“Now also we would not have you ignorant, brethren, about those who fall asleep [in death], that you may not grieve for them as the rest do who have no hope beyond the grave. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will also bring with Him through Jesus those who have fallen asleep in death. For this we declare to you by the Lord’s own word, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall in no way precede into His presence or have any advantage at all over those who have previously fallen asleep in Him in death.” (I Thessalonians 4:13-15)
There is so much HOPE in the Lord. That is the beauty of Christianity. There is always the hope of a better tomorrow. Add your faith to the mix and you WILL have a better tomorrow! He promises that we and our whole family will be saved, but we have to pray them in. Even when our loved ones pass on there is hope of seeing them again when we pass on. What about those who you think were lost and they died? Where is the hope in that? Remember this: Jesus said “I AM He that liveth and was dead, and behold I AM alive forevermore. I have the keys of hell and of death.” Jesus took the keys away from Satan after He rose from the grave. Through the faithful intercession for your lost loved ones, He can reach them in the Spirit before it’s too late. Even then there is HOPE in the Lord. Where you have hope you can have peace. Beloved, hope is the starting point of faith. Let hope well up in you today. It can lead to great things…
Blessings everyone…