I have been searching scripture today in a silly way ~ looking for a pertinent 5th verse in the 5th chapter ~ somewhere~ that would speak to me. Here is II Corinthians 5:5
"Now He who has prepared us for this very thing is God,
who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee."
Paul is talking about the guarantee that our earthly bodies are temporary but our home with God is eternal ~
"while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord." vs. 6
It's tough not to get too comfortable in our bodies ~ to not be frightened of the pain/discomfort of its' slow deterioration. Ch 5 finishes with my word from yesterday, confidence -
"we are confident , yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body
and to be present with the Lord."
Yes, I say, but not yet, I still haven't 'got it'! The concept is still unclear and I am reminded of one of my favorite songs by the group Mercy Me - "I Can Only Imagine". I looked up the lyrics on the internet, here they are:
I can only imagine
What it will be like
When I walk By Your side
I can only imagine
What my eyes will see
When Your face Is before me
I can only imagine
Surrounded by Your glory, what will my heart feel
Will I dance for You Jesus or in awe of You be still
Will I stand in Your presence or to my knees will I fall
Will I sing hallelujah, will I be able to speak at all
I can only imagine
I can only imagine
When that day comes
And I find myself
Standing in the Son
I can only imagine
When all I will do Is forever
Forever worship You
I can only imagine
1 comment:
Your lyrics to "I Can Only Imagine" form a cross. Did you notice that? That is one of my favorite songs too! You stumbled across my blog the other day. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the kind & encouraging message. You seem so, so strong in your faith. The way you are is my goal. I try, try, try. :) It's a journey. I am so very sorry for your cancer and you are most certainly in my prayers!!! I can't believe you are from the area where Kenny crashed. God sure works in mysterious ways, doesn't he? I'm still shaking my head. Not only that, you own the place where the crew was staying. Wow. He wasn't actually working on that particular job, he drove down for one day to cover for the other pilot, so he could go home early. For you to be the one person to comment on my blog, hah, still amazes me. God amazes me everyday!! You please take care and I will follow your journey. Also I don't know a lot about radiation treatment, but I had a friend in Patagonia, AZ diagnosed with cancer and less than a year to live and he managed to see a famous doctor out of Tucson who usually has a year long waiting list. The doctor gave him an all-natural program to follow until he could go back east and start his chemo. 3 months later when he went back east to the cancer research institute, they found nothing. They were amazed. They said they didn't know what to call it, my friend called it a miracle and an act of God. Being doctors, they said, "well, we don't know if we can call it that, but...." I can get his plan for you if you are interested. Once again thanks for the comment. I'm doing it....day to day and lots of prayers. God bless you!!
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