We’re All Waiting To Die
 

We’re all waiting to die. This is a very basic but true statement, but the vast majority of people are too busy with the concerns and various pleasures of this present life to adjust their priorities to this fact. We are going to die; we just don’t know when or how. We all have a terminal disease in a corruptible body that is dying moment by moment.

Pondering such thoughts might seem morbid to some, but that accusation is far from true. The truth is that we are talking about living in light of eternity, which is a major spiritual advantage. So we must set our minds on the things above, not on the things of this earth.

We must establish our earthly priorities below where the majority of people place them. We are going to exist forever in God’s paradise kingdom or eternal damnation. Everything we own is temporary, even though it might outlast us. Once we take our last breath and our spirit departs our body (James 2:26), we are leaving everything behind—the good as well as the bad.

The degrees, trophies, awards, exalted job position, and hobbies for which you have spent much money and years to achieve are all temporary in view of eternity. Therefore, a drastic important change is needed to discover what God wants so we can do it. Your time, money, spiritual gifts, etc. have been given to you for the building of God’s kingdom. Now is the time to live unashamedly and faithfully for the Lord Jesus.

We must be bold as well as wise in sharing our faith. We must be aggressive as well as discreet. We must be strong as well as tender. For the sake of others whom we influence, we must model the joy with which we await our eternity with Christ. Our most faithful witness is never the words we speak but the life we live. It worked for Jesus. It worked for the New Testament Church. And it still works for us today.

Ken Owen