Max Lucado wrote from his book, ‘You’ll Get Through This: Hope and Help for Turbulent Times.’ “Goodbye. No one wants to say it. And death is the most difficult good-bye of all. After our church had five funerals in seven days, the sorrow took its toll on me. I chided myself, “Come on, Max, get over it. Death is a natural part of living.” Then I self-corrected. No it isn’t. Birth is; breathing is; belly laughs; big hugs and bedtime kisses are. But death? We weren’t made to say good-bye. God’s original plan had no farewell, no final breath, day, or heartbeat.”
“No matter how you frame it, good-bye doesn’t feel right. But God has served notice. All farewells are on the clock. He has decreed a family reunion. What a reunion it will be. Revelation 21:4 says on that day, “He will wipe every tear from their eyes.” This long journey will come to an end. You’ll see Him, and you’ll see them. Isn’t this our hope?”
Isn’t this your hope too? I’m sure your family wants this to be the hope of all. Psalm 27:4-5 reads, “One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. For in the day of trouble, he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent, and set me high upon a rock.”
John chapter 14 says that place is ready. We’re waiting for our Lord and Savior, Jesus, to return for those that believe in and love Him. There’s a room for you in that mansion; and you can look down from any rock you like.
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