Year 2009 is only 22 days and I have already attend 4 "WAKE" services. One each from Monday (19th January) till tonight (22nd January). It's a reminder to me that life is not to be taken for granted. We plan, yes, but the ultimate is not in our hands.
Family members, relatives, friends will not always be there. Someday...don't know when...GOD will call us, anyone of us. We are all in the hands of the loving and almighty GOD.
In tonight's WAKE, one sister who came up to give her eulogy for the Decease mentioned that, there actually has been 7 death since December 2008 and it's a calling HOME by our LORD for HIS loved ones...to be united with HIM and for their union with those that have gone HOME before them. There, their loved ones will be standing with open arms along with our LORD JESUS CHRIST. The FRIEND that will not and will never leave us or forsake us.
Tonight, together, the congregation sang the favourite song of the Deceased :
JESUS loves me! This I know,
For the Bible tells me so;
Little ones to HIM belong,
They are weak but He is strong.
Yes, JESUS loves me!
Yes, JESUS loves me!
Yes, JESUS loves me!
The Bible tells me so.
JESUS loves me! HE who died,
Heaven's gate to open wide;
HE will wash away my sin,
Let HIS little child come in.
JESUS loves me! loves me still,
When I'm very weak and ill;
From HIS shining throne on high,
Comes to watch me where I lie.
JESUS loves me HE will stay,
Close beside me all the way,
If I love HIM when I die,
HE will take me home on high.
Indeed there is no "If I love HIM when I die...". We are to be certain of our salvation. Of our repentance of our sin...of our owning the LORD JESUS as our LORD and only SAVIOUR...that only HE can saves us...There is no if...but only certainty..because it is GOD who elect us. It is HIM who called us. It is HIM who will justify us and it is HE who will glorify us...not by ourselves...lest we should boast.
To all my family members, relatives and friends...thank you very much for being a friend.
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