Praying for my family today. I am so blessed to be apart of a large family. My grandparents had 8 children- and out of those 8 children came LOTS of grandchildren, great grandchildren and now great great grandchildren.
Matthew 19
13 Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
13 Then some children were brought to Him so that He might lay His hands on them and pray; and the disciples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
We, human beings- mankind, are the most precious creation God has ever made. We are the ONLY creation created in His image. The angels were not created in His image. The earth was not created in His image. The animals were not created in His image. Only we humans beings- His ultimate creation!
Oh how He loves us, His ultimate creation. He loved us so much that even when we sinned and disobeyed Him- He made the way through His own blood shed on the cross to bring about forgiveness of sin. He rose again, after His own death FOR us to GIVE life TO us, His life. For those of us that have believed in Him, we have life- now- eternally. Death to us is simply the death of this physical body- not death to the real and true person we are at our core, our spirit and soul. Death to us is simply our real being stepping into the eternal realm, leaving the temporary behind.
Two days ago, one of us stepped into the eternal realm. One of our youngest gets to see and touch the sweet face of Jesus, our beloved Savior and Shepherd. One of our youngest is meeting our beloved grandparents, an aunt and two uncles. And her great grandfather! Oh what joyous reunion is awaiting us all! When we step from the temporal realm into the eternal realm, little Olivia will be there to welcome us.
I am so thankful that I got to hold and kiss the sweet cheeks of beautiful baby Olivia. My heart breaks for her mama, Chelsea who is so young to have went through all that she has been through these last few months. My heart is heavy for her as she has went through the last few days and now- as she goes through- life. But Jesus- the great Healer- is with her, and as she grieves He will love on her sweet heart.
My beloved cousin, Sherry- who has been so strong through all of this, knowing that in and of herself she has no strength- it is Christ within her. I don't pretend to understand the ways of God. But I do KNOW, He IS FAITHFUL and TRUE. I do know the Holy Spirit is her Counselor and Comforter. I do know that the Father, also has been separated from His Son and allowed the death to separated them- but there was a purpose to it. For had He not, then none of would be together again.
Yes, let the little children come to Him for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such of these.
Praying for you today, Sherry Bastin Henderson and Chelsea Henderson.
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