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Deborah O Daniel (Toyin) is an Evangelist and a Christian Writer. She grew up in a strict, religiously confused household, but found Christ on her own, when it became clear to her that she had no relationship whatsoever with Him and had no purpose in life, in spite of her upbringing. Deborah surrendered her life to Christ in 1992 but kept running from her calling owing to the severe trials she faced and the cares of the world, until she had a personal encounter with Him years later. She steps out of her comfort zone as led to fulfil her calling. She also speaks openly about her childhood difficulties and the struggles she has had in life, to testify of the mercy of God and His awesome power. For more messages and a heart talk on living a fulfilled life in Christ, get the book, Walk the Winning Walk (English-British and English-American) here, offered for free by Divine Literature International, and available to Born-again Christians ONLY - particularly new believers.

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Why Ailing Ones Die in Spite of Our Prayers

Sometimes we pray for loved ones who are on their sickbeds and holding on to life. We do our part to successfully lead them to Christ in their state, and then cry out to Him to keep them alive. We would be right, if we then say that they have become new creatures, since they surrendered to Christ, and deserve to live. But then, our loved ones are gone, shortly after, and we are disheartened. We then wonder if God truly heard our prayers.

 

Yes, God did hear our prayers (James 5:16, Proverbs 15:8). Contrary to human thinking, God did not literally "kill" our saved loved ones.  It is a fact that God kills and makes alive (1 Samuel 2:6), but He would not take a saved soul without a good reason, even though He has the prerogative to take it whenever He wants. He is not a cruel God. He cares, when a person falls ill; He feels our pain, when we grieve the loss of a loved one. 


Those who sincerely and completely surrendered to Jesus Christ before they departed were indeed saved – it was not as early as we had wished, but it was not too late neither to turn to Him (Luke 23:39-43). However, the Lord knows the end from the beginning. There are two possible reasons the All-Knowing God would choose to call our loved ones to glory: 


(1) As a Merciful God, He kept them alive till their very long dying days for one reason: To do the needful and inherit eternal life – that was settled when they surrendered to Jesus Christ. 


(2) Some of our ailing loved ones got healed for real, but then passed away just as we began to give praise reports. He may have taken them because He knew how they would end up if he kept them alive. He knew that they would later backslide and turn out worse than they were before they got saved. He then, in His infinite mercy, called them to be with Him as soon as they surrendered to Christ. It is possible to get saved and backslide down the road. The Bible speaks about it as, "a dog turning back to its own vomit" (2 Peter 2:20-22). Peradventure, our loved ones may not have the opportunity to make things right if they backslide in future, before death finally comes calling.


Other reasons God calls back saved souls are hidden to us and known to Him alone (Deuteronomy 29:29). Take heart, beloved, if your departed ones sincerely and completely surrendered to Jesus Christ before they left. It hurts; but find comfort in the fact that you shall see them again in glory (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17). Rest assured, they have found peace, and are in a better place.


Shalom!

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