Some
years ago radio evangelist Charles E. Fuller announced that he would speak the
following Sunday on "Heaven".
It was to be broadcast on radio.
During that week he received a letter from an old man who was very
ill. Here is part of that letter:
"Next
Sunday you are to talk about "Heaven". I am interested in that land because I have held a clear title to
a bit of property there for over 55 years.
I did not buy it. It was given
to me without money and without price. But the donor purchased it for me at a tremendous
sacrifice. I am not holding it for
speculation since the title is nontransferable. It is not a vacant lot.
"For
more than a half-century I have been sending material out of which the greatest
architect and builder of the universe has been building a home for me, which
will never need to be repaired because it will suit me perfectly, individually,
and will never grow old.
"Termites
can never undermine its foundation for it rests upon the Rock of Ages. Fire cannot destroy it. Floods cannot wash it away. No locks or bolts will ever be placed upon
its doors, for no vicious person can ever enter that land where my dwelling
stands, now almost completed and ready for me to enter it and abide in peace
eternally without fear of being ejected.
"There
is a valley of deep shadow between the place where I live in California and
that to which I shall journey in a very short time. I cannot reach my home in the City of God without passing through
the dark valley of shadows. But I am
not afraid, because the best friend that I have ever had went through the same
valley alone, a long, long, time ago and drove away all the gloom. He has
stuck
by me through thick and thin since we first met and became acquainted 55 years
ago, and I hold His promise in printed form, never to forsake nor to leave me
alone. He will be with me as I walk through
the valley of shadows, and I shall not lose my way when He is with me.
"I hope
to hear your sermon on "Heaven" next Sunday from my home, but I have
no assurance that I shall be able to do so.
My ticket to heaven has no date marked for the journey...no return
coupon...and no permit for baggage.
Yes, I am ready to go and may not be here while you are talking next
Sunday, but I shall meet you there some day."
(Author: Unknown to Me)
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Kathy H.
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What A Day That Will Be