2 Corinthians 5:8
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8 We are confident, I say,
and willing rather to be absent from the body,
and to be present with the Lord.
He nary had a complaint.
Through all the years of his suffering.
He made sure no one knew.
He didn't want to bother anyone.
He just showed up at work, rain or shine.
And always kept a gleeful, agreeable face.
Being generous of heart, always.
Calling no attention to himself.
Until such time it was too late.
The infection had spread.
Of course, I saw the limp.
I heard the pain.
I saw the struggle.
I did what I could, given what he would allow.
But the rest of the time, he suffered quietly on.
My brother had not lost the fight.
He had won life with JESUS.
Warriors can be found at home, and in the workplace.
Not just in battlefields.
They, who brave everyday storms, lashes, and crashes.
Even the bullying, criticisms, and mockery.
Again, this watchman was made witness to it all.
I had walked alongside members of my family who have gone on.
As I'm sure you have with yours, too.
Do you have such warriors in your lives?
The one who would keep on, no matter what?
Whether they were in pain, or not?
Uncomplainingly.
And then one day, GOD takes them home.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
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7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was:
and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Again, we grieve.
But the born again knows the future, as GOD declared it.
Ezekiel 18:4
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4 Behold,
all souls are mine;
as the soul of the father,
so also the soul of the son is mine:
the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
John 3:16
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16 For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish,
but have everlasting life.
John 5:24
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24 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that heareth my word,
and believeth on him that sent me,
hath everlasting life,
and shall not come into condemnation;
but is passed from death unto life.
We pray for our loved ones.
But our prayers are always subject to GOD's will.
Something the world struggles against.
1 John 5:14
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14 And this is the confidence that we have in him,
that, if we ask any thing according to his will,
he heareth us:
Only GOD sees right, knows right, will do right.
His ways are different from ours.
Acceptance is key to healing.
Isaiah 55:8-9
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8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.
9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways,
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Let us all honor these sturdy warriors who fought the good fight.
1 Timothy 6:12
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12 Fight the good fight of faith,
lay hold on eternal life,
whereunto thou art also called,
and hast professed a good profession
before many witnesses.
And those who bravely ran the race.
Hebrews 12:1-2
King James Version
12 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about
with so great a cloud of witnesses,
let us lay aside every weight,
and the sin which doth so easily beset us,
and let us run with patience
the race that is set before us,
2 Looking unto Jesus
the author and finisher of our faith;
who for the joy that was set before him
endured the cross,
despising the shame,
and is set down at the right hand
of the throne of God.
These warriors are with JESUS now.
Especially those who believe He is Savior, and Son of GOD.
Satan can never have believers.
The LORD JESUS has already conquered death, and the devil.
Hebrews 2:14
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14 Forasmuch then as the children
are partakers of flesh and blood,
he also himself likewise took part of the same;
that through death he might destroy him
that had the power of death,
that is, the devil;
For all who grieve, please find help, healing, and comfort from this blog.
SPIRIT, and Scripture are your best friends in your most trying times.
GOD be with us all.
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