Eulogy-Wesley Willis

God had given him a second chance to regain a chance at life. He got to feel, Shawn, his son placing his grandson, Jaylee on his stomach as he lay in bed. He got the chance to have tears fills his eyes, when he heard that his Helen his sister who had been like his mother and his mother had gone home to be with the Lord. He got the chance to smile and to laugh again when you reminded him of some joke he had played on you in the past. He got the chance to try to muffle out the words I love you once again.

But more importantly, when Madeline asked him, if he was still saved he nodded yes. When asked if he was on his way to heaven, he smiled yes. When asked did he still love Jesus, he could say yes. These many years of suffering had not been in vain. Wesley wasn’t fighting for his life by himself. He had the power of God giving him strength day after day as the saints of God prayed for Him. The devil was a liar, and the power of God proved to be stronger than the power of alcohol in his life. He made it back home before it was too late

Sure we would have all liked to have seen Wesley, get up and walk out of that nursing home. Sure we would have wanted to see him get a chance to know and watch his grandkids grow up. Sure we would have wanted to see him working hard in the church for Christ. But can’t we glad, that for Wesley, there are no more limitations on his movements. Can’t we be glad that he can sing and the words aren’t muffled. Can’t we be glad that, he made it back home to the Lord. Can’t we be glad, that if we know Jesus, we’re going to be with him once again.

Death is significant only because it marks the end of our opportunity to have an affect upon others for the sake of Jesus Christ. For as I said before, the Scriptures tell us that there is a time for everything under the the sun. A time to be born and a time to die. The mere fact of being born is a guarantee that we shall one day die. A lifetime in eternity hangs upon the balance of the choices we make during the brief interval that we call life.

Have you ever wondered how good do you have to be to go to heaven and meet God. Most of us would consider ourselves a good person. The truth is, none of us could ever be good enough to go to heaven. It’s worthless to even try it. Because going to heaven isn’t about how good or how bad we have been. It’s a matter of, " do we know Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior by having made a decision to follow Him with our lives."

Jesus has gone forth to prepare a place for each of us. But like Wesley and all the others who have gone on before him, we must make a choice. You see none of us know the day nor the hour when we shall leave this world. Christ has died on our behalf that we might have life. It’s as simple as admitting the wrong we have done in our lives, asking God for forgiveness, and then letting Jesus Christ determine how we live from this day forward. For in the end, the only decision that will matter is what did we do with Christ. For only what’s done for Christ will last is going to matter a thousand years from today.