Bible Question: Why did my mother die? Two days ago, I got to the hospital and held my mom's hand for twenty minutes. About halfway through she slowly stopped breathing. I thought that she was coming home to live maybe a week longer, but she didn't. I had moved back in with her again six months ago, so she didn't have to die alone, but now that she's gone, the house is very empty all here alone. |
Bible Answer: Hi Vince, I’m very sorry to hear about you loosing your mom. It’s interesting to know that this life is only the beginning when it comes to eternity. Do to sin that is in the world there are certain things that are set in motion that can’t be stopped until the Lord returns. God has provided a solution, in the person of Christ, that will take care of our soul and spirit in the next phase of life; the phase that your mother has just entered. 1 Thes. 4:13-18 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. [14] For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. [15] For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. [16] For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: [17] Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. [18] Wherefore comfort one another with these words. I would like to share a poem with you that I put together a while back while noticing a sweet believer grieving over the loss of a loved one. I’m not sure how the format will look but I’m sure you will be able to figure it out. A Voice From Beyond I've passed into a better place of which there is no pain. So loved one keep your grieving short, your loss has been my gain. My state is far much better then the one that you behold. It's the hope that I've been looking for in the days when I’d grow old Though grief may oft consume you with thoughts about our past, Life must go, so please be strong, this grieving will not last. This place is awe inspiring, with much array to view. I've been so overwhelmed with it, I've hardly thought of you. My first day on location I was anything but bored, My first known recollection, I was looking at the Lord. The colors are fantastic, beyond your wildest dreams. Ensuing from His throne on high, an emerald rainbow streams. Enough about my bliss for now, the problem's you're forlorn, And how to rectify the day, from which our love was torn. The secret to life’s happiness is not all that absurd. It’s found with-in the Mighty Script of God’s Eternal Word. So keep yourself in hope I ask, make the Bible your main quest, And the Lord will surely comfort you, and put your heart at rest. Make sure my love of which you trust, in abundance of profession. It must be Jesus, not the church, to support your strong confession. Finally love with much ado, use not your loss for scorning. Weeping may endure the night, but joy cometh in the morning. CDBJ |