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is important to keep eternity in view as you live on the earth. Another reason
people fear death is because death seals fate. Once you die, your fate is
sealed. Job 7:9-10 says once a man dies, he cannot come back to his earthly
home anymore. In Luke 16:19-31, the Lord told a story of a rich man and a poor
beggar who lived at a particular time in life. At some point, they both died.
While the fate of the rich man was sealed in hell, that of the poor man was
sealed in Heaven, If you are born-again and you die righteous, your fate is
sealed in Heaven, but if you die in your sins, your fate is sealed in hell.
1
Corinthians 10:12 says, “Where
fore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.”
As
long as you are alive, no matter how strong in the Lord you may be, there is
still the possibility offal! ing. Be careful! Death is sometimes referred to as
the reminder. Why? It reminds us of our origin. It reminds us that we are dust.
According to Genesis 3:1 7-19, we were taken out of dust and to dust will our
bodies return. Not many people would like to hear that their beautiful body
will return to dust one day. Death reminds us that we are not on earth forever
but temporarily, hence we are called pilgrims (Hebrews 11:13; 1 Peter 2:11).
The world is some kind of bridge we are trying to cross. Death reminds us of
the coming judgment (Hebrews 9:2 7). You would be amazed to know that some men
of God fear death more than other people because it has no regards for the
anointing. In 1 Samuel 25:1, we read that Samuel — the king maker, king remover
and prophet of Israel died with all his anointing. Saul — the first king of
Israel also died (1 Samuel 31:6). Do you know that death does not regard the
command not to touch Gods anointed? If you doubt this ask Elisha. In spite of
the double portion anointing he possessed yet he still died (2 Kings 13:20).
Death does not regard who you are — whether General Superintendent or General
Overseer, Pastor, Prophet, etc. It will strike at its appointed date. Knowing
death will surely occur, how prepared are you for its coming?
“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return to the ground, for out of it wast thou taken: for dust art thou; and unto dust shall thou return” Genesis 3:19
Ignoring an event that is bound to happen is the height of foolishness.
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