Most find it unsettling to ponder one's own mortality. A serious illness, the loss of a loved one, or a narrow escape can force us to reflect on the subject.
It’s not unusual to have a fear of dying. God created you with a mind that is naturally disquieted by the end of your earthly pilgrimage and uses that trepidation to draw you to Himself ... Death is the destiny of everyone. The living should take this to heart. (Ecclesiastes 7:2)
The Bible reveals that one's soul does not cease to exist but instead enters another realm after physical death. It is there that God's impending judgment takes place. Sadly, a vast majority are not ready for that day because they refuse to receive Jesus as Savior, the One ... who destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. (2 Timothy 1:10)
We who trust Christ need not fear death. We have been given full assurance when facing the end. Our heavenly Father's promise is ... If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9)
Followers of Christ can know with certainty that their earthly bodies will be transformed into incorruptible ones, glorified and perfectly suited for God’s eternal kingdom ... When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: 'Death has been swallowed up in victory'. (1 Corinthians 15:54)
The death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ dealt the final blow to death's reign ... Since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity so that by His death He might break the power of him who holds the power of death (that is, the devil) and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. (Hebrews 2:14-15)
Christians have been instilled with a strong sense of incompletion ... We, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonship, the redemption of our bodies. (Romans 8:23)
How wonderful our 'home-going' ... He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. (Revelation 21:4)
The apostle Paul chided death, as if it were a conscious entity ... Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? (1 Corinthians 15:56)
It is the door through which we exit this life and enter the next. Make sure that your destination is secured in Christ.
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