Genesis Chapter 5 begins the genealogy of humankind.  I remember the first time I read through Genesis and came upon the phrase, repeated many times in this chapter, “…and he died” .  There’s a message there about God’s plan for His creation of mankind.  When God had to cast Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, that phrase “…and he died” was set in motion.  A reminder of God’s grace and mercy.  Have you ever thought of that? 

We don’t have to live forever in a world of sin. 

Tomorrow my family and I will have reached the one year marker of my sweet husbands’ passing into Eternity.  While we continue to mourn his absence, we surely do not wish him back, certain his joy in Heaven far exceeds anything experienced on this earth.  He is greatly missed, we are reminded daily of that empty spot he used to occupy, the ache in our hearts and the silence in the spaces he filled with his hospitality, generosity, wisdom and humor. 

“…and he died” is God’s solution, extending His grace and mercy to a sin plagued world.  He made a way for us to be freed from the penalty of that original sin, our sin now covered by Jesus’ suffering, death, burial and resurrection, when we choose to accept God’s gift of redemption.  And so, “…and he died” for believers means entrance into Glory, to be with our Lord and Savior for all Eternity. 

I trust if you are reading this, you will join us in embracing the more blessed perspective of that phrase “…and he died”.  If not, please contact me. God IS good, He has a plan and a purpose for every single one of us, He is in control, worthy to be trusted, worthy of our confidence that He will keep the promises we find in His Word, to restore us to a relationship with Him. And to worship and praise Him forevermore.