ARE YOU SCARED?
ARE YOU SCARED?
“Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!” Numbers 23:10.
If the Lord tarry in His coming, death is inevitable. No matter how old we are, we shall still die. In actual sense, if we are doing the will of God in righteousness and so obedient and committed in His service without compromise, it is a sure security for us.
“Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away:, and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.” John 15:2.
Death is a debt that will be paid. Being a fruitful branch prolongs your days in this earth. Many people are counting days but their days don’t count. This is a food for thought.
Hezekiah had good reasons to plead for extra years from the Lord (Isaiah 38:1-5). Do you have any? What can stay the hands of negativity from your life is being at the centre of God’s will.
“And said, Remember now, O LORD, I beseech thee, how I have walked before thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. Then came the word of the LORD to Isaiah, saying, Go, and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will add unto thy days fifteen years.” Isaiah 38:3-5.
Another aspect we cannot ignore is if truly any of us dies, where is he or she going? Whatever we are doing here, this is what should factor our living. “And as, it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:” Hebrews 9:27.
Ezekiel explained it well when he told everyone who cares to listen to how heaven rewards us for the lives spent here. According to heaven’s judgement, you are either righteous or wicked at the point of death.
“But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.” Ezekiel 18:21.
Living here means crossing from heading towards hell to heaven where we shall enjoy eternally. No death, no sorrow, no pain, no corruption, no sickness. It is million times better than the garden of Eden. Read Revelations 19-22 to know its description.
On the other hands, “But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned: in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.” Ezekiel 18:24. This talks of not living in heaven but second death in hell fire.
In hell, the person will not die, the fire will not quench and the maggots eating them will never die. Isaiah 66:24.
Death should never be a challenge if we live right. If we live our lives to love and please the Lord who died to redeem us, we shall confidently say like Paul, “For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” Philippians 1:21. Or, like Prophet Balaam who declared, “Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!” Numbers 23:10. A true child of God must not be scared of death at all.
Reconcile with the Lord now and live the rest of your life for Him. It shall be well with you in Jesus name.
Prayer: Father, let me live my life everyday in anticipation of meeting you in eternity in Jesus name.
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