All the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died – Genesis 5:27
Has history taught us any lesson more clearly or convincingly than that death is inevitable? Even for Methuselah there would finally be a 970th year that he would not see: despite his unique longevity, his remarkable story would […]
The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death – 1 Corinthians 15:26
In this life we face many daunting foes: temptation, grief, discouragement, fear (to name just a few). But none has proven so devastatingly indestructible as death itself.
As children of God, we have all known what it is to fight against sorrow, to war […]
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me – Psalm 23:4
We read in yesterday’s devotion that God is with us even to our old age. The psalmist takes it a step further with the assurance “though I walk through the valley […]
Whether…the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours – 1 Corinthians 3:22
What a strange thing to say. How can Paul claim with a straight face that everything—even death—has been given to God’s people and belongs to them?
It certainly does not feel as though the world belongs to […]
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain – Philippians 1:21
We read about heaven, we hear sermons about heaven, we sing about heaven; but still we are apprehensive about death. God has built into us a desire to live, and it should be our goal to be able to say with […]
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