As We Face What Waits To Be...

After two funerals, one on Friday and one yesterdayit is impossible not to be impacted by the brevity and sacredness of life on earth.For, even though both funerals were for elderly women who had outlived'..the moment life ceases to be all that matters is how we prepared for eternity!Here we all still are, where God tips the scales of mercy in our favour,where the invitation to 'come' resounds, and where redemption for sin still flows full and free! Heb.9:27-28Just as man is appointed to die once, and after that to face judgment, so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him. Are you among those 'who eagerly await Him because of His gift of salvation'?! Daybreak tips God’s scales of mercy in our favour; faith ahoyWith the promise of his Presence we proceed with hope and joyArmed with the awesome awareness of the power of His WordGladness rekindles commitment to our calling undeterred Because no matter what happens as we face what waits to beNothing in the world can sever us from God and love's decreeAs Time’s thread runs through His fingers and our numbered days decreaseMay Hope’s finished work through Jesus fill our hearts with joy and peace We who believe in Him receive so much to be thankful forAs the Hour is approaching that nobody should ignoreWhen the joy still set before us is unveiled and we shall seeHe who tips morn’s scales of mercy and beckons ‘come unto Me’ Death demands life’s full attention ere it cuts time’s sacred cordAnd it ushers us to reckon with the love we most adoredPray before the hour ceases when repentance comes too lateWe have put our trust in Jesus, who will greet us at death’s gate Then, when like a little vapor time’s brief sojourn disappearsWe who have believed will enter in to ‘no more pain or tears’But for all who disregarded He whose love tips mercy’s scalesThere remains the endless horror of rejection’s endless wails © Janet Martin