For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who sleep in Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 4:14
We who believe in Jesus the Christ bear a certain weirdness in the sight of the world. The coroner may say they died, but we say they have gone to sleep in Jesus. Some will say their condition is permanent, but we see from this side the temporary nature of it. We miss our brothers and sisters in Christ for a little while. However, that little while is not that of forgetfulness but of an eternal reunion soon to come.
I read with delight the obituary of a sister in Christ. The delight was not of course for the sorrow her husband and children must endure for a time. Nor was it over the loss her close friends will feel. The delight is found in the testimony of this obituary to the love of Jesus in her life. Rich men may try to make much of how they will give away an enormous fortune when they die. But a testimony of the enduring love of Jesus and His salvation even as we go to sleep in Him, now that is a treasure for all of us to share in!
May we all in Christ bear such a lovely testimony on our sleeping day,
Bucky
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