As I sit up late and write tonight, I have a flood of mixed emotions. On the one hand, there is sadness and the wiping of some tears as I think about a great man of God, my childhood pastor, who passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was someone that I deeply respected that just always had a special way of encouraging all those around him. His smile and positive energy truly were contagious :)
On the other hand, there are feelings of great joy—joy because he is now in the presence of our awesome Savior where there is no more sorrow or pain. Revelation 21:4 gives us that amazing promise, “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” I know that “Preacher” would not want us to continue in sadness over his passing, but would want us to use the life God has given us to carry on the example that he left behind.
On the other hand, there are feelings of great joy—joy because he is now in the presence of our awesome Savior where there is no more sorrow or pain. Revelation 21:4 gives us that amazing promise, “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” I know that “Preacher” would not want us to continue in sadness over his passing, but would want us to use the life God has given us to carry on the example that he left behind.