The Van Impes - Jack Van Impe Ministries

22 | Perhaps Today | March-April 2008
One of the most powerful
promises of the Bible
is that, once you have become God’s child,
He will never leave you or forsake you.
Dear Dr. Van Impe
I loved reading Rexella’s
beautiful thoughts on taking
the time to look and listen
to the things that our Lord
has forgiven me and paid the
price for my sins with the blood
of His own Son, I know I have
nothing to fear. When I sing, or
serve God in any way (on our
TV program) it is for His glory
and not for the praise of men.
His grace and love to me are
more satisfying than any amount
of money, prestige, or human
recognition could ever be.
The great transition
One of the most powerful
promises of the Bible is that,
once you have become God’s
child, He will never leave you
or forsake you (see Hebrews
13:5). Jesus himself said in John
6:37, “him that cometh to me I
will in no wise [for any reason]
cast out.” And at no time during
one’s life will the knowledge
and comfort of this blessed
promise be more satisfying and
assuring than at the hour though
which each of us must one day
pass — the hour of death.
I know from personal
experience what it is like to face
death and then to be spared by
the omnipotent hand of God. I
have also seen, from a human
perspective, the completion of
this transition in the lives of
children of God who were very
near and dear to me — my
father and mother. Therefore, I
can tell you truthfully and
experientially that there is no
greater peace — both for the
one who is passing and those
who are left behind — than to
know that when a believer’s life
on earth ends, he is immediately
ushered into the presence of
Jesus for all eternity.
Our Blessed Hope
I love this time of the year!
Spring ushers in with great
enthusiasm and beauty the
celebration of Easter. Spring is
a time of re-birth, a time of the
earth awakening from a long
Winter’s sleep. Easter is a time
of celebration of our Lord’s
victory over sin and death. Each
year at this time we remember
the sacrifice of Jesus and His
death on the Cross, His burial,
and then three days later His
glorious Resurrection.
It is because of His
Resurrection that we have
hope. The Apostle Paul
expressed this so beautifully in
I Corinthians 15. I especially
love verses 55-57 “O death,
where is thy sting? O grave,
where is thy victory? The sting
of death is sin; and the strength
of sin is the law. But thanks be
to God, which giveth us the
victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ.”
created and how we only
need to walk outside our
doors because it’s all
around us whether in the
city or in the country. Every
time I hear the birds chirp I
know they’re praising the
Lord and it makes me
smile. Thank you for being
such a blessing in my life. I
see Jesus in you and that
makes me smile too.
In these days of turmoil,
trouble, and seemingly no
definitive answers to global
problems we can most assuredly
have an everlasting peace in
knowing God is in control and a
better time is coming. It is a
deep soul contentment that
does not fall apart when leaders
of the world forget their peace
negotiations. But because of
His presence in our hearts
resulting from our faith in His
sacrifice on Calvary and His
Resurrection over death we
have a guaranteed peace today
and an eternal life with Him
tomorrow.