Friday, January 2, 2009

Friday, January 2, 2009 Revelation 3:8

I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

I am still thinking of the door that God has opened for Matt and I. That is so awesome to think that He would do that for us. God has to know from our prayers and our hearts that we look to serve others. We do have little strength and do rely upon Him where any decisions need to be made. God has worked wonders in my ever changing personality to reflect Him so that others will want Him too. I make a lot of mistakes and realize that, but I do turn to the Lord to change my heart and learn from my mistakes.

Today Matt and I went to a funeral service. The man was a church member and was Matt’s teacher in high school. The pastors were there. One pastor in particular cried as he spoke fondly about the man who passed on. He had visited with him often and saw the pain the man went through. The pastor knew that God walked through the pain with the man. He said it was okay to mourn and weep because they missed the man so much. He said to celebrate because the man is now walking in streets of gold and is happy and would never want to come back. Of course I thought about Daddy and how he is dancing and clicking his heels for joy that he is in heaven with God.

Matthew 7:21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.”

It is so sad especially when attending a funeral service to see those who may not be truly born again. They appear to be by some of their actions but they are not living the life of a blood washed creation of Jesus. Sometimes they even fool themselves. God must be first in our lives as we seek Him to continually change us to what He wants us to be.