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He had to laugh, again, for example, when he asked me if I had a favorite suit that I wanted to put on my husband, I said, "No. My husband’s suits cost too much money to put them in some crypt." And I’m telling you all now, if my body goes the way of the grave instead of being caught up in the Rapture, my St. John’s suits cost too much money to be put in a grave. Don’t do that, okay? Please give them to someone who can use them.
I told the man, "We’re not going to put one of his perfectly good suits in a tomb. Clinton will be wearing his robe of righteousness; he will not be showing up naked before Jesus. He certainly doesn’t need a custom-made suit."
I asked the Lord what to do with Clinton’s clothing and shoes -- some of which he’s never even worn -- and the Lord instructed me to sow them. So, when He shows me who He wants me to sow them to, I’ll do it.
I purchased the most basic things imaginable. I looked at the prices of those aluminum caskets that people buy in an attempt to impress other people when they haven’t done what they were supposed to do by the person while he or she was alive. I purchased a simple pine box. By the way, a pine box costs $1,200. So if you aren’t ready for death, start setting aside your pennies now because somebody’s going to die and you’re going to need some money for a burial.
The day a baby is born, the process of death begins right then. Death did not start for Pastor Clinton on April 16. That’s the day it concluded its process. Death started the day Clinton was born, on July 3, 1931, and it ended on April 16, 2005. Clinton lived his hyphen in between those dates to the best of his ability. He lived it well enough to be able to teach God’s truth to others. Unfortunately, in some areas he did not grasp how to apply it, but as far as moral sins or anything like that, he’s not guilty of anything. I don’t want anybody to think that Pastor Clinton died under the condemning judgment of God. Condemnation is strictly for willfully not living what you preach. But God loved him so much that in order for Clinton not to experience condemnation, the Lord allowed him to fall asleep in Christ. The reward of being able to see Jesus in due season was God’s judgment of him, not punishment because of any other sin. Yes, he is guilty of the sin of knowing what to do but not doing it. However, that’s not the same as pretending to do what is right but not doing it.
I want to express my heartfelt thanks to all who joined me in praising and thanking God while we were passing through the fires of adversity. I believe that my husband and the Lord worked some things out because of the fact that we were praising. There’s no question about the fact that we would like to have him here. But under the circumstances, I believe the perfect will of God was done in light of the choices Clinton had already made.
If you want to pray for anyone right now, pray for our granddaughter Sarah. She’s had a difficult time. Since she was eleven days old, she and her grandfather had a special relationship. Members of our congregation, our spiritual children, and even guests had some questions for me the morning I made this announcement and even since then. I have, by the Spirit of God, done my best to answer them.
In his life and even in his death, Pastor Clinton still teaches us the importance of using our authority as believers in Jesus Christ by being a doer of the Word of God in every situation. Failure to do so at all times and in all things is costly.
My prayer for you is that you will fear God, draw near to God, and obey God with all your heart and with all your strength. Live each day with all the conviction and obedience you would apply if it were your last day on earth -- for one day it will be.
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