KEEP YOUR FORK!
Romans 8:18-19 (18) – Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. (NLT)
Read: 2 Timothy 4:7-8)
An elderly woman discussed her final wishes with the pastor. She listed the songs, scriptures, and the gown she wanted at her funeral. Then she said one more thing: “I want to be buried with a fork in my hand.” The pastor asked why, and the woman replied:
“In all my years of attending church dinners, after the dishes were cleared, someone would say to everyone, ‘Keep your fork.’ It was my favourite dessert time because something sweeter would come, like velvety chocolate cake. Therefore, I want people to see me in that casket with a fork and wonder, ‘What’s with the fork?’ You will tell them, ‘Keep your fork, because the best is yet to come.’”
When people asked why the woman held a fork at her funeral, the pastor told them about the conversation.
Beloved, this should be our daily thought, resting assured that something better is coming even while alive. There is also a crown waiting for us after our spotless sojourn on earth. Paul affirmed in our Bible reading that the glory ahead can never compare with the present. Heaven awaits us with far more reward and splendour than we could imagine. Learn to live a heavenly-conscious life, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, we shall make it to eternity with God. God is saying to us this day: Hold on; your tomorrow is secured!
PRAYER
Hymn: Victory Ahead – William Grum (1905)
1. Father, please give my life meaning and help me never to lose focus on heaven.
(MIDNIGHT PRAYER)
1. Powers that are stealing my staff of bread; be exposed and expire!
2. Father, deliver me not into the hands of my enemies. Disgrace them!
3. Before this month ends, Lord Jesus, please show me, my family, the nation, and the church Your glory.
BE BORN AGAIN!
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