Joe Christian Died Today

Humbly Irrelevant · 2019-07-19T19:10:09Z

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I lost a very good friend recently. I guess the older we get, the more friends and family we lose. Anyway, I wrote the following eulogy in tribute to him and the godly life he lived (name changed to protect the deceased, who is now more fully-alive than anyone of us!) Joe Christian died today and is now at rest in Heaven. However, Joe would not wish for this to be a somber occasion! We do not grieve like those who have no Eternal Hope -- we CELEBRATE because Joe has now been transformed from mortal to immortal. He is in Paradise and there is NO SORROW there -- only unfathomable HAPPINESS. He is looking down upon us from the Heavenlies hoping that we ALL will join him soon. There is no regret in a Christian’s death when they arise to find themselves in a much better place than what this world has to offer. Every Christian has God’s PROMISE on this, and Joe gladly took God at His Word. We are well-served to do the same. We will either be Raptured, or we will die so as to live again in a world that we cannot even fathom! But Joe’s death transcends his life and hopefully, through his mortal death, allows the Holy Spirit one final opportunity to reach out and touch one of his acquaintances that has come to pay their last respects. While Joe’s body is lifeless, his Spirit is fully alive and moving amongst those gathered in this sanctuary. Joe lived an honorable life and reflected the Light of Jesus onto those around him -- all to the Glory of God! Joe has now traded his corrupt body in order to acquire a new uncorrupted and Glorified Body. Hallelujah!! The words of this eulogy are shared in the hope that it might change the life of one hurting and lost soul --just as similar words changed Joe’s eternal destiny many years ago. Joe would be delighted and honored to know that through his passing someone might come to realize the TRUTH, receive the Word of God, and trade death for LIFE!! Thus, a destiny will be rerouted from the Horrors of Hell to the Blessings of Heaven!! If Jesus can save the soul of a once-wretched sinner like Joe, then there is no barrier about saving any other sinner. It takes ONLY ONE reflective moment, ONLY ONE chance recognized, ONLY ONE opportunity seized, and ONLY ONE FREE GIFT ACCEPTED. This is not about Joe Christian, or about his pastor, or about his family. This moment is about ONE individual who may be desperately seeking HOPE and DIRECTION in their life. So in the worldly vernacular, we might say “This Bud’s for YOU". In the Heavenly Realm, it might better be stated as, “This message from God, spoken through the Holy Spirit about Jesus Christ is for YOU!!” Almost two thousand years ago on Passover, the day the Perfect Sacrificial Lamb was slain in Israel, on a Cross, on a hill, at Calvary, Jesus Christ died so that we could live. What better way is there to honor the memory of Joe Christian, than to know that THIS day (the day you came here to pay your last respects to Joe) that you believed the TRUTH and were saved by the sacrifice of God's perfect Lamb, His only begotten Son, Who lived a Perfect, Spotless life so that HE could be found worthy in death to pay the penalty for YOUR sins. Thus, He paid a debt that He didn’t owe, because we owed a debt that we couldn’t pay!! He paid our account in full so that Joe Christian, and you, and I can pass over (thus the term PASSOVER) FROM DEATH UNTO LIFE. We are all just a heartbeat away from death. Do you KNOW where YOU will spend eternity? Please, if you do not have the ABSOLUTE ASSURANCE that if you died at this moment that you would go directly to Heaven, then PLEASE listen to these Words from God (like Joe did), reflect on His PROMISE, seize upon your moment of opportunity, and accept what the Holy Spirit is speaking to your heart (from Romans 10: 9, 10,13): .. if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou SHALT BE SAVED…For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him SHALL NOT BE ASHAMED. … For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord SHALL BE SAVED. It is as simple as that! Believe that Jesus Christ lived a Perfect life and died a Perfect propitiatory death so that we could have LIFE, and THAT more abundantly!! There are no WORKS involved, there is nothing that we can do to EARN our Salvation because we are all lost sinners without hope. That is unless we accept that Jesus did all the work, and that His last words on the Cross confirmed it when He victoriously, for all time, for all of mankind, declared that “IT IS FINISHED!!” Joe is at rest in those promises right now. Final Note: My eulogy seemed to be well-received and there were a lot of tears. Mostly for Joe, but some for my pathetic attempt to speak in front of a live audience. I thank God that I write better than I speak! God bless you all my friends -- time is short. Humbly

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Thank you for your kind sentiments Geri7 -- much appreciated!

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