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Dying to meet God
'... set free ... [from] the fear of dying.' Hebrews 2:15
One thing that each and every one of us in this little corner of the universe has in common is death. You can bet your life that one day you'll die. And yet death has become a taboo subject. We put all our effort on the treadmill hoping a good ticker will keep us going. We swallow pills and down bottles of medicine hoping that science will keep the grim reaper at bay. We ply all our energies into life, even though we're on this earth for what - 80 years? - but forget that God designed life to be a whole lot longer than that.
OK, so talking about death isn't going to make you Mr Popular at a party, but don't we need to get the conversation going on the dreaded 'd' word? You see, this is where faith in Jesus positively explodes with answers and good news. When we die we don't just rot in a box covered with dirt, or as organs left to science. No, we get Jesus who, 'invites us into life - a life that goes on and on and on, world without end' (Rom. 5:21 TM).
We get to live with God himself and 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes' (Rev. 21:4 TM). If we stake our faith on Jesus, 'we also get included in His life-saving resurrection' (Rom. 6:8 TM). So break the taboo and see people set free from the fear of dying.
written by Bob Gass
'... set free ... [from] the fear of dying.' Hebrews 2:15
One thing that each and every one of us in this little corner of the universe has in common is death. You can bet your life that one day you'll die. And yet death has become a taboo subject. We put all our effort on the treadmill hoping a good ticker will keep us going. We swallow pills and down bottles of medicine hoping that science will keep the grim reaper at bay. We ply all our energies into life, even though we're on this earth for what - 80 years? - but forget that God designed life to be a whole lot longer than that.
OK, so talking about death isn't going to make you Mr Popular at a party, but don't we need to get the conversation going on the dreaded 'd' word? You see, this is where faith in Jesus positively explodes with answers and good news. When we die we don't just rot in a box covered with dirt, or as organs left to science. No, we get Jesus who, 'invites us into life - a life that goes on and on and on, world without end' (Rom. 5:21 TM).
We get to live with God himself and 'He will wipe every tear from their eyes' (Rev. 21:4 TM). If we stake our faith on Jesus, 'we also get included in His life-saving resurrection' (Rom. 6:8 TM). So break the taboo and see people set free from the fear of dying.
written by Bob Gass