We Are His

I was driving home from work today and while I was listening to 103.7(country) the song “If I die young” by The Band Perry was playing (which I recommend to everyone to listen to.)  There was one line in the song that really stood out to me.  The line is “Funny when your dead how people start listenin’  Take a second to let that verse sink in...Funny when your dead how people start listenin’

• In a lot of cases this is a true comment.  Only when someone close to them passes away is when they realize how short life really is.  It is when people figure out the truth that there is more to life then on this earth.  For all throughout the Bible it states that the days are evil.  Why do we come together and think about Heaven and God at funerals,but not on a daily basis.  How many people do you think take time out of their day to think about God and other people other then themselves?  Are you one of them?

• For it says in the Bible Luke 16:8-9:  And it is true that the children of this world are more shrewd in dealing with the world around them than are the children of the light.  Here’s the lesson:  Use your worldly resources to benefit others and make friends.  Then, when your earthly possessions are gone, they will welcome you to an eternal home. 

This passage was told by Jesus to his disciples.  Not only was Jesus warning the disciples, He is warning us.  We are ALL children of the light!  People who are homeless,poor,middle class, rich, different background, you name it we are all The children of the light.  We are all chosen by God to live for him and not ourselves.  For when we live for ourselves we will never know the truth even if were right in front of our eyes.

Luke 16:19-31

Jesus said,”There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothes in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury.  At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores.  As lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores.  Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to be with Abraham.  The rich man also died and was buried, and his soul went to the place of the dead.  There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side.  The rich man shouted,”father abraham, have some pity!  Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue.  A am in anguish in these flames.’  But Abraham said to him,” Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing.  So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish.  And besides, there is a great chasm separating us.  No one can cross over to you from here, and no one can cross over to us from there’  Then the rich man said,”Please, Father Abraham, at least send him to my father’s home.  For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them so they don’t end up in this place of torment.  But Abraham said,”Moses and the prophets have warned them.  Your brothers can read what they wrote.’  The rich man replied,” No, Father Abraham! But if someone is sent to them from the dead, then they will repent of their sins and turn to God.”  But Abraham said,”If they won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won’t listen even if someone rises from the dead.

Brothers and Sisters of Christ I dare you to live outside the box.  Extend your hand to someone in need.  It could be someone you are very close to or to someone you do not know at all.  God knows your heart.  He is the beginning and the end of everything you do.  Do not lose sight of the fact we are all His.

God Bless

Bobby C.