When the End of the Book Has Come

Sitting amongst a sea of black, I listened as the pastor shared words of comfort to those who were grieving the loss of a beloved man. A great many kind words and amusing stories were shared about his life. One particular sentiment was shared many times and I mulled it over in my heart and mind. It was shared that this beloved man who had passed was a humble soul capable of great love.

This sentiment has spurred me to ask the question, what would be the greatest testament of the Holy Spirit in our life? Praise for all we had accomplished for Jesus, or praise to Jesus for all He had accomplished within us?

When we are pressing into the Holy Spirit to direct our path, the pages of our life story begin to unfold. Each and every day we are given a fresh start- a new chance- to write an even better chapter than the one before. His Word promises that His mercies are new every morning. We need not worry over yesterday, nor fret about tomorrow, for today is the day that is being written. Each step we take and each decision we make will affect the final outcome of the day. And then, by those same mercies, we begin again with the rising of the sun and are gifted the chance to write another chapter.

Lamentations 3:22-23, The faithful love of the Lord never ends!
His mercies never cease.
Great is his faithfulness;
his mercies begin afresh each morning.

Until one day, by those same mercies, we rise to meet the Son and the end of the book has come. It is this sentiment that has spurred me to ask the question, who better to pen our eulogy than the Author of the greatest book ever written?

Father, we thank you for your mercies and the dawning of the day. May we use our time well as you scratch out our stories bringing others to know your glorious name. In Jesus name, Amen.

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