Accounting a life.

So this morning a very close friend of my family passed away. He was a very talented and kind surgeon in my home town. One of the best my mother had ever worked for, and a pillar of the community. Loved by so many, and he served so willingly when his patients were in need. This news has stirred in me such emotion that I was caught off guard, but perhaps it is God's way of showing me that we truly do not know the day nor the hour in which we will begin our account to Him of our lives. It has awakened in me the urgency with which I should be sharing the beauty of Jesus' love and salvation for us. I do not want to face another death not knowing if that person came to know and embrace their salvation? I will stand and give account for my life, as will each and everyone of us. Every day that we served, and every day that we were selfish. I have known both sides and I am so thankful for the redeeming forgiveness that is offered to me through knowing, loving, and professing Jesus as my savior. I am rejoicing tonight, because if God should come to usher me home, I know that I will give account for my life, but I also know that I am saved. I WILL be with Jesus in heaven, only by His grace. I pray for my little home town, that they will mourn the loss for it's appropriate time, but more importantly that they will awaken to the Truth - we are not saved by our deeds, we are saved through the holy cleansing blood of Jesus. He paid the price for all of my sin, all of my selfish days, all of my bad attitude days, all of my days of choosing the path of the world, they are forgiven. Hallelujah! I am not sure of the state of this mans heart, or if he was a follower of Christ. His life certainly reflected one that served Him. Thank you God for sending us the gift of his life, and more importantly I pray that in his death, he is perfected in Christ Jesus. Can I get an AMEN?