Landmark Tuesday

One year ago today, my grandfather went into eternity. He was quite healthy all his life until the last two years as he battled Parkinson’s and the feebleness that come with being in his eighties. Today, I am visiting my grandmother in Florida to maybe help her over the sadness of this anniversary.

As I was driving down to Florida yesterday, of course, my mind raced back over those last days I watched him struggle and fight; his body fighting to live and his spirit struggling to leave; I remembered so many times he mentored me and my brothers standing in his garage for hours and hours at a time, encouraging us to get an education, encouraging us to not be afraid (as he was) of taking chances; and he taught me by the way he loved my grandmother how to love my wife.

And I’m also glad I was able to ask him the question: where would he spend eternity. And he told me without hesitation he knew Jesus Christ as his Savior!

My mind also raced to all the different cities I have lived in across Florida and the landmarks I have in my heart about those places. I was convicted of my sins the first time in Gainesville Florida; I accepted Jesus as my Savior beside my bed one night in Gainesville; I was baptized in the Suwannee River, learned to play the drums and would also lead Wednesday night Bible Studies in a little church outside Bell Florida.

A Spiritual Landmark is a place you can go back to in which you know God touched you in a mighty way. As I thought of so many landmarks I have experienced, I also thought of the people who were involved in those landmarks who also made an impact in my life; Pastor JB & Mrs. Stewart, Terri Trail, Aunt Minnie, the Sunday School teacher who knew the conviction of the Holy Spirit was on me (whose name I can’t remember), the Smith Family who were the one’s how convinced my family to attend church n the first place, all these people were impacts in my landmarks.

Death comes to every man and woman! You are never prepared to live until you are prepared to die. While I am not wanting to go today because I have to much preaching left in me; I’m glad my kids and my grandkids know beyond the shadow of a doubt where I will be if I die today.

Today will be a landmark day in all our lives. Will you allow the Holy Ghost to use this day and the people you will meet this day to impact your life for the better?