Today’s Thought “Automatic, Systematic…” G. Ward Ezekiel 18:4 Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is mine: the soul who sins shall die. Comfort is most certainly needed for those having lost their loved one or friend and there’s a spiritual responsibility to make ourselves available to such. We however haven’t been called to a false comfort that insists the deceased is present with God, particularly because they were hospitable, kind giants in the earth. Godly behavior(s) exemplified is not the qualifier for Heaven; implicit trust in God through Christ that insists HE ALONE leads and guides while making your life new and proof of your change thereafter then is evidenced (cf. Heb.10:25). This Memorial Day certainly will honor those soldiers who’ve given their lives and usage of John 15:13 will preface many speeches; but man is without authority that places anyone in the heavenlies. Our Creator won’t recognize any for good behavior, because it is HE who says, “No one is righteous” but will receive our repentance whereby Christ’s righteousness then takes our being undesirable and unlovely, then conforms us for His good pleasure (*cf. 2 Cor.6:2).