Psalm 34:18
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
The month of August has brought news of so many deaths of friends, family and pets. Two old friends passed away, one friend lost two uncles in the same week, two others each lost one of their parents, my brother and another friend lost beloved pets, three others have parents with cancer, Lou Gehrig's disease, etc. I was with my own father when he passed away four years ago on August 11, so I understand the grief one feels and know that the comfort of the Lord is nearby if you seek it. If your loved one trusted in Jesus for salvation then he/she is with the Lord now, safe, healthy and sound; if not, well, the Bible is very clear about that as well.
There are so many falsehoods and deceptions when it comes to the area of faith. I urge whoever is reading this to be certain of your destiny when you die by seeking Truth in the Word of God alone. Things can happen literally overnight; your life or that of a loved one can change in a moment or in the twinkling of an eye. You want to be sure for when that time comes.
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A few more passages about this:
Matt. 7:7-8 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”
John 6:40 “For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”
John 3:18 “He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Heb. 9:27 And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment,
1Cor. 15:51-52 Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
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