James 4:14

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow.
For what is your life?
It is even a vapor that appeareth for a little time,
then vanishes away.

If I knew that this was to be my last day on earth,
I believe I would go to God in prayer
and pray as I have never prayed before;
I would ask Him to forgive my trespasses,
and thank Him for my many blessings,
before I walk through deaths door,

I would thank Him for my family, my friends, my enemies,
And those that hate me without a cause,
For without them I would have known nothing of life;
Over the years I have learned that God loves me,
With all my blemishes, defects, and flaws,

My faith in God increased as I overcame each battle,
each conflict and each strife,
But I can not leave without telling those I care about,
How much God and I love them,
For you see, I am going home to live with Him;
He has promised me eternal life.

Without God my soul would have been
as a deep chasm, a dark and dank void;
I would have been lost,
He sacrificed His only beloved Son
as atonement for our sins,
they were washed away at Calvary,
when He died upon the cross,

Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends.
John 15:13

Our freedom came at a surmountable cost.,
I do not fear death for I am ready to go,
My earthly body will be, in the twinkling
of an eye; transformed into a heavenly glow,
and when time is ended those who
belong to Christ will meet on that glorious shore.

“Oh death where is thy sting?
Oh grave, where is thy victory?”
1 Cor. 15:54 and 55
King James

© Janice Bumbalough Marler
July 22, 2006