GET READY FOR ETERNITY! – 2 Samuel 12:23 Devotional
2 Samuel 12:23
“But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.”
I have shared with many people the testimony of a young father that he tearfully gave to a small group of us in our living room as we shared how we had come to receive Jesus as our personal Savior.
He said his spiritual birth was in the waiting room of our local hospital in the middle of the night. His wife was in the delivery room about to deliver her baby. The doctor entered the waiting room and informed Rick that his wife was having a difficult time and it looked as if their baby (a boy) would not live.
Rick said he was all alone pacing back and forth and for the first time he cried to the Lord. He somehow knew that if his baby boy died he would go to be with the Lord and he would never see him. He knew the only way to insure he would ever see his son was to receive Christ into his heart. He did just that!
Shortly after being born again himself, the doctor rushed out with the news that his son had made it and his wife was asking for him. When he told her of his new spiritual birth there was double rejoicing as they cuddled their newborn son.
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
– – – Pastor Cecil