Fearing Death
Are we fearing for our lives? If we look at Scripture, God assures us that our life is short – even for Christians. “Our days on earth are like grass; like wildflowers, we bloom and die.” (Psalm 103:15, NLT) This past week my sister-in-law passed away at the age of sixty-one. As a family it seemed like she died too young. My son passed away at the age of twenty-eight -- a great tragedy and far too young. At least, it seemed so to us. My sister went to be with the Lord at the age of four and a half years. What can we say? Each of these deaths seem untimely. People should grow to an old age! This, however, is really not true. God already has our days numbered from the day we are born. When I took my son in my arms for the first time on the day he was born, I never imagined that I would only enjoy him for twenty-eight years. When his daughter was born, nobody imagined that she would only enjoy her daddy for six weeks. God, on the other hand, was not taken by surprise. For the g...