In my bedroom this morning, the sun was shining through the window. The sun caught the image of the golden cross that I have been wearing for a long time. I happened to glance in the mirror near this window and saw a very large reflection of the cross. It was many times magnified. Although I look into this mirror every day I had not noticed such an image before. In a way, this incident made this day different.

I sat in the chair near this window and thought about the day and realized that every day is different in some way and sometimes hugely different. Only the Lord knows what is in store for us. Is it good that we don’t know what the day holds? It would spoil any good surprises if we knew. We have been told that we can plan our future, but our Lord will let it happen or alter it as He believes is best for us.

For me, I usually have one or more things planned for the next little while. But I have learned not to be disappointed if I do not get to them. Also accidents happen that interfere. At my age 88 I wasn’t concerned by this birthday coming, but in ways that I never anticipated, both my body and mind are not as strong as even a year ago. Now my walking is unsteady and when I fall I struggle to get up. I have always had a strong body and could handle most tasks that came along including the building of our first home and finishing others. Also for a number of years I was a part-time consultant to several companies on computer software. As CEO of a public company I faced many challenges that were overcome. Today many things that I used to do almost automatically have to be pondered until the way comes to mind. This bothers me of course. I thought that getting old would not happen to me anytime soon.

What am I trying to say in this writing? First and totally important is that God is in complete control of our lives. Our wonderful Lord has a plan for each of us. Even before we were born He knew how He would use us to carry out His plan for the good. But we have to let Him control our lives to the extent He desires. Most people of this evil world ignore this and then wonder why their lives are so fraught with problems. I could very well be in this pattern until I found Jesus at age 79 (He found me) and I accepted Him as my Lord and Savior. Now I have no desire to conform to the world, but only to try to please Him. But I also know that God will test us and use the tests to strengthen us.

I feel so sad for those that have rejected the Lord as they have nothing to look forward to except what they see here on earth. Followers of Christ know that eternity with God awaits them. Whether experiences on earth are good or bad, they will pass. Even a great life here will be far surpassed by life in Heaven. I have been blessed with a great life, a loving family and friends. But while continuing to enjoy life, I have had enough of this evil world. Although there are millions of people who are good, most of humanity is not good and they have nothing to do with God. For me, I am “sitting on the edge of my chair” waiting for the Lord to come. Meanwhile I want to tell others about Jesus at every opportunity and any way I can. For many years, I and many others in the world have been passing out CDs and DVDs of “Heaven Is So Real” created by Choo Thomas with inspiration and help from Jesus. This will be continued. I pray that they have been received and used to bring Jesus closer.

Looking around I see the possessions we have, the modest but beautiful home and lovely grounds. I know that nothing can be taken to Heaven meaning that all this will remain here for others to use. But I also know what the Bible tells us, that much of this world will be destroyed after the Lord comes for His faithful. So the use of these possessions will be short lived. A twinge of sadness comes when I realize that most of the buildings and things of this world will also be gone soon. Thinking of the great cities and much of the present world’s beauty gives more than a little sadness when contemplating their destruction. And it brings sadness that there will be much grief to those left behind. I pray that people will “wake up” and come to Jesus as their Lord and Savior. This will avoid their experiencing a world without God and the devastation that is coming. Many will say this is fear mongering, but readers of the Bible know that it is true.

Christians must do all they can to spread Christ’s message of salvation. If we know someone who needs this and do not tell them, we are responsible to some degree for their future life. Do not ignore this and assume someone, somewhere will help them find Jesus.

Also warn everyone not to accept a microchip that may be offered for any reason such as easy retrieval of medical and other records, or as a personal locator. You will belong to Satan if you accept the chip.

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