Living in Timelessness

The day of my wife Alice's mother Martha's funeral...her "Homegoing
Celebration," I had this thought.

Jehovah God is the I AM. To Him things are always present tense.
He's not the "I was" or the "I will be." And thank God He's not
the "I might be!" He is the great I AM. That's why Scripture can say of us,
we are seated with Him in heavenly places. He is already enjoying
us in heaven, because although it is future tense to us, it's present tense
to Him.

From the moment Martha stepped out of time and into His eternal presence,
away from the rotation of the earth, morning and evening, the hours and
minutes of the day, time and all it represents meant nothing to her. Remember,
a thousand years here, is like a day there. A few years would be only
seconds.

So when walk in, whether it's today, next week, or 50 years from today,
she'll turn around in that "ever present atmosphere," and as though she
saw us only a moment ago she'll ask, "Well, where have you been?"
For there is no passing of time there.

Time passes here. So, we've temporarily said "goodbye" to her.
And for us, waiting to see her again will require both patience and faith.
But Martha? and our other loved ones who've preceded us?
They lose nothing in the bargain!
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