But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19.
Recent conversations have led me to think about transition time, the time when we pass from this life to the next. I see a problem that we must avoid in order to help us when we come to that time. I see that people who don’t realize who the Center of the universe is struggle when this time comes to them. People who believe that they are the center of the universe see that center deteriorating. They lose power and control. Their body and mind become weaker and less able. Their center is deteriorating and everything seems to be crashing down upon them. Those who know that God is the Center of the universe know that the Center of their universe remains strong and in control when they come to that time of transition.
A godly man we knew in Cuba who suffered terribly from cancer and kept his hope in God passed to death from life with a smile on his face. He told us when we visited him before transition time that he wanted to go to heaven. He said that if God wanted to heal him and let him live longer on earth that would be alright, or if God wanted him to remain on earth longer suffering from the pain of cancer, he was willing for whatever God allowed him to go through. He knew who the Center of the universe was, and his passing was sweet.
One who was protected by her family from knowing who the Center of the universe was had a horrible death. They kept her believing in the family religion instead of having the privilege of knowing who Jesus is and who the Center of the universe is. When her transition time came, she screamed and said, “Don’t let me go! Don’t let me go! It is so dark!”
When Grandpa Boyer came to his transition time, he said, “Oh the angels!” with great anticipation of heaven. He knew who the Center of the universe was.
Philosophers Nietzsche and Voltaire who spoke against the Center of the universe, claiming that they did not believe in God, found out when they were transitioning that God did exist. Both men thought it was too late for them, and they went out into eternity without the assurance of a welcome into heaven.,
Don’t be among those who are off center. Too many are missing the mark on p
urpose.