Wrg1405
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Today my father in law went to be with Jesus. I say father in law but to me he was my dad.
I never knew my real father. Just a few awful memories. So I could never relate to a father dad.
It took me 5 years to actually call him dad. I remember the first time I called him dad.
It was New Year's Eve and he asked me if I wanted to go for a walk.
As we were looking over the village he said to me "I'm so thankful to God, all of my children have married Christians, that has always been my prayer"
I said to him "Not sure why you are thankful for me cause I ain't a good Christian"
He looked at me and said "I never asked God for good Christians just for spouses that believe in Jesus and want to walk with him"
That was the first time I called him dad, I said thank you dad he then said "I love you son"
That was the first time he called me son, I think the reason is because he knew I would not be able to cope with being called son and until I was ready to accept him as dad.
We have had lots of messages today from people, remembering how he loved them in times of trouble, came alongside them, led them to Jesus.
By no means was he perfect, like all of us but he loved Jesus and he loved people. Never shy of telling people about his wonderful saviour.
I said the whole family yesterday as we were sat around his bed that when the appointed time came even though dad was in a coma he would see Jesus, maybe at the end of his bed or holding his hand and saying "Hey mate time to come home"
About five minutes before he went home a friend text and said "for the last 5 minutes I have been praying Jesus come"
Jesus showed up and took my dad home.
Whilst one part of me is sad along with my wife we both have a praise in our hearts that dad is with Jesus, he is at the throne of God.
Wow how amazing is that? Our dad is with God.
Dad is not dead, death today is not the end. It is the beginning.
1 Corinthians 15:50-56
I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
John 14:1-4
Jesus Comforts His Disciples
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.”
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
Believers Who Have Died
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.
For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting
That's a promise that we have because of Jesus.
Oh death where is your sting? It's been removed because of Jesus.
Love you dad and I will see you again.
Your son Bill
I never knew my real father. Just a few awful memories. So I could never relate to a father dad.
It took me 5 years to actually call him dad. I remember the first time I called him dad.
It was New Year's Eve and he asked me if I wanted to go for a walk.
As we were looking over the village he said to me "I'm so thankful to God, all of my children have married Christians, that has always been my prayer"
I said to him "Not sure why you are thankful for me cause I ain't a good Christian"
He looked at me and said "I never asked God for good Christians just for spouses that believe in Jesus and want to walk with him"
That was the first time I called him dad, I said thank you dad he then said "I love you son"
That was the first time he called me son, I think the reason is because he knew I would not be able to cope with being called son and until I was ready to accept him as dad.
We have had lots of messages today from people, remembering how he loved them in times of trouble, came alongside them, led them to Jesus.
By no means was he perfect, like all of us but he loved Jesus and he loved people. Never shy of telling people about his wonderful saviour.
I said the whole family yesterday as we were sat around his bed that when the appointed time came even though dad was in a coma he would see Jesus, maybe at the end of his bed or holding his hand and saying "Hey mate time to come home"
About five minutes before he went home a friend text and said "for the last 5 minutes I have been praying Jesus come"
Jesus showed up and took my dad home.
Whilst one part of me is sad along with my wife we both have a praise in our hearts that dad is with Jesus, he is at the throne of God.
Wow how amazing is that? Our dad is with God.
Dad is not dead, death today is not the end. It is the beginning.
1 Corinthians 15:50-56
I declare to you, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
John 14:1-4
Jesus Comforts His Disciples
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.”
1 Thessalonians 4:13-14
Believers Who Have Died
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.
For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.”
“Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting
That's a promise that we have because of Jesus.
Oh death where is your sting? It's been removed because of Jesus.
Love you dad and I will see you again.
Your son Bill
