Live Out Your Full Life on Earth

With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation.  -Psalm 91:16

God wants you to live out your full life on the earth. But if you don’t, He won’t be mad at you.

We should never criticize anyone for going home early. For instance, Janet and I had a friend who was extremely ill and couldn’t seem to get his healing. He was too young to go, but he saw a glimpse of the other side and told his family, “I’m not staying. I just can’t stay anymore.”

Sometimes people get a glimpse of the other side, and you can’t hold them back. When we say it’s not the will of God for people to go home early, we’re not being critical of those who have. We’re just saying to those who are still here, “Let’s press on and stay as long as we can!”

Don’t ever feel sorry for someone who has gone to heaven. Don’t try to figure out why he didn’t get his healing. Faith is a matter of the heart, and the only One who can look into the heart is God.

Someone may say, “Well, I knew so-and-so. He was believing God and it didn’t work.”

No, that isn’t right. It may have looked as if that person was believing God but God doesn’t fail. Sometimes people just don’t make contact with their answers.

Don’t try to figure it all out. Rejoice with those who have made it to the other side and keep the Word working for yourself in this life!

CONFESSION:

My God shows me His salvation. He preserves my life. He heals my body. I make contact with the promises of God, and His Word works mightily in me. I’ll be satisfied with a long, fruitful life for His glory!

From: A Devotional for Divine Health Prescription for a Miracle, Mark Brazee, 1999