The 
2008
Expiration Date!
I have been undergoing an extended series of treatments for tumors and other life-threatening medical problems over the past 5 years. During these times my treatments were abruptly interrupted by yet another medical condition. But God answered prayer and continues to do so. When I have been testifying at meetings, I tell of my gratitude for the prayers of God's people and the truths from His Word that minister to me.
At times I have wondered whether or not I will survive. That thought drove me to the Scriptures, and I carefully read Psalm 139. My attention was drawn to verse 16, which says: "In Your Book they were all written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them."
Before we were created, all of our days were "fashioned" by the Lord. It lifted my spirit to know that my life is in Gods' hands. Every container of milk or can of tuna has an expiration date. Well, so have I...God's timing is best.
As we suffer illness or grow older, we naturally think more about death. If we're believers in Christ, we can be confident that death is an open door to eternal life with Jesus. With the psalmist David, we are comforted by the truth that the God who loves us know our "expiriation date."
God's timing is perfect-even in death.
Christian-Charles de Plicque
Angel House International Missions Ministries
(c) DE/ODB 2008
www.deplicque.net
