Death is coming, that can be great news! (Tribute to Mrs. Cloar)

Death can be a very difficult thing to deal with. Yesterday I lost a special lady in my life. Mrs. Cloar. Although she was not officially my grandmother to me she was. She always brought much laughter and joy to my life. The past several years have been difficult for her as she lost Mr. Cloar. Then recently some health problems set in. She said many times she wished the Lord would just take her home and yesterday God did just that. I have no doubt she is with Jesus now and reunited with Mr. Cloar, oh what a beautiful day it must have been in heaven yesterday.



God tells us in his Word that death is coming.



Romans 5:12 [ Death in Adam, Life in Christ ] Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—



Ecclesiastes 9:1-3 Death Comes to All

9 But all this I laid to heart, examining it all, how the righteous and the wise and their deeds are in the hand of God. Whether it is love or hate, man does not know; both are before him. 2 It is the same for all, since the same event happens to the righteous and the wicked, to the good and the evil, to the clean and the unclean, to him who sacrifices and him who does not sacrifice. As the good one is, so is the sinner, and he who swears is as he who shuns an oath. 3 This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that the same event happens to all. Also, the hearts of the children of man are full of evil, and madness is in their hearts while they live, and after that they go to the dead



Death may be coming but for those who receive Jesus as Lord and Savior like Mrs. Cloar had she has eternal life in heaven with Jesus!



Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.



Proverbs 14:27

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.



John 5:24 Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life. He does not come into judgment, but has passed from death to life.



Romans 6:5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.



This verse reminded me of both Mr. and Mrs. Cloar....they lived their lives in a way that honored God. A great example to others they were!!!



Ecclesiastes 7:1 [ The Contrast of Wisdom and Folly ] A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.



Yesterday Mrs. Cloar had the ultimate victory! Jesus has defeated death for her and now she is as happy as can be at home in heaven!



1 Corinthians 15:54 When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”



My friends we tend to think of death as a bad thing but for the believer it is victory. For we are not made for this world, we are just passing through, we are made to be with God and have the perfect relationship with Him which He designed us for from the very beginning. Jesus is the way, have you found Him?



Mrs. Cloar I will see you soon, give Jesus and Mr. Cloar a hug for me!



Tom