Pastor E.A. Adeboye wrote: It is important to keep eternity in view as you live on the earth. Another reason people fear death is because death seals fate. Once you die, your fate is sealed. Once a man dies, he cannot come back to his earthly home anymore. In Luke 16:19-31, the Lord told a story of a rich man and a poor beggar who lived at a particular time in life. At some point, they both died. While the fate of the rich man was sealed in hell, that of the poor man was sealed in Heaven. If you are born-again and you die righteous, your fate is sealed in Heaven, but if you die in your sins, your fate is sealed in hell. 1 Corinthians 10:12 says, “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.” As long as you are alive, no matter how strong in the Lord you may be, there is still the possibility of falling. Be careful! Death is sometimes referred to as the reminder. Why? It reminds us of our origin. It reminds us that we are dust. We were taken out of dust and to dust will our bodies return. Not many people would like to hear that their beautiful body will return to dust one day. Death reminds us that we are not on earth forever but temporarily, hence we are called pilgrims (Hebrew 11:13; 1 Peter 2:11). The world is some kind of bridge we are trying to cross. Death reminds us of the coming judgment (Hebrew 9:27). You should be amazed to know that some men of God fear death more than other people because it has no regards for the anointing. Samuel – the king maker, king remover and prophet of Israel died with all his anointing. Saul, the first king of Israel also died. Do you know that death does not regard the command not to touch God’s anointed? If you doubt this ask Elisha. In spite of the double portion anointing he possessed yet he still died. Death does not regard who you are whether General Superintendent or Overseer, Pastor, Prophet, etc. It will strike at its appointed date. Knowing death will surely occur, how prepared are you for its coming? Ignoring an event that is bound to happen is the height of foolishness.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 22:52:30 +0000