Preparing for Death

Obviously I don't write on here much. But I do write. One of the things I write yearly are letters to my kids on their birthdays. I tell them what I love about them, recent funny stories and describe their current interests. But most importantly I tell them what I'm learning about the Lord. I write out the Gospel and anything I would want them to know if I didn't get the privilege of watching them grow up.

I hope I am there when they become adults, get married and have children but there is no promise of that. The only thing that is promised me is that I will die someday. Period. I'm not promised happiness or health or wealth, but I will die (Unless Jesus returns first!! Oh do come Lord Jesus!) and so I have decided to be ready for death. I have letters written to many of the people I love. I haven't had some premonition of an early death or anything goofy like that. And genetically speaking I'll likely live a long time yet. I'm just preparing for my promised homegoing.

And so I write letters to my kids that they may know the glorious riches of life and salvation in Christ. So they may know that while they were still rebellious sinners Christ died for them. So they may know that He Who knew no sin became sin for them so they might become the Righteousness of God. And so they will know regardless of whether I am here with them or not that I loved them.