Last night a good friend passed away unexpectedly. Death, when it comes, always comes unexpectedly. No matter how "prepared" we may feel, when it happens it is always a shock.
Death is a reminder that life is never long enough. There is more family time to be spent, more birthday parties to attend, more grand babies to be born, more holidays to be celebrated; there is just more life to be lived.
Death brings an end to what we had known as normal. Our loved one had always been there. For some, life has always been lived with their presence. Now life will be lived with that void. Scriptures reminds us that life is but a breath. A vapor that appears for a little while and then is gone. We are like the grass that is here today and then is burned up with the heat of the sun.
We know these things to be true. Most of us have experienced the death of a close relative or friend. So, what do we do now? It often seems that life won't or can't go on but day by day we make it through. For the follower of Christ, our strength is not our own. It comes through His Holy Spirit that resides in us. It comes from friends who express their sympathy and support. It comes from God's Holy Word and it's teaches that death, for the follower of Christ, is not the end; it is a continuation of the promised eternal life that Jesus promises for those who are called by His name.
Knowing that life is never long enough, live today to the fullest. Love and obey Christ, love your family and seek to do all that the Lord has for you.
Blessings
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