Romans 8:18, and Update 9/30/06

Update, Saturday 10:30

My beloved is with Jesus. Thank you for your love and prayers. The details of her memorial service will be posted when they are known. Jesus Christ is my Lord, and I love Him, and thank Him for the grace He showed us as my sweet Jody gracefully went to "where we will go from here", to meet the Rose of Sharon, the Son of Man, Holy God, where there is fullness of joy and pleasures forever, no more tears, no more pain, worshipping in perfection in Heaven, where she has worshipfully longed to be.

1Cor. 15:50-58 Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written,

"DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP in victory. "O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY? O DEATH, WHERE IS YOUR STING?"

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

In Jesus,

Scott


Rom. 8:18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.

Dear Ones,

This will need to be a basic straightforward post. Please know that Jody reads or hears everything you mail, post or email. It has strengthened us in ways you cannot imagine!

There is a gathering of family and friends at the St. Joseph's Burbank ICU waiting room - it is on the second floor and you are most welcome to check in there to fellowship and pray. I will come by and give updates as I am able.

Jody is comfortable and resting- yet it appears that she is approaching the final phase of her earthly time with us. It seems - as with so many aspects of our precious life together, that we have been in rehearsal today. Rehearsing our love, our faith, our future - and have been in the Word of God throughout the day focusing on heaven. We always savor the thought of worship in the heavenlies - and the joy of eternally participating! And with no sin! Hallelujah to the Lamb!

Rev. 4:2-11 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne. And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance. Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads. Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God; and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind. The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle. And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say,

"HOLY, HOLY, HOLY is THE LORD GOD, THE ALMIGHTY, WHO WAS AND WHO IS AND WHO IS TO COME."

And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,

"Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created."

We thank God for His merciful love. There are no words I can write at this time that will express how God has been answering prayer after prayer on our behalf. We are grateful to all of you for praying for us and for all of the multitude of helps - God knows - and I *know* He will richly bless you all! Thank you, each and every one of you - so very very much.