open your bible. to john chapter 11:25. and the heading is "Jesus Comforts the Sisters". "Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die."
"do you believe this?"
life is temporal. dat was the way God made it. it wasn't mean to last forever. and so lives pass by us each day and go to another place. and for some, it is a place far far better. the Bible tells us in Philippians 1:23, "... to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far..." trust in God, as His Word tells us, that a brother has left to be in a more comforting place than we have ever experienced. and there he is gonna enjoy the love of God in a more intimate basis than we have felt. he is in a far better place. in Job 13:15, "Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him..." im sure this is how he feels.and life goes on. for the rest of us here, life has gotta go on. find comfort in the Lord our God, for He is our source of peace. in Psalms 94:19, "When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul." cry but no more, as we must trust in that God has the best arrangement for everyone of us here. and this is what had to face us.
and life goes on. think to me, its a calling for the all of us. we are glad for him that he had become a christian before he left, and losing a brother is merely temporary for we shall see him again one day. but there are many of those around us whom have not found hearing of the gospel. that is our mission. that we spread and urgently at that. and that we live our lives as if each moment were our last. cos if this was our last, or their last, it may be a loss forever.
Luke 8:8 "He who has ears to hear, let him hear."
Luke 8:16 "No one lights the lamp and hides it in a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he puts in on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light."
let us remember this for Jasper. in his loving memory.
agape,
lide