Dear friend,
Death is our last enemy. In life we have many enemies to content with. Enemies are all those who wage wars against us to destroy us. So they torture us in body and soul to cause pains and sufferings in one way or another. But when finally death comes upon us, all other enemies finds no reason to attack us any more. So, men often console themselves that where there is life there is always hope. So, all hope is gone when death struck finally. So, men fear death naturally as without hope life is meaningless.
The fear of death brings one into the bondage of those who have the power of death. Our Saviour "through death ... destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage." (Heb. 2:14, 15) God wants us to be freed from the bondage of the devil. He wants us not to fear death.
Death is fearsome. It has sting. Its grave has victory. But to those delivered by God from the power of the devil: "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?" (1Co. 15:55) "The sting of death is sin." (1Co. 15:56). But "thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins." (Mat. 1:21) "... so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." (Heb. 9:26-28)
If we are truly not afraid of our last enemy, we can say with the Apostle Paul: "I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: hence-forth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness." (2Ti. 4:6-8)
What are all the sufferings in life to you who fear not death?
Do read the Holy Scriptures for yourselves in the free Daily Light on Daily Path for this day at http://soshine.blogspot.com/2008/01/daily-light-on-daily-path-january.html#Jan04E.
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