Our Hope is in Christ

This past week I attended the funeral of a young 30 year old girl who passed away suddenly. I was taken by the words of one of the Pastors that spoke. He said, I don't know what people do who don't know the Lord. He quoted a scripture that we used in Paula's book

"But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you will not grieve as do the rest who have no hope." 1 Thess. 4:13

We do have a hope that we will see those we have lost and be reunited with them in heaven. The first key to handling grief is finding Christ. He is your exit visa out of this world. He is the path, he is the highway, he is the only way. Only through accepting him as a sacrifice for our sins can we be with the Lord and our loved one's in eternity. If you have not accepted Christ I encourage you to confess your sin's to God and understand that he made a sacrifice for those sins. We are not able by our own merit to be good enough to earn heaven. We can not by our deeds be good enough. That is why Christ came as a sacrifice for us. Only through that sacrifice could we approach a Holy God, our sins washed away. You must personally accept this for yourself. It is a personal commitment. I encourage you to give up trying to control your own life and give it to God. Make Him Lord and Saviour today.