This was
written by Mrs. Pamela Dowd today for her
Beloved Daughter, Brenna, and for the Glory of
God.
October
16, 2011
Everybody Ought to Know
Two weeks ago,
my beloved Brenna walked into the arms of Jesus,
leaving behind her broken hearted mother, trying
to make sense of all that had happened. Brenna’s
service was last Sunday and I brought her home,
placing beside her beautiful urn, the lamps I
had purchased for the service.
The box for the
lamps says batteries will last about 6 hours. I
turned on the lamps. Two days later, one of the
lamps lost its power. The other kept burning. I
searched the house for the AA batteries I knew
should be here. I could not find them anywhere.
This morning, I
paced the floors, grieving the loss of Brenna,
wanting so much to touch her face one more time,
to hold her in my arms just once again. That is
not meant to be this side of Glory. With tears
streaming down my cheeks, I began to sing,
Everybody Ought to Know. Over and over I
sang those words. Exhausted, I lay down on the
couch and went to sleep.
My nap was not
long. I awakened and looked at the lamps. I
stood and looked in amazement. Both were now
lit. Both were burning brightly.
Brenna’s message
came through. She wants everyone to know that
people must know her Jesus to get to Heaven.
They cannot get to Heaven through osmosis. They
cannot get there through life-long church
attendance. They cannot get there by hanging
onto the coattails of someone else. They cannot
get to Heaven through psychics and guided
spirits. Not everyone goes to Heaven. Only those
who accept Jesus Christ into their lives as the
only living Son of God as their personal Savior
can get into the Gates of Heaven.
Brenna wants you
to know: Everybody ought to know who her Jesus
is.
For those of you who
are not familiar with that song, it is a
children's Sunday School song, but in my
church we sang it in our congregational
songs sometimes as well. Here are the
lyrics:
Everybody
ought to know,
Everybody ought to know,
Everybody ought to know
Who Jesus is.
Everybody ought to know,
Everybody ought to know,
Everybody ought to know
Who Jesus is.
He's the Lily of the Valley,
He's the Bright and Morning Star;
He's the Fairest of ten thousand.
Everybody ought to know.
Everybody ought to know,
Everybody ought to know,
Everybody ought to know
Who Jesus is.
On the cross He died for sinners,
And His blood makes white as snow;
Loving, living, coming Savior,
He's the one you ought to know.
Everybody ought to know,
Everybody ought to know,
Everybody ought to know
Who Jesus is.
Everybody ought to know,
Everybody ought to know,
Everybody ought to know
Who Jesus is.
Everybody Ought To Know
Please continue to pray for
Pamela Dowd. She has a lot of heartache inside her.
This has got to be the worst pain a mother can
suffer.
Thank you for taking the time to share Pam's
beautiful devotional today. God bless you all and
Please don't forget to PRAISE THE LORD!
Love to all,
Karen & Pamela
God bless you all and don't forget to always PRAISE
THE LORD!
Love to all,
Karen
My
Creed:
Lord, Give me a humble heart, a soft voice,
a kind
word and the love of God that touches
hearts
with it's meek approach. Help me to be a
"Proclaimer" of the Word of God that points to
Salvation.
