“For our citizenship is in heaven…”  Philippians 3:20
 
This week a sister in Christ went Home to be with the Lord.  It was unexpected and sudden.  Sudden to us, but not to our Lord.  Psalm 139 tells us how intimate the Lord is with each of us, there is not one detail He does not know.  If you are not sure just how personal God is with us, read Psalm 139 and ask the Holy Spirit to open it up to you.  (I know that I have suggested this in the past, but it is good to be reminded from time to time.)
When a Believer moves from the confines of his earthly temple I take comfort in Vs. 16 -- not one moment before and not one moment after God’s appointed time.
 
Vs. 16 says,
“Thine eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Thy book they were all written,
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.”
 
The following is the second verse and chorus of a song we sing in our Fellowship:
“The Lord is in His Holy Temple,
And we are in His presence now.
The ones who’ve gone before have gathered,
As one before the throne we bow.
Singing Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.
Singing Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.”
 
So today as we worship, together with this dear sister, let us sing praises to our glorious Savior Jesus!
 
“Shout joyfully to the to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before Him with joyful singing.
Know that the Lord Himself is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of his pasture.
Enter His gates with thanksgiving,
And His courts with praise.
Give thanks to Him;  Bless His name.  
For the Lord is good; His loving-kindness is everlasting,
And His faithfulness to all generations.”  Psalm 100
 
Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord; blessed are they who trust in Him!.  Amen