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| Ernie White |
My wife and I are praying for my sister today as she travels from Atlanta to Memphis.
Can't believe it has been two years since her late husband Ernie went home. Joni had a good word for Marilyn in her devotional this morning "Jerry's Place"
"As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more." -Psalm 103:15-16 (KJV)
Francie, my secretary, lost her husband Jerry this year and, like most widows, she shivers to think that his place will be forgotten. Even Ecclesiastes 9:5 underscores, “For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.” The world deals a cruel blow to people who die. It does its best to make sure their place will be forgotten.
Perhaps Jesus was thinking of this when he assured, “... I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going” (John 14:2b-4). In the span of three sentences, our Savior speaks of a man’s “place” three times. The Carpenter of Nazareth has built Jerry a place in heaven. Not one made with hands, but by God's eternal decree. The world might erase Jerry from its memory, but not heaven. He will never be forgotten. That’s because he has a place by Jesus’ side.
Perhaps you know a widow who is still grieving the loss of a loved one who has gone on to heaven. Those who are grieving want you to mention their spouse. Today, jot that person a note, sharing a special memory and letting her know you haven’t forgotten. Assure your friend that heaven has a far grander place for their mate, handmade by Jesus Christ himself!
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