I Did Such a Dumb Thing

My Grandma Thompson was such an amazing person. She was 93 when she passed away but a few months before she died I received a letter from her asking me to sing at her funeral. As you can imagine, when I recieved it I sat down at my desk and cried. Not long after that, I went to see her in the nursing home where her life would soon end. When I walked up next to her bed and spoke to her, she opened her eyes and said, "Oh Ronnie, I did such a dumb thing." I asked her what she did and she said, "I just thought it would be a good idea to plan my funeral and I thought, wouldn't it be wonderful if someone came to know Jesus at my funeral." She continued, "I remember you singing that song called 'The Alter' and I thought it would be a good song for you to sing at my funeral, but I never should have asked you to do that." I told her if she wanted me to sing at her funeral, I would sing. I did but that's not the point of this post. The point of this post is that my Grandma, until the day she died was so passionate about changed lives and people knowing Jesus that she yearned for it up until her death. I know of a man and his daughter who were saved because of an amazing lady (his wife, her mother) who attended the funeral. This lady told me a few days later that she left the funeral feeling like she knew my Grandma and was sorry she didn't.

I was just thinking about all of the energy I've put into arguing with people about this election and that maybe my time would be better spent telling people about Jesus. I'm sure that's what my Grandma would do. Jesus died for my sins and he died for yours too. He loved us so much that he gave up a place in heaven, lived a sinless life, died on a cross, rose again, ane went to prepare a place for us in Heaven. The cost? No cost! Just Believe on the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. I certainly don't deserve it, but I am so thankful for the gift of eternal life. I was blessed to have two Godly Grandmothers. Grandma Thompson was the last to pass away but Grandma Harris was just as special and loved Jesus just as much. She also loved the Dallas Cowboys but that's another post for another day.