" THE GIFT OF DEATH "

THE GIFT OF DEATH 

All things are yours...life...death...all are yours.

1st.Corinthians 3:21-23

There are no shadows in death with JESUS.

There are no valleys we must walk through.

Death is only a doorway,

And all of Heaven awaits you.

Our vision on earth is limited - 

We see only into the blue,

But in death our vision is endless - 

All of glory comes into view.

Death takes hold of the the body,

And our race on earth is through.

The battle for us is over;

With open arms HE welcomes you.

So fear not the end of life's journey.

Believe what GOD says is true. 
Death has been defeated !

And now it is HIS gift to you.

Dr. Tom Sexton

THE  GIFT  OF  DEATH

     The Bible says, "It is appointed unto man once to die." (Hebrew 9:27) This means that people only live one time. They do not come back again and again; they only die one time. The LORD JESUS said, "If a man keep MY saying, he shall never see death." (John 8:51-52) People next to a dying person see them die, but the one who is dying (if they are a believer) does not see death; they only see JESUS. Because JESUS said, "I AM the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in ME, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in ME shall never die." (John 11:25)

     When Stephen was being stoned, he said before he died, "Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the SON of MAN standing on the right hand of GOD." (Acts 7:56) Stephen did not see death. He saw JESUS. The Bible says, "to be absent from the body, and to be present with the LORD." (2nd.Corinthians 5:8) When Christians die they leave this world and step into Heaven. Death is only a doorway and JESUS is "the DOOR." (John 10:7) People who die without CHRIST see death and hell, but believers see JESUS and Heaven.

     JESUS said, "Because I live ye shall live also." (John 14:19) When HE arose from the grave HE defeated Death, Hell and the Grave. There are no more shadows and valleys in death because "the light shineth in darkness." (John 1:5) What do you want to see when you die: death and hell or JESUS and Heaven ? The choice is yours.

     ACKNOWLEDGE you are a sinner. "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of GOD." Romans 3:23

     BELIEVE the LORD JESUS CHRIST died for you. "But GOD commendeth HIS love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, CHRIST died for us." Romans 5:8

     CALL upon the LORD to save you. "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the LORD shall be saved." Romans 10:13

     LORD, I know that I am a sinner, and I believe YOU died and rose again for me. I am trusting YOU to forgive me. Come into my heart and save me, and help me to live for YOU always. In JESUS' name I pray, AMEN.

Your servant in CHRIST,

Julie

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