Thought of the Day May 27, 2020




Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 1 Corinthians 15:51-52

It is common for people to say when a loved one dies that “God has taken her/him” or that “God needed another angel”. This is misunderstanding of the nature of God’s Omniscience or Omnipotence (all knowing or all powerful).
The understanding that God knows all things and can do all things doesn’t mean that God takes loved ones from us as part of God’s plan. God’s plan for us is that we would love God as God loves us and ultimately live with God for all eternity (God being, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). While God does not take loved one from us God surely receives our loved ones in love as only a creator can love their created.

Peace and Blessings Pastor Tom

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