30 Daily Appointments with Heaven: Devotions to Bring the Hope and Joy of Heaven to Your Every Day
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In this 30-day devotional based on his new book Appointments with Heaven, Reggie shares remarkable stories from the Bible and his life, showing us how we can face life’s heaviest burdens with courage and confidence, live without fear, and experience God’s miracles in our own lives. Soul-stirring and hope-filled, 30 Daily Appointments with Heaven will bring the joy and peace of heaven to your life today.
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30 Daily Appointments with Heaven - Reggie Anderson
Daily Devotions
Day 1
WANTING AN ESCORT
one diamondWe know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. (2 Corinthians 5:1)
SCRIPTURE READING: JOHN 14:1-3
She was short of breath. Her face was gaunt and she looked thinner than the last time I had seen her. I didn’t have good news for one of my favorite patients in the ER that day.
Irene, you’re having a heart attack.
I knew it was doubtful that she would survive the night. I pulled up a chair next to her bed and took her hand. It felt warm in relation to mine. I felt her pulse, and it grew weaker as we talked.
I’m going to meet Jesus tonight,
she said.
Yes, you are.
Will you be my escort?
she asked, her eyes shining.
It was the first time I had been invited to go with someone as they passed into heaven, and it was an honor to be asked.
Briefly, she told me about all the people she knew who had already gone to the other side. As she continued to grow weaker, I gave her permission to go. You’ve lived a great life, Irene, and there is nothing left for you to accomplish. You’ve been a faithful servant to the Lord and to your family, and so it is well for you to go.
Her breathing changed. She would take a long, drawn-out breath, followed by a similar shorter breath, then a series of short, shallow breaths followed by an absence of breath, and then the abnormal breathing pattern would repeat. This type of breathing, called Cheyne-Stokes respiration, is often seen in dying patients.
Several family members came in and said their good-byes, and then drifted back out to the waiting room where they held each other and cried. In less than an hour, her body grew cooler and her pulse stopped. She let out her last breath, a quiet exhale.
As I sat alone with Irene’s body, warmth suddenly filled the room. It was like the warm breeze of spring when you open the door and it catches your breath. A brief glow appeared above and to the right of the patient’s body. Then it faded away.
Irene hadn’t been connected to any monitors. I looked around to see if I could find the source of the glow, but there was nothing else in the room that could have caused the illumination.
A cool breeze interrupted my thoughts, and I felt it mix with the warmth. It felt as if something were being gathered up and prepared for a journey. The once stagnant air of the room now smelled fresh. I inhaled deeply, and the fragrance of lilac and citrus seemed to fill me like it filled the room.
With joy, I closed my eyes, longing to be swept up in it. Instead, I felt the warmth pass by me and join with another warm sensation, like when two bodies enter a room and you can sense the heat from each one. I opened my eyes; I knew it was Irene’s soul, carried on a fresh breeze, slipping into the warmth of God’s presence.
Death was a feverish child reaching out, and heaven was his mother’s cool embrace. Heaven had arrived to carry Irene home.
three diamondsWhat triggers thoughts of heaven in you? What do you know about your eternal home?
one diamondGod, thank you that you have conquered death through Jesus Christ. Draw us closer to you so that when we approach the hour of our death, we need not fear but will look forward to everlasting life with you. Amen.
Day 2
ONLY ONE BOX
one diamondWhenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. (2 Corinthians 3:16-18)
SCRIPTURE READING: 2 CORINTHIANS 5:1-8
In my medical practice, as well as in my personal life, God has allowed me to see some inexplicable things. He has offered me glimpses of heaven that most people haven’t been given, as well as the privilege of walking with many folks at the beginning and the end of their lives. As a result of all my experiences, I don’t see death the way many others do.
I envision death as a joyful home going for those who know Christ. When an opportunity arises to escort someone home to Jesus, I want to be there! I don’t dread my death or that of anyone else who belongs to him. Instead, those opportunities push me forward; they energize me and make me want to be a part of the miracle. Life has shown me that death is not the failure of medical science but the victory of the soul.
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