It seems like forever since I saw your smile. I even miss how you used to tease my sister and I believe it or not. What sibling would ever think they would say those words that they missed their brother teasing them? A sibling that has a brother/sister that is no longer alive. Cherish your siblings if you have them, for one day they will no longer be with you, Make the most of the time you have to share with them while you have the opportunity to do so. You know we are not promised tomorrow so make the most of today. One day we will be united for eternity in heaven, thank God for that blessed assurance I have in Jesus and what He did for us so we can escape the jaws of hell for all of eternity. My dictionary states that eternity is, "The totality of time without beginning or end." By the nature of the definition of eternity it is a very long time without end. Why would anyone knowingly want to spend eternity in hell with pain and suffering continually never to ease or let up? Why would you not choose life in heaven with God for eternity? The choice truly is yours and you are the only one that can make that choice. Once you draw your last breath your final destination will have been decided and it will be too late at that point. Think about it now while you still have breath inside you and the opportunity to be saved. If you know for certain that you will not go to heaven as your final place of destination I invite you to say a prayer that will allow you to have comfort and assurance in knowing that when you lay your head upon your pillow tonight that if you should not wake in the morning you will be in heaven. Repeat after me, "Father, I am a sinner please forgive my sins and cleanse me and make me whole. You sent your Son, Jesus, into this world through the virgin birth. He suffered, died and was buried. He rose from the dead on the third day and it is because of His sacrifice that I will be in heaven for all eternity. Not by anything that I can ever do but by what He did for me. Lord Jesus come into my heart and capture my attention. Teach me, nourish me with the word of God. Take all past sins away from me and wash me clean this very day. I give my heart and life to You for I have made a mess of my life up until this point and I now give it into Your hands. I know that I will be used to fulfill what You have called me to do with my life, not what I have called myself to do but Your will be done. I will bring a smile to your face as I step out into God's destiny for my life. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Amen."
Congratulations! You are are now born-again and welcome to the family of God. Did you know that all the angels in heaven just rejoiced as you prayed tha prayer. WOW! When you think about it that is pretty powerful that all the angels just celebrated with you. You will never be the same from this moment forward in your life. I look forward to meeting you one day in heaven. Do not keep this to yourself find someone and let them know that you gave your heart and life to Jesus. Prior to becoming born again I had anger inside of me and I would flare up easily. I also swore using bad words. I was instantly healed of this. My anger went away and it was replaced with love and peace and it was as if I would open my mouth to swear and the words would not come out anymore. There are stories of people that used to drink, smoke, do drugs, etc. and when they prayed the prayer any desire for that stuff was just miraculously taken away from them. I cannot promise you all or any of those things will happen to you for it will be your own testimony. Let God be God in your life and step aside then you will have your own story to share with others. A story that cannot be reproduced because it is your personal story. Sort of like you have fingerprints that no one else has on the earth. You now will have a story that no one else will have like yours because it is your story. Cherish your story and do not think that your testimony is less than another persons for all testimonies give and bring glory to God.
I am sharing with you a few pictures of my brother that died at the age of 22 years old. He was in a boating accident and his body was never recovered. If you look closely at the picture of my two brothers holding my hands, it doesn't look like I was too happy at that moment. I looked good, nicely coordinated but I had nothing to do with that. My mother gets the credit for that one. Do you think they were teasing me? Who knows? I did also include a picture that brings a smile to my face when I see it. It looks like I may have been close in age as to the other picture. This time, smile on my face and no brothers around. I would like to end this on a happy note rather than dwell on the loss of my brother. Take time today to tell family members that you care about them and that you love them. Yes, even guys can do this too. Just because you are a boy/man does not excuse you from telling this to your siblings if you have them. Today's words may be the very blessing they need and they only can come forth through you.
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