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I’m not sure Mr. DeB has given up on God.
He just doesn’t understand the sovereignty
of God. All of our days our numbered.
Tony Snow didn’t waste one second of the
time he was given on this earth. I’m also
quite sure that anyone he met was a better
person for knowing him.

Those of us who loved Tony would have wanted him to live to be 100, but, if he was in pain and could not be the person he wanted to be, it would be selfish of us to demand that he remain here on earth when he could be in the Presence of the Creator of the Universe! I have often heard it said that once the believer finds himself in that awesome "City Called Heaven", he is surrounded by such love and happiness that he would not want to return to this sinful world, even if he could.

Many on this board have criticized Rick Warren, but one thing that really stuck with me from The Purpose-Driven Life is that our time on earth like a blink of an eye when compared to eternity. We spend our days on earth so consumed by the things of this world that seem so important, but do not always spend enough time preparing for eternal life in Jesus. I am as guilty of this as anyone else until the death of someone so young and so good makes me focus again on what is really important.