See You Soon...

Scripture:
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (NIV)

Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one another with these words.

Devotional:

I remember in school learning that there was no such thing as cold.  My first thoughts were thinking that was funny.  After all when it was ten degrees outside I thought it was cold.  No, instead of cold existing there is only the absence of heat.  I also heard it said that there is no such thing as darkness; yep you guessed it only the absence of light.  Using this same logic I concluded that there is no such thing as death.  Yep that’s right death doesn’t exist.  After all once we “die” we go to heaven or hell.  We have “life” beyond the grave.  The question to answer is a simple one.  Are you going to spend eternity separated from God, or with God? 

When a loved one dies we can rest assured that we will not be separated from them for long.  Well as long as you both are on the same side of the proverbial coin.  Those that believe will be reunited in heaven.  We will spend all eternity together in God’s presence.  They are not lost to us.  It isn’t a goodbye forever.  It is simply I will see you later.  So Grandma, I know it’s been a while but I will see you again someday…