to the emergency room. While on the way she had a heart attack, and now the doctors were pretty sure that her 90% blockage had caused that initial collapse. She had open heart surgery. We were in a little longer this time, coming home after about two weeks.
We felt as though there had been three major brushes with death. It makes you think a bit about what is beyond the grave. It makes you ask yourself, "Do I really know God and am I ready to meet Him?"The answer to both of those questions was and is, "Yes." We have a peace for living down here and we have a glorious assurance for life with Him beyond the grave.
When you get that close to passing over to the other side, it is wonderful to know that God's promises are real.It does not matter what we think. It does matter what He promises. You can know His peace today, and you can count on His presence tomorrow. Jesus died that you can have that peace and promise. All He asks you to do is to believe. That may sound too simple to you. I am happy to tell you that it is simple. He doesn't ask you to do anything. He has done it all. Trust the Savior today.
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