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There was a man who was a father to many children and like a father to many others. I was not blessed to get to know him very well, as I only meet him a couple of times just before he died. But I know that this father went to live in heaven with the Heavenly Father when he died. How do I know this? Because a man who was an eye witness told me that this man said a prayer asking the heavenly Father to forgive him of all the bad things that he had thought, said, and done in his life, as well as forgive him for all the good things he didn't think, say, or did that he should have. Then he accepted Jesus as his savior. Why?

Because he was told about how there is a disease of the soul called sin. Sin is a lot like the cancer that killed this man. It eats at the mind making you think bad things, which makes you think, say and do bad things. When you do that it eats at you in many ways including emotionally. The only cure for this was for someone without the disease to give a blood transfusion. There was no one on earth like that , so God the Father and his son, Jesus came up with a plan for Jesus to come to earth to give his blood for the cure.

In my head the conversation in heaven may have gone a little like this...

Jesus~ "Father, I have been thinking.

God the Father~ "Really, what have you been thinking about, Son?"

Jesus~ "Well, as you know, since the first humans sinned, all of the human race now has the disease of sin in them. That means that they will not only suffer and die physically, but spiritually as well."

God the Father~ "Yes, this is true. But what can be done about it? The only cure is the blood of someone who doesn't have the disease and they all have it."

Jesus~"True, but I have been thinking. What if I were to become a human and go to earth and give my blood? Then they would have a way to cure their disease."

God the Father~"I'm not sure that I like that plan, son. It would be hard for me to watch you go through the pain of doing it."

Jesus~ "I know, but I love them, and I want to do this for them. Could I please, do this?"

God the Father~ "Well... I love them too....Ok, let us start making plans for this operation."

Jesus~" Great! Let's do it!"

And that is exactly what they did!

You see, God loved your loved one, and everyone on the earth SO MUCH that he was willing to have his son, Jesus give all his blood for the cure to sin. And anyone who is willing to pray and ask Jesus to forgive them for the bad things that they did due to the disease of sin. He will forgive them and save them from the disease of sin. (John 3:16 CTV Chaplain Toni Version). " God did not send his son into the world to judge the world. He sent He sent his son to save the world through him. Anyone who believes in him is not judged" (John 3:17 NIRV New International Reader's Version). All we have to do is pray asking him to forgive us of our sin, and cleanse us of that sin, turn from our bad living and let Jesus be the Road Captain of our life.

I believe that God the Father, Jesus, and your loved one would have wanted me to tell you this, so when your time comes, you can see them in heaven.

Comforting hugs!
Chaplain Toni.

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   If anyone want to pray the prayer I wrote about. Here is one that would work....... Dear Father God, and Jesus, I ask that you will come and cleanse me of sin. I also ask that you will come into my heart, mind, and soul and become the Road Captain of my life. Help me to follow you. In Jesus name amen

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"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us,and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith" (Heb. 12:1+2a).

In my mind, life is like a race. We are on the field running a race and those Christians who has graduated to heaven is in the grandstands cheering us on. In the time line of God's history, each generation run a link of a relay race. When a Christian dies, he or she has handed the baton off to someone else to run with and goes to sit in the grandstands to cheer for those who goes on behind them. Our dear sister, Robin has fought the fight and run the race. Now she has handed the baton off to us to run with, while she sits in the grand stands cheering us on. May we run the race with all that we have in her memory and to the glory of God. 

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Sister Toni

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(Isaiah 41:10)" Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."

I know that our parents,or someone who is like a parent to us gives us strength when they encourages us along the way. I also know that people feel very alone and fearful when that support is no longer there, due to a death. But you don't have to be alone. God wants you to know that he is willing to be there for you. He says so in this verse. Let us look closer at his words, shall we?

"Fear not"~ He knows that you are like a fearful child without the guidance of your parent. He wants to comfort you ask a Father would comfort his child.

"For I am with thee"~ He knows that you feel alone since your Mom or Dad has died, and he wants you to know that he will not leave you.

"Be not dismayed"~ He knows how you feel, and wants to reassure you.

" I will strengthen thee"~ He wants to be the one who will give you the strength to go on from here.

