GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD FOR HE IS GOOD, HIS MERCY ENDURES FOREVER!
For the past 2 weeks I have been in Tennessee having some tests run to see if there was a problem. One night I was casually enjoying a bowl of soup with Wayne when all of a sudden my throat shut down...or closed up. I could not swallow or breath. That is a very scary feeling. There was a second when I thought I was a few seconds from seeing Jesus. Well after 2 weeks of tests and going to an ear specialists I found out that I have acid reflux and that a little purple pill called nexium is what I needed. Apparently that was what was causing my hoarseness. Who would have believed? It was a throat spasm that caused my being able to not breath for a little while. I am amazed at how in just one second............that could have been my last breath. A few seconds later I could have been facing the other side of the spiritual veil where my Jesus is with the Father. What a fascinating but frightening thought. I know that if I were to stop breathing, die tonight I would be in the presence of my Saviour Jesus Christ. That is what we all live for , those of us that love Him and put our faith and hope and trust in Him. But to realize that anyone of us could just stop breathing all of a sudden..............are all our loved ones ready to meet Jesus? Is there someone we need to visit with, share Jesus with, pray for or just love someone into the kingdom of God? I know several people personally that have in an instance lost a loved one with no warning. No time to say good bye or I am sorry. No time to ask them if they are ready to meet Jesus. I got a good doctor's report better than I deserved considering how I have abused my body for these 66 years. Our bodies are the temple of God and we should treat our bodies as such. Which means I think we are to love ourselves as we love the church, we are to take care of ourselves, realize we are special, the Lord dwells inside of us and He gave His only Son, Jesus Christ to die on the Cross so that we might have eternal life. His Mercy does endure forever, He patiently waits for us to reach out to Him and accept His way.
