“And I
heard a voice from heaven saying
unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead
which die in the Lord from
henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and
their works do follow them.”
Revelation 14:13
One Sunday morning I was sitting in
Sunday school when a girl in my class asked a question that seemed to come out
of no where. She asked something along the lines off, “why is it that when
people are sick, we are always told to pray for their healing? What if it’s
just that person’s time to go?” I pondered that question for a while after that
class but didn’t understand its significance until now.
As Christians, we believe that prayer changes things, so in
the event of something negative we pray for a positive outcome. Recently, my family had been dealing with the
extreme sickness of a relative. When I was told of the situation I did what I
knew I had to do, I prayed for his healing and left the problem at the altar. I
didn’t worry too much. He had been sick for a long time but God had allowed him
to live years past the expectancy the doctors had put on him and because of
this I truly believed that he was going to be ok. Even when my father told me
that it wasn’t looking good, I still didn’t fret, I just knew that God was
going to fix it. I had already started planning to visit him for thanksgiving,
and thinking on the things we would talk about and what we would do together
when I did. A few days later, my mother called with more news but it wasn’t the
good word that I was expecting.
When I found out that he hadn’t made it I was devastated,
dejected and at dismay. That night, upset, I wanted to cry-out to God, asking
Him why he hadn’t come through for my family and how He could just take my
cousin away, but instead I got on my knees and whole-heartedly prayed for peace
of mind and understanding. Down there, meditating on the situation, I thought
about my classmate’s question and the answer my Sunday school teacher had given
her. She said “death in Christ is the ultimate healing.” This brings me to the
scripture above. When someone passes there is reason to mourn them because we
are going to miss them but when they pass in Christ there is also reason to
rejoice because they no longer have to deal with the cares of this wicked
world. At the end of the day, they have achieved what we, as saints, are
striving for, which is to be in heaven with God.
To my family and to families who’s love ones have gone home
to be with the Lord, don’t think that your prayers were in vain and don’t
believed that healing never came because, although it may not have been in the
way we expected, it did. We must understand that His ways are not our ways and
His will is more perfect than any ‘flawless’ plan we could have come up with. God
is still good. He was our loved ones healer and now He will surely be our
comforter. Take heed in this scripture: “…weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning” (Psalms 30:5).
Stay positive and stay
prayerful. God Bless.
#ForManny
#'nuffsaid
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