Daily In Your Presence/First Fruits

[ladylovesJesus]

Intimate Conversations with a Loving Father

FIRST FRUITS


But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead,
the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
1 Corinthians 15:20

FROM THE FATHER'S HEART

My child, each time you walk into the hospital room of a loved one near death, sadness creeps in, and tears fill your eyes. I love your sensitive heart. Never forget that I died so that you and your loved ones—those who know and love Me—would not fear this moment. I died, but I rose again, the firstfruits of resurrection for all My children. In death, your loved ones—and you—will walk through that tunnel of death to a greater light, the light of My presence. And one day, you will have a totally resurrected body—just like Mine. Weeping is brief, but joy comes in the morning .

A GRATEFUL RESPONSE

Like the very first lily pushing through the earth's crust, You were the firstfruits of death, Lord. You are living proof that death has no victory, and the grave has no barriers. Because of Your resurrection, fear of death has no hold on us anymore. I praise You, Lord, for eternal life .

SIMPLE TRUTH

Death is but a crossing from winter to spring .
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[Coconut]

Amen amen amen...thank you Jesus...

It will be a year this month since my closest brother passed on...and as much as I miss him here...i`m so happy he finally found his way home ......when another brother received the call, from hundreds of miles away that Kevin was gone...he said I already knew that, I heard his voice this morning calling to me, saying "I will see you on the other side..." ...I think we would grieve a little less over our loved ones leaving us, if we only could invision what a homecoming waits for us there...

I was inspired to write this recently...thought I would share

A Whole New World (Aladdin and Jasmines Song)

I can show you the world
Shining, shimmering, splendid
Tell me... now when did
You last let your heart decide?

Unbelievable sights
Indescribable feeling
Soaring, tumbling, freewheeling
Through an endless diamond sky...

A whole new world
Don't you dare close your eyes
A hundred thousand things to see
Hold your breath - it gets better
I'm like a shooting star
I've come so far
I can't go back to where I used to be.

A whole new world
Every turn a surprise
With new horizons to pursue
Every moment red-letter
I'll chase them anywhere
There's time to spare
Let me share this whole new world with you...

(Come with me...this is no magic carpet ride...it is real...and never ending!)


Revelations 21 I saw a new heaven and a new earth. The first heaven and the first earth had disappeared, and so had the sea...

I heard a loud voice shout from the throne: God's home is now with his people. He will live with them, and they will be his own. Yes, God will make his home among his people. He will wipe all tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, suffering, crying, or pain. These things of the past are gone forever.

Then the one sitting on the throne said: I am making everything new. Write down what I have said. My words are true and can be trusted. Everything is finished! I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will freely give water from the life-giving fountain to everyone who is thirsty. All who win the victory will be given these blessings. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

Glory to God!