We strain, struggle and push ahead in life.
We wonder if we are going to make it. Is it
all worth it?
Did you know that we have a cloud of witnesses
watching us, urging us on, and cheering?
I have heard it said that we are being watched
by those who have gone on before us. They
are sitting on bleachers, and allowed to see
us pass through. I don't know if that is true
but I believe we do have loved ones awaiting
us. Our friends who have gone ahead are
saying "you can make it, keep pushing."
The main thing is to know the one and only
source of strength is our Lord Jesus Christ.
He has given us His Holy Spirit, sealed us
and call us by name. [Provided we have asked
Him into our hearts.] I want to see my loved
ones and friends who have gone ahead of me,
but, more than anything I want to see the One
who died for me and gave His life for me, so I
may have eternal life.
Being good isn't going to get us into Heaven,
being nice isn't going to get us there. If you
are at the stage of life where you have given
thought to the afterlife, just remember Jesus
said, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life."
"The way to the Father is by Me."
Our cloud of witnesses are cheering us on. They
have seen the Lord. They knew the Way into the
Kingdom, and maybe they are sitting on bleachers
at times watching and urging us to 'hang in there,'
shouting 'you can make it.'
We will make it. Yes, we will.
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