Deuteronomy 30:19
I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then…
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A 10 year old kid just having fun. Back then, I only knew few things in life and do so little – playing, studying, eating, sleeping. I never even thought of getting old. Twelve years later, a full-pledged engineer working in a multi-national company, I learned far more things – based on experience – playing with experiments, studying pareto charts, still eating and still sleeping.
But the thought of getting old is slowly creeping in.
And now, another 18 years later, whenever I see old people with their gray hairs and difficulty in moving around, I have come to realized that ALL, yes everyone, will grow old and ultimately die.
After millennia of human existence, it is noteworthy that no one has really made the slightest progress in overcoming death. No progress has been made, and no progress in sight. I think God has intended it to remain that way. He is teaching us something.
Death is inevitable. But we should not think about it all our life. We should live life based on the will of God, and death will not really be a painful experience but a glorious one.
And life with Jesus and in God is the righteous thing to do. Have you learned how to share your work, your family life, your personal life with Jesus, to operate in dependence upon his wisdom, his supply of grace, his forgiveness of failure, to bring all of your life constantly back into connection with him?
Choose life, and you will never go wrong.
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, give us strength and wisdom in living life. Bless our families and bless our land, that we may have the joy of welcoming and nurturing the life of which You are the source. Amen +
Blessed are they who hope in the Lord.
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