Life vs. More Life

My dad and I. I <3 him!! :)

Tomorrow is my my dad's 58th b-day and the 8th anniversary of my uncle (my mom's brother). My uncle died of jaw cancer almost a decade ago, leaving three children behind who had to move overseas with their mother and her new partner. It was hard for the whole family to loose him in such way, but we know exactly where he went, since he had an open vision about Heaven and the could even hear the trumpets call him. It is nonetheless a bit awkward for my mom to celebrate my dad's birthday without thinking of the dear one she misses so much.

We celebrate, we trust Papa, we declare His goodness; there's no other way to go. It reminds me of the letter that Paul wrote to the Philippians while in jail, not knowing if he was going to make it out alive. Paul declared:

"Alive, I'm Christ's messenger; dead, I'm his bounty. Life versus even more life! I can't lose."

-Philippians 1:8 (The Message)

We can't loose; death has been conquered, life has One purpose. Him. He is worthy, and He's so extravagantly good and loving, and generous, that there really is no other way to live but completely sold out to my savior Jesus Christ. 

Tomorrow I celebrate 58 years of the life of a great loving dad, that has taught me so much about Papa's heart and love; and I celebrate the "more life" of a dear one who's in the best possible place. It is truly as Pastor Bill Johnson says: "With God every loss is temporary, and every victory is eternal". We can't loose.