So many times when the room is quiet, with only the soft background music playing, I look up to see my mom sleeping soundly. When she's not snoring, I stare intently to make sure she's still breathing. And I'm faced with the stark reality that one day soon, she will take her last breath.
It's amazing how much peace I have concerning her destiny, once she is released from her frail earthly shell. The knowledge that she is getting ready to "put on" a new body brings a sense of joy to these difficult days. "While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan and sigh, but it's not that we want to die and get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life." II Cor. 5:4
I am very grateful that my mom is not experiencing any noticeable pain at the moment. But, words cannot express the comfort I find in knowing that she put her faith in Christ at a young age and believes that He made a way for her to spend eternity with Him. "Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord." II Cor. 5:8
My prayer for you is that you would have this same confidence in your eternal destiny. I encourage you to seek God and He will reveal Himself to you. He created you to spend eternity with Him. "God showed how much He loved us by sending His one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through Him." I John 4:9
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