Romans 12:19

In heaven the angels always see the face of my Father, they don't have bodies, retinas, the spirits see the Father. For our loved ones there faith has been turned into sight for them. They will have eye's in the resurrection, but right now they see and behold the face of the Father the same way angels do and they don't have faces or bodies to do it. Second angels speak without a larynx - we read every Christmas their is joyful communication! We will have vocal cords in the resurrection - John sees the martyrs and they are saying when will enough be enough and we come down and gather Your people. The Lamb, the Lion and the King is coming and we will be with Him. Our loved ones up there are actively engaged and waiting for us! When we think what we have loss try to turn your mind to thoughts of what they have gained! They would not wish to be back if they could. God is calling to us in our calling of faith and life of obedience. We should do it even more wholeheartedly and press on more vigorously towards the prize that the ones we love already enjoy... Use this for your comfort and courage, you don't need me to tell you that this world is increasingly hostile towards Christian believers. From the Bible I don't see any reason to expect that to change. Best I can tell as the coming of Jesus gets nearer, the darkness just gets darker. Precisely bcs it does get darker the light shines brighter and more clearly. As we come nearer to Jesus the middle ground of people that are neither committed one way or another - this middle ground is cleared out until it's evacuated all together. So if you are one of these people that says I know faith is a good thing, but I'm not personally committed to Jesus Christ - understand this you can expect to have less and less company on that ground. End the end nobody will be on that ground where your standing right now... Here is what I'm asking of you today that you should take courage in hand and that you today should step out and take your stand with Jesus Christ nailing your colors to the mass. That you would confess Him as Lord of your life. That you would do what the thief on the cross did. The mass majority abused Jesus but what did the thief do he said Lord Jesus remember me. He put his trust in Jesus and turned to Jesus when others were turning against. Jesus said you will be with me in Paradise! Why won't you do that today? Why won't you let these truths that have been coming from the Bible lead you to Jesus Christ? Take your stand with Him as I know if your like me you can no longer stand this world... The middle ground will be empty on the last day when Jesus Christ comes - People will either be in heaven or hell, so I pray you make the right choice and teach your friends, family, and neighbors about the power and glory of Jesus! If you are a believer let this give you courage the way you live this week... Tell Christ that you love Him, that you will serve Him, and when it is costly as it will be you will view this as your share in His suffering. Whoever says I'm going to live my life for me is going to lose it, but whoever loses their life for His sake will find it wink emoticon Your loved and cared for -