This world is not my home

Psalm 27:1

The Lord is my light and my salvation—
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
    of whom shall I be afraid?

Sitting beside someone, as they die is one of the hardest things to do, in my opinion.  A friend of mine from growing up, is currently sitting beside her Grandma, as she leaves this world.  Grandma Rosemary was a Grandma to all of us in our small town.  She was a Sunday School Teacher at one of the small churches in town.  She was the sweetest lady, who everyone knew loved the Lord. 

My sister, who still lives near that small town, was asked yesterday to come and sit with the family.  She called me on her way and asked, “What do I do?  What do I say?”  If you have ever been there, you know how hard that is. 

All I could tell her is to keep reminding everyone that this is the moment that she has lived her life for.  She has longed to be with Jesus for almost 90 years. 

Throughout all of this, it makes me wonder about when my time comes.  Will others know that it is a moment that I’ve lived for?  That I am not afraid of death.  What words will be spoken about my relationship with our Lord and Savior? 

I have experience the death of many in my life and some you are sad to see go however you are completely at peace because you know they have an eternal life ahead with Jesus.  Others, you are truly sad because it hurts to lose people while here on earth but also because you don’t have that assurance, that peace that comes from the Lord. 

I encourage you today to live a life like Grandma Rosemary, where everyone around her knew that when her time would come, she would be ready and waiting to walk again with her Lord and Savior.