Happy death day

It’s much easier to avoid a challenging situation than to confront it. It’s like avoiding going to war despite knowing there’s a raging enemy. It is a matter of time before the battle becomes inevitable.

I am reminded of the song “everybody wants to go to heaven, nobody wants to die.” Life on earth is challenging and has been since the beginning of human existence. There is uncertainty for many about life after death, so relatively very few people are keen to exit their earthly existence, in spite of the hardship they may be going through. It is perceived as ill health when people therefore take their own lives, as very often this is in the depths of despair. Exiting life on earth can be likened to changing destination. The most important thing however is to know where one is going to prevent a potentially disastrous arrival, if appropriate preparation is not ensured.

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Death is a certainty for everyone who lives in a body, everybody! A lot of people however, seem to avoid talking about the inevitable. There was a teaching I heard years ago in church, it was enlightening and assuring about the day of death, titled happy death day. Like a lecture you enjoyed I planned to listen again to imbibe and digest the details, hoping to sift the chaff from the wheat if any chaff was there. A friend asked for it just before I travelled out of town for a few weeks. On my return I was told my friend had died. She had a chronic kidney problem and a complication had resulted in her passing on. I hoped the tape had been a blessing and helped her to cross over with peace in her heart.

No Need To Fear!! 

Faith in Jesus ensures no need to fear! He's been there to the grave and back. That is the only hand that assures safety in going to the grave. Jesus Christ will lead us out of the grave to newness of life, if we hold on to his hand on earth till we get to the grave. He's been there and out.

With Christ on our side we can like the psalmist say:"though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me!"

HOW???

The qualification to walk with God is like a marriage vow. He loved us first like a man finds a wife, regardless of her deserving Him or not. He loved us and paid life, in the form of blood shed by Jesus Christ, to have us. Our consent is all that's left to belong to Him.

God has said His bit :- 

John 1:12 For as many as believed in him gave them power to become the sons of God

Romans 10:9-10 The promise here is that if you believe in your heart the Lord Jesus Christ and confess with your mouth that God has raised him from the dead and you will be saved.

the second bit to seal the deal is for whosoever will. 

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth on Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Man's Part:

Believing in God and saying it, like you would a marriage vow, seals the deal for the start of that walk with Him, and He then will never leave you or forsake you. Walking through the valley of death then does not cause fear.

There are different beliefs about death. The most important belief however is the truth! We are all free to believe whatever we want, but when push comes to shove, reality sinks. If one believes a floating piece of cardboard is as good as a life boat, the erroneous belief will unfortunately result in the person’s demise. It is therefore important to know what the truth is regardless of it making sense or not to our finite thinking.

It is in my opinion unwise to expect anyone to help me get to a place they’ve never been, or believe an account of an event the person has never experienced. I would rather rely on a person who has been to a place to tell me about it and how he got there. In all of history the one person who without a doubt experienced death and triumphed over it is JESUS CHRIST. There is therefore no reason for me to listen to anyone else’s idea about death when I can get the facts from Jesus Christ. It is no wonder he stated in the scriptures, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life”…John 14:6 The truth is what we need, not ideas without evidence. Many have professed knowing a way, yet have nothing to verify what they say. It is the truth that sets free, not man’s ideas, postulations or unfounded beliefs.

Recommended web links:

http://www.awmi.net/extra/audio/1064

www.apologetics .org