Jesus said unto her, “I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.” John 11:25
DEATH – NOTHING TO FEAR
As I awoke this morning, I heard God’s message loud and clear.
The message: Spread the word that in dying, there is nothing to fear.
When our bodies no longer fulfill our needs, and to be pain-free we long,
He has provided a solution. Our souls will seek a new home.
When I imagine “death” I envision me driving my car.
I make a stop at the grocery store to shop for my wares.
I leave my car running, as this errand I fulfill.
My car doesn’t accompany me. It is left sitting still.
If I don’t return to my vehicle, it eventually runs out of gas and dies.
Someone will have to come and tow it away. There, in total emptiness, it lies.
But I, the driver, am still in the store. The car had been left unattended.
The driver is not part of the car. The driver is independent.
Dying is like moving from that old shack into that new mansion God is providing.
The old baggage is left behind. Everything is new where we will be residing.
Our new neighbors are our loved ones who have gone on before.
Nothing that we have ever dreamed of could please us more.
The beauty that surrounds us cannot be described in words.
This world holds nothing that can compare to the new world death affords.
The color of the grass, flowers and trees is so brilliant, beyond imagination.
The mountains with flowing streams lift high into the cloudless expansion.
We are souls in bodies. The soul, when leaving the body, is like walking through a door.
The soul is free of all the trials and tribulations of this life. They bother us no more.
Death isn’t the end of the book, only the end of a chapter.
But what happens to your free soul is for you to uncover.
We are all God’s Children and He wants us to dwell in that “Mansion on the hill”.
But how do we get there? What is God’s Will?
We fear death because we fear punishment for our sins here on earth.
We know we are not good enough. To God, what are we worth?
Jesus has the answer. He puts it this way: “I am the resurrection and the life:
he that believeth in Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.” Eternal life!
Jesus paid our debt fee with His death on the cross.
Just take His Hand. Accept His sacrifice. To turn away would be our loss!
Carole Schossow
