Mr. Alton Everett Jernigan, Sr., 83, of Jones County, passed away Sunday, October 22, 2023. Services for Mr.
Everett Jernigan were conducted Wednesday afternoon, October 25, 2023, at 3 p.m. at Gordon Church of Christ with Mr. David Israel and Mr. Billy Taylor officiating. Interment followed in Ramah Cemetery.
The family received friends Wednesday, October 25, 2023, from 2 to 3 p.m. at Gordon Church of Christ.
Son of the late Ernest Alton Jernigan and the late Mable Pinkerton Jernigan Rawls, Mr.
Jernigan was a native of Waynesboro but had made his home in Jones County for many years.
Preceded in death by his daughter, Misheila Jernigan Crowe, he was a retired mechanic for Engelhard and a member of Gordon Church Oct. 22, 2023
of Christ. Survivors include his wife: Faye Brown Jernigan of Jones County; son: Alton “Al” (Connie) Jernigan of Bibb County; sister: Jean (Donnie) Weaver of Gordon; brother: Homer (Rita) Rawls of Gordon; brother-in-law: Johnny (Fay) Brown of Jones County; grandchildren: Taylor Jernigan, Krystal Brook Jernigan, Dekota and Dylan Crowe; great grandson: Tye Landon Martin and a number of nieces and nephews.
Be of sin the double cure, save from wrath and make me pure (Hymn Rock of Ages; first verse; third line) Jesus is the Rock of Ages. His holy Blood, shed on the cross, does three things for us.
One--His Blood saves us from the wrath of God to come. Anyone who is unsaved has the wrath of God against sin abiding on them (Jn 3:36), and one day, unless saved, that wrath will fall. The Blood alone saves from God’s wrath.
Two--His blood makes us pure. Holy, righteous, like Jesus. The Blood washes away ALL sin, and those who believe on Jesus have His righteousness imputed--ascribed--to them (2 Cor 5:21). With Jesus’ Blood on us, the Father proclaims us clean, without sin, and His wrath will “passover” us.
The Blood alone makes us Jesus pure.
Three--Though not mentioned in the hymn, His Blood makes us a child of God. Until saved, you are a child of the devil (Jn 8:44), and his lusts and works you do. But upon being saved, you become a child of God, adopted into His family forever (Gal 3:26). The Blood alone makes us a child of God.
Come to the Rock of Ages and let His Blood work these three miracles in your life today.
