THE END of LIFE

It’s coming you know! For you, for me, for all of us! We don’t know when, exactly. Sometimes we don’t know where, why, or how; but it is still coming. THE END of LIFE!

For a lot of people the ‘end of life’ is a grave where there is no hope, no joy, no life. A place of “finality!”

But for me, and many like me, the grave is not the end of hope, joy, and life. Instead, it is the “beginning” of these things. And when I say people like me, I am not referring to my character, personality, or social status. (nor my good looks.??????).

I am referring to my “faith." I am a believer and a ‘day-by-day ‘ follower of Jesus Christ. Because of this, for me, the grave is when and where life begins. For the unbeliever, it is when and where life ends.

To the ‘seeker’ God says, “Those who cry out to the Lord, those who confess with their mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in their heart that God raised Him from the dead, those who repent from their sins and their self-centred life, and believe in Jesus Christ and His teachings - it is these people who shall have hope, joy, and life.

Because God gave His only Son Jesus Christ to lead us into all truth, because He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins, because He raised His Son from the grave and called Him back home to heaven, for those of us who accept this, the grave is not the end of hope, joy, and life; but instead, it is the very “beginning” of hope, joy, and life!

What God did for Jesus, is what God promises He will do for those of us who "believe!"

Amen!

Pastor Wayne - article contributor

I have spent nearly my entire adult life involved in Christian ministry. I have pastored in Newfoundland, Ontario, Nova Scotia and British Columbia, Canada. While in British Columbia, I was the Director for Community Services Thrift Store and Food Bank in Kelowna. I spent 12 years in the prison ministry at the Ottawa Carleton Detention Centre and I have also been a hospital Chaplain. During my ministry I have conducted multiple baptisms, weddings, and funerals. 

My wife, Pastor Sandra Gardner, and I, co-founded, Connections Christian Fellowship Ministries that visited those who could not get to church. We also co-founded, The Halfway Church. This Ministry was created to help young offenders become familiar with a Christian environment in an informal and comfortable way. The ultimate goal was to prepare and encourage them to attend a local church.

My wife and I also spent many happy years sharing Christian music and participating in Christian-based drama and clown events. That was a lot of fun!

Please feel free to contact me at [email protected]