He Makes All Things New

Today was warm and sunny. This afternoon, we played outside. We ran, the kids rode riding toys and we shared a lot of laughs and smiles. It was a good day.....a little piece of heaven. When we came back inside. I checked on baby Cora, a baby girl who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer less than a month ago, and I read that she is now with Jesus. Oh, how it made me ache even more for the return of Christ. We live in a broken world where life can be ended so quickly......with such little warning. How wonderful it will be when He will make ALL things new. I know baby Cora is happy in the arms of Jesus, but I can't begin to imagine how much her parents long to be with her again.

Please pray for the McClenahans.....for a peace that passes ALL understanding........a peace that only God can give. I can't bear to grasp the strength it would take to go on when faced with these kind of circumstances. But, I am comforted by the illustration given by the father of one of my heroes, Corrie Ten Boome:

"When I was a little girl, I went to my father and said, "Daddy, I am afraid that I will never be strong enough to be a martyr for Jesus Christ." "Tell me," said Father, "When you take a train trip to Amsterdam, when do I give you the money for the ticket? Three weeks before?"
"No, Daddy, you give me the money for the ticket just before we get on the train."
"That is right," my father said, "and so it is with God's strength. Our Father in Heaven knows when you will need the strength to be a martyr for Jesus Christ. He will supply all you need – just in time…"

"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea." Psalm 46:1-2

Pray for also for the family of baby Tuesday, who also went to be with Jesus last week after her short battle with cancer (She and her twin sister were born 1 day before Karson and Brady).

"The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit." Psalm 34:18

This week, let the dishes pile up. Forget the mess. Play with your children. Talk to them about Jesus.....so they'll know.......and you'll know they know......and so they can teach their children.....and their children's children.......

So one day, you can All call Heaven home.......where nothing is ever broken.......and All things are new.

He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." Revelation 21:4

"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going." John 14:1-4