Face to Face

I was reminded this week about the most important Divine Encounter we will ever experience – meeting the Lord face to face.

Early one morning I read a post from a friend that her precious daughter was now with Jesus and out of pain. She had courageously fought cancer and was now at peace.

Later that same day I attended a special church service that was given by a gentleman who had just been given 3-5 weeks to live. One of his desires was to share one more message with the congregation.

My heart was heavy and I remembered being in similar circumstances years ago. It was a time of mixed emotions. You were grateful that your loved one was no longer suffering, meanwhile your suffering had greatly increased. So many times you wished you could take the pain for them and in a way I guess that’s what happens, the pain changes places.

But the story doesn’t end there! On that same day my friend’s daughter met the Lord face to face. I imagine that as He held her in His warm embrace He joyfully exclaimed, ” Well Done!! Well Done!!”

Her day was the best day ever imaginable because she had the Divine Encounter that is above everything else. We also have that truth to look forward too. A day when we will see the Lord, speak to Him, embrace Him and know that we are loved beyond comprehension. What a beautiful homecoming!