It's In The Book

This election was my oldest daughter’s very first opportunity to vote. She was so excited and said that she had been looking forward to this since she was young. Because she is away at college, she had to complete the registration process by mail and request an absentee ballot. She was so proud to complete that ballot and send it in.

When I went to our assigned polling place to vote last week, I saw her name listed just above mine in the official registration book. As I signed in, I could see the notation indicating that her ballot had been received. I was so proud of her! I was also relieved to see that she had successfully completed the registration process and that her ballot had, in fact, been received by the county election office.

As I was walking home, I continued to think about how proud and thankful I was to see her name in that official book. In that moment, the Holy Spirit reminded me that her name is also written in another important book. An eternal book. The Lamb’s Book of Life! Hallelujah! Her name will be recorded in many important documents over the course of her life, but none as important as that eternal book.

A 17-year-old young lady from our church was tragically killed in a car accident last Saturday. My heart has been so heavy for the past few days, especially when I think of her parents. It is a huge reminder that this life is but a vapor and we never know just how much time we have. However, we can take comfort in knowing that her name was also written in that eternal book. I cannot begin to comprehend the sorrow of her family, but I am thankful that we do not mourn as those who have no hope.

I’m holding my precious ones a little tighter these days, thankful for all of the moments that we share, secure in the knowledge that each of our names is written in that big book. Is yours?

“I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light. The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory. Its gates will never be closed at the end of day because there is no night there. And all the nations will bring their glory and honor into the city. Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty—but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.”~Revelation 21:22-27.