Great Passages

 Greetings to you all in the name of our savior the Lord Jesus Christ,

 Acts chapter 1 verses 9 through 11 says  And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.   And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;  Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. “

     During my last couple of stays at the hospital I was asked frequently what my favorite section of scripture was.  One of the passages that stands up in my life is the above Passage. I really would like to have been there that day on the top of Mount of Olives and to have witnessed first hand the Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ back into heaven. it is no wonder that the Angels described it and why do you keep looking up at the heaven he's going to come in the same way that he left. so this has to be one of my favorite sections of scriptures that along with the book of Zachariah which describes the return of our Lord Jesus Christ and glory and honor. another one would have of course been first John chapter 5 verses 11 12 and 13. there was that time so many years ago when I was searching or seemingly searching for god. I enjoyed the music of the church and I enjoyed the traditions of the church but then it boiled down to one thing and one thing only. he that has the son has life and he that has not the Son of God have not life. A lot of events took place during the 40 days after the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ from the tomb the tomb was empty is empty and shall remain empty Because He Lives. I have often quoted how the Lord has never failed me in all of my 84 years of life. God has protected me even when I did not know he was present in my life so I stand firm on the word of God no matter what and I realized that none of my writings are going to be very profound but to be at the sure thing.

I was asked a question yesterday if I had thought about the process of death all of course I have. the world wants to think that death is the annihilation of everything. but that is not the case the soul and the spirit go to me with God and we have that assurance from the scriptures another one of my favorite passages has been the Book of Ecclesiastes especially the latter chapters. I have written and made reference to Ecclesiastes a number of times. we have in the Old Testament the fact even of the man job who said that by Redeemer Lives he knew that his Redeemer lived. job is a book that predates even Moses but he still knew that one day he would stand before God and see him in his flesh even though the bugs would eat up his body he would still worship God and stand before him. I am also reminded of to me the most important question ever asked when the Philippian Jailer came before all and Silas and asked the question what must I do to be saved? Paul gave the most profound answer to Life's greatest question and that answer was to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and I'll shall be safe. my Bible does not change over the years but the words are still there believe believe believe. I will endeavor to praise God even today tomorrow and the days to come because I know he lives. if you do not have that personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ I would implore you to do that even now today before it is too late. we have the opportunity to come to Christ now and the decision that we make on this side and Glory will be that which is the most important of all.