The Power of Prayer!!!

In the past I remember two performers, Gregory Hines and Luther Vandross who were sick around the same time. The former whose illness was kept a secret, and the latter, who had loved ones ask the public to pray for him. Luther Vandross recovered and survived for two more years while Gregory Hines died in the self-same year of 2003. And as both of these individuals were being discussed, it was made clear that this was the result of the power of prayer. And I never forgot this because I knew that this was of God.

Death is final. And if you have not lived according to the laws and statutes of God, in right standing according to His will, then it is “a wrap” as they say. You don’t get a second chance. Your outcome has been finalized. I don’t know why this is not understood by people. This used to be the message preached at funerals all the time. But as usual, we hear what we want to hear. Even when it is too late.

I hear people say all the time, “They lived a good life and now they are in heaven”. Many times, I think to myself, “How do you know? Did they really know God? Did they have an intimate relationship with Jesus?” Or are you one of many who believe that certain attributes and entitlement automatically get you a pass, even as you live ungodly lives and did, or defended, or overlooked every manner of evil?