1 Corinthians 13:12
For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
Last week I officiated at a funeral service for a lady who was in her eighties. The family lived outside the area and so my only contact with them was by phone. At the funeral home I met the daughter who reacted as if she was shocked. “I know you!” Then she backed off and said that I resembled a well known minister. I think I responded that he is always trying to impersonate me, or something of the sort.
Perhaps most of us can recall embarrassing incidents where we mixed up people. I have to confess that one of my more sparkling blunders was when I asked a certain individual about his mother. He looked at me with a rather strange expression and reminded me that I had conducted her funeral service six months earlier. Bonk!!
Joyce and I try to convince ourselves that the reason we cannot remember names as well as we should is because we know so many people. That may be true, but let’s face it the memory is not what it was when we were younger. I feel like the man who asked someone: Do you know what they say about an old man’s memory? When he replies that he does not know. The first man says: I forget.
There is coming a day when we are assured that our minds will be clear and we will know each and everybody that has ever lived. Our ability to recall will not be limited to those we have met, but we will intimately know each and every saint who has ever lived. No mix ups then. What a celebration we will have!
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
—Pastor Cecil
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