What's Real

WHAT’S REAL!

“The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.”  (Proverbs 20:7)

            The Lord taught me a great message while going through an ordeal of paralysis.  I had felt as though I had nothing left that was real.  I could not breathe on my own, eat, scratch an itch, or wipe a tear.  What did I have that was real?  Spell the word REAL and discover what God showed me.

            Relationships: 1) Friends and relatives (2 Corinthians 1:10-11).  Real friends and relatives loving and supporting me via cards and calls from everywhere in the world, all praying for me.  2) Children (Psalm 127:3).   My sons prayed with me, held me, exercised me, red me, cried with me.  They were my heritage and reward from the Lord.  Now, that’s real!  3) Spouse (Proverbs 18:22).  Though suffering with a muscle disease herself, she was always there for me: visiting, praying, helping.  Her relationship was real!  4) God and Jesus.  Most important!  A relationship with God?  Really!  (Leviticus 26:12).  He kept His promise: He was with me, and I was His (John 10).  Jesus shepherded me constantly (Romans 8:14-71).  I was His.  For real!

            Eternal Life: I was reminded that I had nothing to fear – I had eternal life (John 10:28-29).  It was just me and God…and where I would spend eternity.  Countless verses in the Gospel of John instruct to believe and have eternal life.  That was real to me that no on could take from me.

            Activity: I thought about the greatest times in my life when I was doing things with others for the Lord.  I thought I might lose it all.  But I was becoming aware that all the activity in my life up to that point could not be taken away from me.  Every activity had been real! 

            Legacy: What would I leave behind?  What impact have I made on others?  My life – had it been real? Proverbs 20:7 says that a righteous man blessed those after him.  My legacy was for real – not even the enemy could steal that from me.

            God has restored all back to me.  Real things cannot be taken from you.  What is real for you today?  Relationships, Eternal life, Activity, Legacy – they can be yours!

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Chaplain Jack Noel served at America’s Keswick for 18 years. He is now retired and living in Lancaster, PA.

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