"Yea, I will help thee"~ He promises to help you now and in the future.

" I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness"~He wants you to know that his right hand will take care of you and that he will do what is right for you.

But there is one catch... you have to be the one to go to him and ask him to do so. For he will not force his will upon you. He is too much of a gentleman for that. I pray that you will see that he loves you very much and will want to make God the Father, your Father today.

Comforting hugs!

Chaplain Toni.

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"He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty...H shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shall thou trust" (Ps. 91:1, 4a). "How often would I have gathered thy children together. as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings..."(Luke 13:34).  My Mom had one child after another for 10 years. This made her tired a lot during those years, so, when she took a nap on the couch, she would have the young child of the moment, sleep behind  her legs that was at the edge of the couch. So that she would feel if the child would try to get down off of it. One of my sister's felt so safe there that she would often ask to lay there when she was a little older.  As children, we may have hid behind our Mother's skirts, for we felt safe there. Then as we grew up, we felt that safety in the embrace of our Mother's arms. But where do we go when our Mother's are no longer here on earth with us? We can go to God for that safe place. In Ps. 91:1, &4, we are told that we can hide under his shadow or wings. Jesus even said that he yearned to gather our children together, as a hen gathers her brood under her wings. Let me explain that to any of you who may not have seen how a hen does that. When a hen or Mother chicken has a brood of baby chicks with her, she will show them where all the good places to eat and such. But when she senses danger near by, she will call her brood to run and hide under her wings. That Mother would die before she would let any danger come to her brood. God is like that!  When you feel like life is flying at you, and you need a safe place to hide, God yearns to take you under his wings and protect you. Will you run to Him today and let Him? He's waiting... Comforting hugs, Chaplain Toni Click here to Reply or Forward 0.71 GB (4%) of 15 GB used Manage Terms - Privacy Last account activity: 35 minutes ago Details

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"A father to the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains..." (Ps. 68:5-6).

Let me restate these verses in a way that may be better understood, first... My God in his holy dwelling, is a father to the fatherless, a judge for the widows. He puts those who feel alone in new families. He removes the chains that bind us. 

These verses brings hope to people in different life situations. Let us look closer at them, shall we? 

He is a Father to the fatherless. I have heard many say that they feel like an orphan when their parents or guardian dies. This is a normal fill that void in your life. He longs to put his loving arms around you and have those talks that you so badly miss. But he is a gentleman and will not do so unless you ask Him to. 

He is judge for the widows. Widows often feel defenseless when the man that once protected them is gone. God understands that and longs to be the one who will protect you and judge those who take advantage and hurts you.  I once knew a woman who felt overwhelmed when it came to paying the bills. I told her to treat God like a husband. Sit down with the bills and ask him which ones to pay that month. She did so, and found that the burden did not seem so big anymore. God wants to help you with whatever is overwhelming you, but he will not push himself on you, you have to ask him for help.

He puts those who are alone in families. I have seen people who felt so very alone after members of their family has died. They usually deal with it in one of two ways...1. They become lone ranger, so to speak. 2. They seek out a new family. This second one is why many turn to bars, gangs, and clubs...  It was never God's will for us to be lone Rangers. He understands that we have a need to belong to a family. That is why he created the family of God. If you feel this need, seek out a loving godly group to become your new family. I believe that is part of the reason Rita started this group. So that all of you who are feeling alone can have a group of people who understand grief. Feel free to reach out to us here... we can be your new family.

God removes the chains that bind us. We can have many different types of chains. There are those who are physically in chains like in jail. But there is also those who are emotionally, mentally, or spiritually in chains. He also longs to help you break these chains that bind you and keep you from living life to the fullest. Won't you come to him and let him remove the chains that bind you? 

God loves you so much, and wants to be whatever you need him to be. He awaits your invitation. 

Let us pray:

Dear Father God,

 Today we ask you to come into a relationship with us as a Father, partner, protector, friend, defender, and the key that unlocks our chains. We ask that you will place the lonely in new families that will love them. 

I ask all this in Jesus name.

Amen

Comforting hugs, 

Chaplain Toni

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