Bonnie's uncle Skeeter died last night

Bonnie's uncle Skeeter Moore died last night after a long battle with cancer. Skeeter for years, never embraced God's mercy and grace until just a few months ago.

There is tragedy and victory in that story. In light of eternity – tragedy, in a life wasted for the most part. Victory in Skeeter’s very last days, in that it was not to late for grace to marvelously save him from his sin against God.

From a human standpoint, Skeeter was a very good man. But he spent his life rejecting and disrespecting His creator and the grace of God. God's grace ultimately and gloriously won out. God won the victory of salvation in Skeeter's life, because God, in His grace humbled Skeeter, putting him on his back so that he could look up and finally see God's love, mercy and grace for a sinner like himself. That’s the way it works for all of us, because God only gives grace to the humble (God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. James 4:6).

Skeeter, just like the thief on the cross, received grace, salvation and hope in the midst of an agonizing death (throat cancer). Just like Jesus told the thief on the cross, today Skeeter is with His Lord and Savior in paradise.

One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: "Aren't you the Christ? Save yourself and us!" {40} But the other criminal rebuked him. "Don't you fear God," he said, "since you are under the same sentence? {41} We are punished justly, for we are getting what our deeds deserve. But this man has done nothing wrong." {42} Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom." {43} Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." (Luke 23:3-43 NIV)

Part of the victory in this story is a mother and father who never ceased to pray for their son. They never saw and heard their son Skeeter’s face and voice brightly proclaim God’s saving grace, as some of us have, while they lived on this earth. Skeeter’s dad and mom died never knowing if their prayers would be answered. But I can assure you, right after Skeeter gets through praising and adoring His Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I know Skeeter is going to seek out his mother and father, and oh what a glorious reunion that will be.

Please remember in prayer Skeeter's wife, Jeannie; not only for the grief she is experiencing but especially for her salvation. The situation spiritually with her is dark, but with God all things are possible and with one word from God He can speak the light of salvation into her soul (Matt 19:26; 2 Cor 4:6).