1 Kings 15:33-16:34; Jeremiah 27:1-28:17; Colossians 4:2-18
My times are in Your hand. Psalm 31:15 NKJV
Years ago I sat at the bedside of my younger sister as she lay dying of an aggressive cancer at age 49. It was so sad to see her suffer, though the staff were so kind and caring. She was mostly asleep during those final days but sometimes she woke up and briefly spoke before falling back to sleep. On one occasion she suddenly woke and said, “I’m dying”. I did not know how to respond but others said, “No you are not!” They spoke out of love but it was untrue as she was dying. As I reflected, Ps. 31:15 came to mind, and I wish I had quoted the words. Our times are always in God’s hand
and we never know when He will call us and say our time on earth is over. It is so important to be ready. My sister was, praise God. —Paul Young
When all my labours and trials are oe’r, and I am safe on that beautiful shore,
Just to be near the dear Lord I adore, will through the ages be glory for me. —C . Gabriel