07/04/2023
The oxygen is gone.
Those are the words that showed up on my phone this morning. The Titanic submarine with 5 people, had 96 hours of oxygen.
A man named Stockton Rush is one of the 5 aboard this sub. He is the CEO of OceanGate which operates this vessel. Stockton is a billionaire.
Stockton’s wife is the great-great granddaughter of Isidro and Ida Strauss; the well known couple who died on the Titanic in 1912. Isidor is known for making sure all women and children were first in reaching safety. Ida, refused to leave his side.
While there are lots of emotional stories that can be taken from all of this; my first thought is the unknown of how our lives will end. None of these people decided to leave the planet this way. They were explorers, adventurers, researchers.
All of that being said, one thing is true…money will never be your greatest investment. It will never be your last thought to have wished for more. Rather, your relationships will now be front and center. The people you love and who have loved you- are the investments. And even greater, is your investment with Jesus.
We mourn the loss of these lives and we pray for peace and comfort for their families. At the same time, I’m reminded of the truth is that each one of us will someday take our last breath of oxygen here on this earth. We will all stand before our Creator one day. Will you go to Heaven? Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John 14:6) Jesus is the only way to Heaven! No one knows when we will take our last breath. Please don’t leave this world without a personal relationship with Jesus Christ!
If you’ve never accepted Jesus into your life, pray with me… Dear Jesus, forgive me of my sins. Fill me with your Holy Spirit and your love. Thank you for dying for my sins and rising again. Thank you for accepting me into your family. Thank you for making a way for me to go to Heaven with you someday. In Jesus’ name I pray…
🙏🏼🙏🏼 Amen 🙏🏼🙏🏼
