Today’s Thought “Sacred Journey” G. Ward

“So teach us to number our days, that we may present to You a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12

President Jimmy Carter was recently given a very grim prognosis. Cancer is now said to have metastasized unto portions of his brain and liver and for a 90 year old, treatment most certainly may be somewhat futile.

In recent years, two men from our church (who were also my personal friends) approached me with such news. I marveled at their reception towards a final calling to fulfill. Without hesitance, my care didn’t lay claimants on recovery; substantiating, “Nothing is too difficult for our Lord,” it inquired of treatment and final preparation. Spiritual matters were first addressed, baptizing both (very difficult with both as one brother had very little breathing capacity and the other with brittle bone structure), and then family wishes were conveyed (via prayers and dialogue). This process culminated with me preaching their funerals.

We’ve been taught to place claimants (by faith) on recovery, delineating death (in earth) as something Holy God didn’t propose from the beginning (cf. Isa. 53:1-5, Phil.1:21). The actuality of life given demands our attention (*only practicing believers) about earth being a strange land and heaven as home. Why is truth avoided (Col.2:8)?

Happy Friday!  *Ro.6:4, 2 Cor.5:17