Today little four year old Benjamin left this world behind! He went back to his maker, Almighty God, who gives and takes life according to His purpose! He had an earthly family who loved and cherished him and wanted only the best for him. But we all must submit to the will of our heavenly Father and He called Benjamin's spirit home. That's right, home! If you belong to Christ, this earthly place is only a temporary stop for us. God is our real Father and our real home is heaven! Death is a fright because of the unknown, but to the Christian it is only a fright because we think of the sting of death and the separation from loved ones. But to the ones who deny Christ, death is more than the sting of death and separation, it is an eternity forever separated from God and His love.
James 4:14-15
14 yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.
15 Instead you ought to say, "If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that." Lord, only You can break the hard heart and make them humble before You. Today is truly the day of salvation for we are not promised even the next breath. Lord, my heart aches for the lost, speak today to the ones who are seeking You. In Jesus holy name, Amen.
Job 1:21 “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised.”
I know that everything has a purpose, used by God and for His perfect design for those who love Him! Yes, even the death of a small child, God will use for His perfect will and purpose. Benjamin did not grow to manhood but God had a perfect plan for his life before he ever came to be.
Ps.139:15-16
15 My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.You will spend eternity somewhere, only by the power of the saving grace of Christ will you be in heaven. It is not by anything you do but by what Christ has done and the mercy of God! Romans 9:14-16 14 What shall we say then? Is there injustice on God's part? By no means! 15 For he says to Moses, "I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion." 16 So then it depends not on human will or exertion, but on God, who has mercy.Lord, we beg for mercy! By faith in Christ, we believe You are able! Pour out Your power on this place and show the world that You alone are Sovereign God! Teach us how to pray! Amen
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