But God Will Receive Me

YAHSHUA said, Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes Him Who has sent Me, has everlasting life; he does not come before the judgment, but he passes from death to life (John 5:24). Passing from death to life is surely being transported from hell to the eternal home with YAHSHUA our Savior. In this natural world, we are very much preoccupied with things of no eternal value in a way that we become distracted from our most important future. It is this promise that keeps us free from fear of death. Our transitory and fleeting existence on this earth is but a dream that came and went in the course of the night. Death, therefore, is just a transition from earth to our eternal abode, called heaven. The process is painless and fast, depending where we are going.  Paul said, But I am hard pressed between the two. My yearning desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far, far better; but to remain in my body is more needful and essential for your sake (Phil. 1:23-24). When we are attached to our heavenly home, nothing in this world should prioritize our mind, as YAHSHUA told to the disciples, Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, I would have told you, for I am going away to prepare a place for you (John 14:1-2).  The hope that He is preparing us a place in heaven is reason good enough to shift our attention and priority to it. The thief cried while facing death, Lord, remember me when you come into kingly glory! And YAHSHUA answered him, Truly, I tell you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise (Luke 23:42-43). Today, we can cry to Him in repentance and He will change our destiny from death to life.

It is important for us to be born again in order to enter the kingdom of God. For it is not through the natural birth, but through the spiritual birth that we are connected to the promise of eternal life. YAHSHUA said, What is born of flesh is flesh; what is born of the Spirit is spirit… You must be born anew! (John 3: 6-7). This gift was given to us when at the cross YAHSHUA bought us with His precious blood. There, He reconciled us to the Father. As He was purchasing us from the power of Satan, He cried, My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?  (Ps. 22:1). He suffered the pain of hell for us all who received His redemption. With that, He gave up His life and died. That was just the beginning of something of eternal value- men’s reconciliation to God. That’s when heaven’s door was opened for those whosoever will. A beautiful gift was presented to the world, sealed with YAHSHUA’S precious blood. That’s why at the end of our journey we can say, “God will receive me.” It is as the psalmist said, As for me, I will continue beholding Your face in righteousness; I shall be fully satisfied, when I awake beholding Your form [and having sweet communion with You] (Ps. 17:15). Imagine that! The future so beautiful, complete with joy, peace, not mentioning the breath-taking place itself. Just thinking about seeing YAHSHUA of Whom we heard so much; seeing His scarred hands and feet- the proof of the price He paid to purchase us, will give us strength to go through fires life brings us. Paul said, I consider that the sufferings of this present time (this present life) are not worth being compared with the glory that is about to be revealed to us and in us and for us and conferred on us! (Rom. 8:17). The certainty of knowing where we are going after this life, is the reason why we are not afraid of death. The transfer of God’s saints to heaven is very precious in the sight of the Lord (Ps. 116:15). But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave; for He shall receive me (Ps. 49:15). How can a holy God care for such sinner as we are?  What is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You care for him? (Ps.8:4) These are David’s words acknowledging God’s excellent name and power over the world. In a humble attitude, he uttered these words for the world to know, which have lasted and will last forever.