It's Time to Rest, Ma'am

"To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. 2 A time to be born and a time to die"                            Ecclesiastes 3:1-2   NKJV 

One certainty in life is, one day we will die. It's a universal happening, one which cannot be avoided at any cost. With death comes loss. Colin Murray-Parkes, a leading Bereavement Psychologist says, 'Grief is the price we pay for love.' If we love someone or something, sooner or later they or it will die; there will be a loss and this loss will produce mourning.

Most people in this world today are grieving the loss of HM Queen Elizabeth II. Today is her State Funeral and many eyes will weep when this beautiful lady is finally laid to rest. As a Christian, she never hid her faith and took every opportunity to speak about her Saviour Jesus Christ. Now, she is with Him!

As believers, we know there is a certainty of heaven. This is why Jesus died for us, that.'whoever calls on the name of the LORD, shall be saved' Romans 10:13. When someone we love dies, there is a great void, a vast emptiness and it hurts. It is time to mourn. There are several stages one must travel through until we are able to face life again. The Queen knew this and fully understood that a nation - in fact, the whole world, would need to be in grief for a season. However, she also knew where she was going - heaven, and she would not want anyone to mourn longer than necessary. And so would the person you may be mourning. As our text today says, there is 'a time to be a born and a time to die.' But, there is also a time to 'Let go and Move on', because where they are, they're ok.

Perhaps on this sad day, we can all change our view of this; the Queen has died it is true, but she is now at rest in heaven. Show your love and respect but then, move on. We have a King to honour - Charles III, and above all of this, we have the King of kings - Jesus.

It's time to rest, Ma'am - God save the King!

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