“And as it is appointed for men to die
once, but after this the judgment, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins
of many.” — Hebrews 9:27-28
You cannot live life on earth and not be
touched by the death of someone you love.
Family or friends, the fact of the matter is that our days are numbered
and everyone is going to die a physical death. From the time we drew our first
breath, the clock was ticking for the time when we would draw our last. Although that Bible tells us that death is
certain, God does not tell us when we will die, where we will die, or how we
will die. It would be wonderful if we all would just go to sleep one night and
wake up in heaven. That does happen, but
I think that is not true for the majority of us.
“Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.” – Psalm 139:16
Martie and I just celebrated her 70th
birthday, mine is in August. 70! Wow! I never imagined 70, it seemed so far
off. We know that the majority of our
days are behind us. The point is not that we only have a few left – the point
is, “What are we going to do with the days we have left?” A friend just told me about a relative who
was 64, apparently in good health, dropped dead from a heart attack. It was a reminded that tomorrow is not promised
to any of us. When we are young, we live as if there will always be a tomorrow –
that we always have time to “get our life right” – to focus on our faith and
not so much the natural things in our lives.
“Then He spoke a parable to them,
saying: ‘The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought
within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my
crops?’ So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build
greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my
soul, ‘Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat,
drink, and be merry.’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be
required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’ So
is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” – Luke
12:16-21
We don’t like to think of ourselves as
foolish – instead we prefer to think we are wise and responsible when our
priority is on securing our financial future – and really there is nothing
wrong with that so long as we don’t abandon our trust in God and devotion to
others in the process. I don’t know when I will see Jesus face to face, but
until I do, I must redeem the time I have. Make every day count – be a light to
the world so that some might see Jesus and be saved. God does not need me or
you for that purpose, but He has chosen to use us and will should we be
faithful to seek first the Kingdom of God. Think about it.
By Faith Alone By His Grace Alone And For
His Glory Alone
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