It’s been a while since I’ve
participated in the Five Minute Friday writing challenge. But it feels so good to dive back in. If you like to write or need some inspiration
and encouragement from others be sure to check it out.
It only takes a moment
For everything in your
life to change
One moment
And things will never be
the same again
Sometimes those are good
moments
Filled with happiness, excitement
and joy
Other times, it’s a sad or
desperate moment
One that you will look
back on and wonder
What if
If only
I wish
The thing of it is
We don’t know when those
moments are coming
We don’t know
When it will be the last
time…
You’ll see that loved one
alive
Or the last time you get
to say I love you
The final time you will
hear their voice
The last message that will
come across your phone
When that moment comes
Only then you realize…
No more chances to say I’m
sorry, I was wrong, please forgive me
No more opportunities to
share the Gospel of Christ
No longer can you tell
them what they’ve meant to you
Your words of encouragement
will not be heard by the one who needs it the most
No longer will you be able
to hold their hand
Look into their eyes
Laugh together so hard it
makes you cry
Hug them and feel them
hold you tight
So today
For a moment
Take a moment
To be with
To do or say
That which you can’t do
When the one you love has
been taken away
Susan Wachtel
October 26, 2018
In light of the recent
death of my brother, Michael Bunts, I’m very aware of those moments that have
passed and I can’t get back or do over.
When a fellow Christian
dies you miss them, are profoundly sad and grieve their loss. But it’s a grief with hope in the knowledge
that their life is not over and you will see them again in heaven. They are in the presence of God, where we
long to be.
But when it’s someone who doesn’t
know the Lord Jesus Christ, or hasn’t repented of their sin and put their faith
in the complete and finished work of Jesus Christ on the cross, that’s a
sadness without hope for their eternal security.
Even in that profound sadness
and loss…there is always hope for the believer based on who God is. Sovereign, Righteous, Holy, Holy, Holy,
Compassionate, Truth, Deliverer, Refuge, Strong Tower, Strength, All-Knowing,
All-Powerful, Great High Priest, Everywhere Present, Creator, Eternal, Without
Beginning and Without End, The Good Shepherd, The Way, The Truth and the Life,
The Narrow Gate, Without Sin, Pure, The Lamb of God Who Takes Away the Sin of the
World, Resurrected Savior, Kind, Patient, the Mighty God, Father, Son and Holy
Spirit, Jesus Christ the Son of God, Immanuel, Messiah, Wrathful, Punishes the
Wicked, Merciful, Gracious, Just, Judge…and so much more.
