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Desire to be a vessel of honor unto the Lord Jesus Christ?
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Words of encouragement
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Death
A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said,
"Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side!"
Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know."
"You don't know? You're a Christian man, and don't know what's on the other side?"
The doctor was holding the handle of the door; on the other side came a sound of scratching and whining and as he opened the door a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said, "Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He didn't know what was inside. He knew nothing except that his master was here and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear. I know little of what is on the other side of death but I do know one thing...
I know my Master is there and that is enough."
A sick man turned to his doctor as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said,
"Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side!"
Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know."
"You don't know? You're a Christian man, and don't know what's on the other side?"
The doctor was holding the handle of the door; on the other side came a sound of scratching and whining and as he opened the door a dog sprang into the room and leaped on him with an eager show of gladness.
Turning to the patient, the doctor said, "Did you notice my dog? He's never been in this room before. He didn't know what was inside. He knew nothing except that his master was here and when the door opened, he sprang in without fear. I know little of what is on the other side of death but I do know one thing...
I know my Master is there and that is enough."
farouk
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Reminds me of the Christian who said: "I skipped to the end of the Book at Revelation, and we win!"
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Yes,we know how the book ends don't we?
farouk
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Yes,we know how the book ends don't we?
Well, exactly.
Paul also, in 1 Corinthians 15.57, 58: '...thanks be to God, Who giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast...'
Blessings.
farouk
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I'm reminded of Lou Fellingham's Christian song 'There is a day'. (It's on youtube.)
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Yes,how difficult it would be if we were pushing our car up a hill because it had broken down.Well,if we put God in the drivers seat and we are the passengers the going is much easier.
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As it says in Nehemiah, 'the joy of the Lord is your strength'.
Energized by the Spirit, driven by joy: there's a thought!
Blessings.
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Hmmm....did you ever wonder what else you would leave behind?Like a hearing aid,or some false teeth or a pace maker.
The Rapture!
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One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.
After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.
This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."
He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."