My wife will tell you that I definitely hate funerals. They are hard for me. Especially open coffin. I don\u2019t want to go anywhere near those. It\u2019s not death that bothers me. And I\u2019m not afraid of dying. Because\u2026I know where I\u2019m going. So I don\u2019t know what it is about funerals. But they bug me. I\u2019ve been honored and blessed to officiate a couple. And they were difficult. But I got through them because my focus was on the service and not on \u201cbeing at\u201d a funeral. If that makes sense.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I stated earlier, I am not afraid of dying because I know where I\u2019m headed. I\u2019m going to get to spend eternity with Jesus. And I\u2019m going to be reunited with loved ones who have gone before. Nothing better than that. But something else also comes to mind when I think about death. It\u2019s when Jesus came into my life. When I accepted him, a part of me died. He killed the sin in my life. He destroyed it. He took it away. So part of me died. My life began a-new. It was a new beginning. Sin had been in charge of my life before Jesus. I was a slave to it. But no more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, that doesn\u2019t mean sin goes away. That doesn\u2019t mean temptations go away. Nothing can be further from the truth. They\u2019re not going anywhere. Sin is part of this world. Temptations are part of this world. We face them daily. They are going to try to creep back into our lives and drag us down. Every day from now on. There will be no end. But as powerful as the temptations are, always remember this, Jesus is more powerful. As strong as the sin used to be in our lives, they have no chance against the strength of Jesus. And with Jesus in our lives, there\u2019s no need to fear death. Because when we die here on earth, we will then spend eternity with him. And that is not a punishment or condemnation. That is a blessing. And that is awesome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My wife will tell you that I definitely hate funerals. They are hard for me. Especially open coffin. I don\u2019t want to go anywhere near those. It\u2019s not death that bothers me. And I\u2019m not afraid of dying. Because\u2026I know where I\u2019m going. So I don\u2019t know what it is about funerals. But they bug … <\/p>\n