Anne Graham Lotz on Facing Death Without Fear

Anne Graham Lotz : Oct 18, 2018
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"I am praising God for His keeping power and for your prayers that I know are sustaining me in a constant state of peace, joy and expectancy of blessings along the way." -Anne Graham Lotz

[CharismaNews.com] "So then, as the children share in flesh and blood, He likewise took part in these, so that through death He might destroy him who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver those who through fear of death were throughout their lives subject to bondage" (Heb. 2:14-15). (Photo: Anne Graham Lotz/Facebook/via Charisma News)

My cancer journey continues as I begin chemotherapy this week. My heart aches for the multitude of people who have also dealt with this deadly disease. Yet I am praising God for His keeping power and for your prayers that I know are sustaining me in a constant state of peace, joy and expectancy of blessings along the way.

I have been told that my prognosis is excellent. But to be honest, even if it wasn't, I can truthfully say I have no fear of death. None at all. My perspective is the same as the apostle Paul when he declared, "For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." (see Phil. 1:21). As my brother-in-law, Dr. Denton Lotz, stated when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at the same time I was diagnosed with breast cancer, we are in a win-win situation.

Facing death without fear was eloquently expressed by Jac, the grandson of my husband's brother, John Lotz. Jac's mother knew he had been assigned by his teacher a written report on the person who had greatly impacted his spiritual life, but she didn't know what he had written. After he left for school, she found the following on his computer. She then forwarded it to me. It was such a blessing, I asked Jac if I could share it with you, too, and he agreed.

Denton, Jac and I are looking up! Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here.