Monday Morning Manna: Together – Now and Then

Another saint went home to heaven recently, reminding me again of the quote, “If your loved one is with the Lord, and the Lord is with you, they can never be very far away.” It is this blessed hope, this assurance of reunion that marks the difference in how Christians bury their loved ones and how non-Christians bury theirs. The Bible is clear, God is with believers. First Kings 8:57 proclaims, “May the Lord our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He not leave us nor forsake us,” and again in Acts 17:27, “He is not far from each one of us.” The only question that remains is if our loved one is with God. Once sure of that presence, reunion is assured – both now in remembrance, and forever in heaven. Two things remain if you want to be with your loved one again: (1) Be sure they have placed their faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, and (2) be sure of your own salvation. Today would be a good day to check on those relationships.

Dr. Dan Crawford, Senior Professor at Southwestern Baptist Seminary, is the WestCoast Baptist Association’s Spiritual Life & Leadership Mentor. Follow Dan on Twitter @DrDanRC and Facebook www.facebook.com/dan.crawford.