Daily Manna: Exit Of A Heroine Tuesday 29, October 2013 TEXT: GENESIS 23:1-11 KEY VERSE: “And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her” (Genesis 23:2). Two little birds had a nest in the bush in the rear part of a garden. Five year-old Amy found the nest. It had four speckled eggs in it. One day, after she had been away for sometime, she ran into the garden to take a look at the pretty eggs. To her dismay, she found only broken shells. “Oh” she cried, “the beautiful eggs are all spoiled and broken!” “No, Amy,” said her brother, “they are not spoiled. The best part of them have taken wings and flown away.” So it is with death. The body left behind is only an empty shell, while the soul, the better part, has taken wings and flown away. Death is inevitable. It is a leveler for all men: white, black or brown; be they rich or poor, manager or messenger, kings or the subject, the villain or his victim. This reality once dawn on King David who prayerfully intoned: “LORD make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.” Most unregenerate men do not think much of death. They do not realize that life is ephemeral but give their lives fully to the pursuit of happiness, pleasure, and leisure - modern bywords for sin. Sarah was one of the three women mentioned by name among the heroes of faith in the book of Hebrews. She was a model of faith as a faithful wife and mother. She so respected her husband to the extent she called him lord! She lived a worthy life and died. Shakespeare once said, “life is a stage”. All of us are actors and are bound to leave the stage at a point. What will be your legacies here, when you leave the stage? THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Heaven is sure for those who die in righteousness.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 07:35:41 +0000
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