The Impact of the Conference on my Wife
Today is wife's dad's birthday. Kirt Mellberg died less than two years ago at the end of over 30 years of serving faithfully as a missionary to the Mexican and Huichol people in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico.
In response to the letters of encouragement and remembrance of her dad, my wife responded this morning with this email. I was so encouraged by seeing God's Spirit present in my wife that I wanted to share it with the world. I pray that you would be encouraged as well:
Praise God for His grace in my Dad's life. Jacob and I are attending the regional John Piper conference this weekend and Piper began his message last night by asking, "If you went to heaven and you had a new healthy body, no pain, no tears, no suffering; if heaven is the most beautiful place you could imagine, if you got to see those whom you love that were gone before you, if you got to see your mommy or daddy, would you be satisfied?" I had been thinking that today was gonna be my dad's birthday and missing him and I really had to stop and ask myself that question. Basically, if we got everything heaven has to offer without Jesus would we be satisfied? Praise God that my dad would not have been satisfied in that. Praise Him that like that the song Aunt Kim sent says, "There's no way to describe Jesus by my side..."
Praise God that my daddy is calling heaven home, has been held by Jesus'
nail scarred hands and has seen the Father and His glorious throne. I can still hear my dad saying, "When you stand before that great big bright judgment throne before almighty God will you be ashamed?" Like the song says, his moment on earth is done he is out of time, but some of his final words were that he had no regrets. Let us continue to press toward the mark so that we can say, "I have fought the fight I have finished the race" and God will say "well done my good and faithful servant"
Even though I look forward to seeing my dad again I praise God for His grace in my life that I could say I look more forward to being held by His nail scarred hands and seeing God on his throne. Praise God for all those whom have been faithful in our lives (including my dad) many who have already gone before us. I praise God that they were faithful in shepherding our hearts to know, love, and follow God. If it were not for many of God's faithful servants in my life I would be content to just be in a painless, tearless, beautiful, family-reunion heaven. I think that a non-believer would be content with that too. So finally I praise God for his ultimate gift of grace in my salvation and that because of that grace I will get to spend eternity with God forever! Because of that grace we will get to spend eternity with God forever.
Love,
Kiki
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