KneEmail - a devotional by Mike Benson associated with Forthright Magazine
Eternity
YESTERDAY I STOOD at the bedside of a dear brother in Christ...
His doctor recently diagnosed him with brain cancer and has given him only a few weeks to live. I watched as he wept in sadness as he thought about leaving his family. I noticed streams of tears pour down his cheeks as he considered the end of his earthly existence. I listened as he asked a fellow gospel preacher if he would hold his funeral. I fought back my own tears as my preacher friend petitioned the Almighty for faith and strength on behalf of this godly brother.
Then as I left the residence, I couldn't help but wonder, "How do people face eternity without the Lord? How do they leave this world without the security found only in Christ" (cf. Eph. 1:3)? Fortunately, this gentleman has been a Christian for many years, and he'll step into the next world with the calm assurance that Jesus is and has been Lord of his life.
THOUGHT: Come of think of it, we're all terminal, aren't we (cf., Job 14:1-2)? The end will just come sooner for some of us than others. Dear reader, what preparations have you made for your trip into eternity (cf. 2 Tim. 4:6-8; Matt. 25:46; Rom. 10:17; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 2:38; Rom. 10:9-10; Gal. 3:27; Rev. 2:10)?
KneEmail: "Man who is born of woman is of few days and full of trouble. He comes forth like a flower and fades away; he flees like a shadow and does not continue" ( Job 14:1-2; cf. 2 Cor. 5:10-11).