There are some things in life that just right. Some are funny, some are odd and some are just plain sad. Tonight I performed a memorial service for Marin Morrison, an 18 year old girl who lost her battle with cancer. It just does not seem right, and I don’t think it should.
Often I have been to memorial services that appear to have taken a cue from the Lion King with the whole circle of life concept. Others (rightly so) focus on the hope of heaven.
Still today I reminded of a verse in the Bible from I Corinthians. “The last enemy to be destroyed is death.” I Cor. 1:26 (NIV) Death is not part of God’s original plan, it is a result of original sin. It is not natural, it is an enemy that will be finally defeated when Christ comes again. We are made to live forever and if we have said yes to Jesus as Marin did, it will be forever in His presence. Until then we wait for this last enemy to be defeated.
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I have enjoyed reading your posts on Next Right Step. Even though you’re no longer at Eastlake, and you are missed very much, it’s comforting to get your thoughts on such important topics. Marilyn and I would like to send our condolences to Marin’s family. Be well, and God Bless…
todd davis
You are brilliant Ben, I love reading your stuff. You know I’ve been questioning the validity of my conception of God’s plan, as well as it’s meaning in my life. Is His plan meaningful simply because it’s God’s plan, or does God’s plan lead to something meaningful? To phrase it better is God’s plan as it is because God sees that such a course of events would be meaningful? But if this is right then something else other than God’s will makes the plan meaningful. Our will conjoined with His plan is what makes it have meaning, without our volition God’s existence wouldn’t be substantial, and without God’s existence our lives wouldn’t substantial or even possible.
You are always so enlightening, fill me in I feel a bit confused.
Ammar.
Ammar,
I love how you are wrestling with God’s plan, our plan; His will and our will.
I do believe that we do become rudderless apart from the revelation God gives. Since God has given us revelation through Jesus, the Scriptures and the Holy Spirit our job becomes openness and discernment.
The only difference I might have with you is in who God would be apart from us. We will truly never know becomes God is in community as Father, Son and Holy Spirt and has created us to be in communion with Him. Yet, I would say that God would be no less apart from us since he is perfect.
I hope my ramblings help.
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