Opening the Gates of Heaven Perry Stone

father. Before going to heaven, he told me, “Son, I regret that I don’t really have anything materially to leave you children.” I responded, “Dad, you are leaving all four of your children something more valuable than silver or gold; you are leaving us a good name!” You see, my dad was known to all as one of the greatest men of prayer and integrity many people had ever known. Thousands of e-mails and individual messages came to us, and those who knew him spoke of his godly life, his integrity, and his humility. During the funeral I was suddenly struck with a burden in my heart I had never experienced before: I carry his name. His name was Perry Fred Stone, and he was senior and I am Perry Fred Stone Jr. I realized that I must guard my name the same as he guarded his. While you do not know the future, you must trust God through the good and the bad. Always remember, there are noes you may never understand. However, you can still go to heaven with a no for an answer, but you cannot go to heaven with sin in your life (Ezek. 18:4, 20).