Death and Dying
Posted Aug 27 2010
Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus. And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and […]
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Posted Jul 27 2010
Whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? – John 11:26
The everlasting, ever-living Christ entered the realm of death in order to spoil death of all its strength. Death and the devil had no more power over Jesus than a fortress that is being ransacked has over its invaders!
Christ bowed his […]
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Posted Jun 27 2010
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 […]
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Posted May 27 2010
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 […]
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Posted May 24 2010
A friend, and member of our church, recently lost a child through miscarriage. When I read the poem she wrote in memorial, I was touched and edified myself and was confident it would bless many of you as well.
I share it with her permission:
DEAREST LITTLE
CHILD…
Someday I’ll hold you
while angels ‘round us sing
Someday I’ll rock you
as […]
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