Dark times

Yesterday I received some tragic news. I didn't really know the family that well, but the nature of the news was the most shocking part. A local family had been involved in a car crash and the husband, son and son's fiancee all had died. The mother and the son's baby survived.

The son was two years younger than me, he was in my brothers year at school.

Events like this always lead me to remember how short life can be and how we can never know what will happen tomorrow.

That's why it is so important to have a sure hope for the future. This is the verse that has really helped me as I have dwelt on this.

John 11:25-26 - Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

Because I believe in Jesus I know that even if I die tomorrow, I will live forever in Eternity (this knowledge is emphasised through the title of the blog). Jesus said I will never die. He isn't wrong, my body will pass away but my soul that occupies my body will indeed never die.

Do you have this comfort? Please talk to me if you don't and you want to know more/have any questions.