A Deeper Love

A funeral is for the living.

It sounds weird, but it is so true.  A funeral is all about the family of the one who is gone and getting together to share their grief and their love.  And for Christians, it is a homecoming and a bittersweet tribute. 

It was not easy, sitting there, looking at the casket that was so tiny.  My best friend was there and we linked our arms together and cried until we had no tissue left.  We knew that this little one was in the arms of the Lord; yet it was still hard to experience.

And while the service was beautiful and the mood was tearful, there was a real message of love.  The uncle who did the eulogy said he feels that the purpose of this 5 month old, so frail and broken, was to show them how to love.  It somehow took the love this family had to such a deeper level that they now realize that the love they had for each other before was NOTHING compared to the love they have now.

Our lives, no matter how short or long, are but vapors.  Jesus Christ’s brother James said so in the Bible.  And every moment that we spend has to count for something.  I want mine to count for God.

Which leads me to ask you; Do you know Jesus?  I don’t mean “do you go to church,” or “do you have a faith,” but do you truly know that He is your only one way ticket into Heaven?  Because if you don’t, there’s still time. 

Being a great person doesn’t cut it.  None of us are perfect.  That’s why God made a way.  He takes what you know as love to a deeper level.  He gave His Son as our sacrifice and that allows us to live eternally when we commit our lives to Him. 

Take the free gift of salvation.  Accept that Christ died for you and ask Him to make your life count for Him. 

Then watch your love go to a deeper level.  You won’t regret it!