Last breath

Last breath

Bible:Psalm 139:1-16

All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them
came to be (V.16).

Reading

Mum, my sisters and I waited by Dad’s bed as his breaths became shallower and less frequent—until they were no more. Dad was a few days shy of eighty-nine when he slipped quietly into the life beyond, where God awaited him. His leaving left us feeling a great emptiness—we had great memories, but not Dad. Yet we knew that one day we’d be reunited with him in God’s home. We have that certain hope because we believe Dad is with God, who knows and loves him. When Dad breathed his first breath, God was there breathing breath into his lungs (ISAIAH 42:5). Yet even before his first—and with every breath in between—God was intimately involved in each detail of Dad’s life, just as he is in yours and mine. It was God who designed him and “knit” him together in
the womb (PSALM 139:13-14). And when Dad breathed his last breath, God’s Spirit was there, holding him in love and carrying him to be with Him (VV.7-10). The same is true for everyone who gives their lives to Jesus. Every moment of our life on earth is known by God (VV.1-4). With each day remaining, and as we look forward to the life beyond, let’s join with “everything that has breath” to praise Him. “Praise the Lord” (150:6)!

OUR LAST BREATH ON EARTH IS NOT
OUR LAST BREATH.

Youth Edition – Our Daily Bread Ministries