Who can this be?

On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”

Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

Mark 4:35-41

The Godfather of Soul, Dead at 73

The news reports that James Brown had been very sick for months with a bad cold, cough. After attending a dental appointment he was advised by his dentist to see his doctor. After doing so, he was admitted to the hospital in which he died of congestive heart failure related to pneunomia. He was 73.

I would like to comment on, not specifically the last words he ever spoke, but on the last words he ever heard.

"The gravity of his condition was apparently not lost on Brown, who finally alluded to it late Sunday, Bobbit said. "He told me ... 'I'm going away tonight,' and my statement to him was, 'I don't know where you're going, because wherever you go, I'm going with you, unless you're going up there or over there, and I'm sorry, I can't go there with you.'

excerpt taken from CNN

What do you think James Brown's friend meant when he told him that?

Shortly after, James Brown the "Godfather of Soul" passed on into eternity to meet his Maker, God the true Father of souls. Sad as it is my friends we will all go away someday; some of us much sooner than later. Whether we like it or not we all have an appointment with death, but as James Brown and his friend alluded, that is not the end. The Bible says that "It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" Hebrews 9:27. And after the judgment each and every one of us will go to one of two places: "up there" which is Heaven, or "over there" which is Hell. I have no idea whether or not James Brown was prepared for his judgment but the question of the day is: Are YOU?

Here is what the Bible says about that fateful Day:

And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the Book of Life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and Hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works. And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.

Revelation 20:11-15

My friend, is YOUR name going to be found written in the Book of Life? Is James Brown's name on that Book? I dont know, God does and by now James Brown does too. But my friend what I am concerned with right now is this:

Will YOUR name be found written in the Book of Life?

Go here to find out.