2-Peter_1-4: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust

“God also bound Himself with an oath, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that He would never change His mind.”

(Hebrews 6:17)

Recently, I stood at the grave sites of two dear friends. As I reflected on their lives, I realized that the most important moment we can experience is our death. When we breathe our last earthly air and take our first breath of the celestial, we transition into the presence of God! This life on earth is but a prelude to eternity. My friends had no fear of crossing over, for they knew the reality of God’s unwavering faithfulness to them.

We who have given ourselves to God through the…