Jesus has built a place in heaven for believers by God’s eternal decree. Let this thought encourage you today.
Hi, I’m Joni Eareckson Tada, and Francie, my secretary, lost her husband Jerry some years back. Bless his heart, he passed away with the peace of knowing Jesus; but still, it was hard on Francie. But she found peace in John 14, where Jesus assures us, “I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me [so] that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.” Did you hear that? In the span of three sentences, our Savior speaks of a man’s place in heaven three times. The Carpenter of Nazareth has built Jerry a place in heaven; not one made with hands, but by God’s eternal decree. So, friend, if you have lost a loved one this year, I hope this thought encourages you today. Heaven has a far grander place for your loved one and it’s been fashioned by Jesus Christ himself!
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