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Prepared for Your Death
Thinking about the fact that you will die is a wise move for anyone
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http://afterdeathsite.com/2020/10/20/prepared-for-your-death/
Thinking about the fact that you will die is a wise move for anyone
A thread
http://afterdeathsite.com/2020/10/20/prepared-for-your-death/
You are in good health. Maybe you are even young. Why should you think about death? The obvious answer is that all you have to be is alive in order to die. There is no particular age or way that it comes, and you are not guaranteed that you will grow old before death.
But there is a better answer for why you should consider your own mortality. That is because living like you will die someday (and you will), will cause you to truly consider the purpose of life and help you to live fully and wisely.
If it were a fact that we just die and cease to exist, then truly life would be without purpose. In that case do whatever you want and can get away with. But that is not the case. Both the Bible and Near Death Experiences around the world confirm that we go on.
The Bible also confirms that life has a purpose and it is a purpose often neglected by people.
When you don't consider your mortality, or more accurately your immortality, you tend to do mostly what pleases you. Your life is measured by the number and quality of your experiences or the accumulation of your wealth.
There is a bumper sticker that reflects this default philosophy, it says, "He who dies with the most toys wins." If that is on your car, you may want to scape it off before I see it. I will mock you.
Wealth simply passes through our fingers. We enjoy it only temporarily. Life isn't a contest either. You don't win anything for being the richest or having many toys.
Some of the richest people in history have even concluded that dying with massive wealth was a source of shame and not honor. It certainly hasn't done much for family dynamics as people quarrel over the estate.
Legacy is a concern of those who truly doubt the reality of eternal life. To be remembered well isn't a bad thing, it is just not something that will enhance your existence. It is like having a great looking monument on your grave. Others will see it and not care.
You won't see it at all.
The most important quality of both life and death is to right with your Maker. Running a course independent of that chosen by God may feel like freedom but it is actually slavery to our inherent evil.
If our death deposits us into the judgment of a Being we have denied and rebelled against, then nothing else matters. We are doomed.
If on the other hand, we move from a life that has always been tainted into the arms of a Being that loves us and has compensated for our inherent evil, then that is the most fundamentally important thing in life. The meaning of life is connected to whatever comes next.
The good news is that God does favor the human race. We aggravate Him. We provoke Him. We do our best to write Him out of history. But God is a different kind of being. When He has decided to love someone or something, then He loves them regardless of their response.
Despite ourselves, God has enacted a plan that puts a joyful, fun, social and unblemished life after death in our laps. He just has to get through our tough defenses to make it a reality for us personally.
A connection to Jesus is the most valuable and indispensable asset we can have, and it is a gift that God is trying to give.
If you have a faith in Jesus as a Savior who has given Himself to die for your sins, then God has done it. He has broken through to you. Every other preparation for death is small by comparison, but there are more.
The upcoming blogs will talk about how life impacts afterlife when you are connected to Jesus through faith and baptism. I hope you are curious enough to read them.
This thread can be read here: http://afterdeathsite.com/2020/10/20/prepared-for-your-death/
