Funerals are not fun. It is hard to deal with loss and the emotions that come out as we realize a person will no longer be around in this world. It’s tougher when a person doesn’t know the Lord.
My husband and I were expecting such a funeral when we attended one for a relative the other day. But it turns out that because of a variety of circumstances in this man’s life, the relative came to realize that Jesus Christ was his Lord and Savior. The tone of the funeral was sad, but joyful, as person after person came up to testify of his commitment to Christ and how he is now in heaven.
The Bible tells us that God is not willing that any should perish. He wants people to come to Him and accept His free gift of salvation. He will even cause events to happen in a person’s life to get their attention. Too bad many people don’t reach out to Jesus as He’s reaching out to them. They want their own freedom; to follow after their own desires, not realizing that they are only placing themselves in bondage to sin. True freedom comes only when we surrender ourselves to God and His will for us.
I’m glad we found a surprise ending at the funeral. It confirms that God works behind the scenes even when we have no idea He’s doing so.
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