"We shall individually be held responsible for doing one jot less than we have ability to do...But when we give ourselves wholly to God, and in our work follow His directions, He makes Himself responsible for its accomplishment. He would not have us conjecture as to the success of our honest endeavors. Not once should we even think of failure. We are to cooperate with One who knows no failure." ~Messages to Young People, p. 309

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Taking the "Re" out of "Reunion"

Recently our family flew out to my grandparent's house for an awesome family reunion, with relatives coming far distances....even from Spain! The trip was lots of fun. I really enjoyed getting to know my relatives more, since we don't see them that often. For some strange reason all the grandkids seem to have grown in the past few years since I saw them....;D

It was awesome seeing everyone in the same place again....like that hadn't been done for 12 years! And of course a few new grandkids had been added! While the adults talked and watched TV, the kids played on the Slip-N-Slide, played with toy cars, and other toys. I kind of migrated between the groups listening and taking pictures.

As I said before, it was grand seeing everyone again. However, I thought of something interesting that happened towards the end of the reunion when everyone was about to go home.

I'm paraphrasing, but it went something like this: "Hey, do I have your Facebook? What's your e-mail again?" and stuff like that.

The reason? People didn't want the good times to end. While we had to separate at the current time, we wanted to stay connected, even if we couldn't see each other in person a lot.

As I thought about that later, it reminded me of Heaven. When we see our relatives and friends in Heaven, we'll never have to say "Good bye" again! When we are in Heaven, we will be able to take the "re" out of "reunion". And forget Facebook and e-mail! We will be able to see each other whenever we want! We will be with Jesus and the people who have chosen to be with Him forever.

1 Thessaloinians 4:16-17, NIV:

"For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command...we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever."

John 3:36, NIV:

"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life..."

Do you want to go to Heaven and never say "Goodbye"? Believe on Jesus, and you can!
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