My Redeemer Lives

I know that my Redeemer lives,
and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.~Job 19:25
 This verse came up again this week.  The verse always seems to come up at a point my life when I need comfort or guidance.  My sisters have shared similar experiences.  Of course it is appropriate being Easter and all.  But there's more to it. 
It is my dad's favorite verse. And my dad died 8 years ago this month. 
The verse meant so much he had it put on his headstone. He never expressly said why and at that time in my life, I regret that it never occured to me to ask him why. He never shared a story to go with it or of a time when that verse gave him comfort or peace. At least he never told me.
I know my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.  Period, end of discussion.  I would like to think that is the "concreteness" of the verse that he could hold on to. It states a fact, a testimony and it does not waver. It does not wonder and it does not guess. 
I know my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.  It is a personal testimony.  It is something you need to claim for your own. 
I know my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. This is hard.  A girl does not like to think her dad needs a Redeemer.  She does not want to think that he needs a defender, to be redeemed.  But he did and he knew it but through that he was saved and he knew that too. 
I know my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. He did not waste time worshiping a dead guy or a stale religion.  It is a relationship with a living Jesus.  ("He lives!...I just talked to him this morning!"-My Redeemer Lives by Nicole C Mullen)
I know my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.  When all is said and done,  when all the trials and triumphs are over, there will be an end.   Its just life.  It could be our own physical death or Jesus is coming back.  But this life, this world, will not go on forever.  I know my dad thought about his own end.  We talked about it.  He did not want to die alone.  He didn't. 
I know my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.   Jesus stood on this earth once and he will be back.  Not maybe he'll be back.  Not I hope he comes back. Not if but when. 
I don't know if my dad thought all those things, maybe he did and so much more.  But I hope that his testimony helps to remind you what this Easter season is all about.  It did for me. 
joy

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