| | For over a month now, i have been wondering is death really a tragedy? And the only answer that i have found is an overwhelming NO. Death has nothing to do with a tragedy, it is the life of the person that determines it. For example, in an exert from a book there is a story of a man and a woman both in their forties. Each one has just took early retirement from their jobs. They sold their house, bought a mobile home, and now they travel all over the United States collecting seashells and visiting resorts. Now when there time comes and they give an account of their life to Jesus, all that they are going to have to say is, "hey Jesus, look at my shells." Now thats a tragedy. This story may not mean much but it relates to modern day life so much. Everyday I see people living for a smaller, nondivine purpose in this life. There are going to be millions of people standing there on judgement day saying, "Watch me dunk a basketball, or look at my car, or look how much money i have." Now those are tragedies...... I love the quote " One life, One chance." It rings so true everyday. Our life is not our own but it belongs to the one who created it. In 1 Corinthians 7:19-20 it says "Don't you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You DO NOT belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body." When this becomes a true desire in our lives, everything else is worthless. Over in Phillipians 3:8 it says,"Yes, everything else is worthless when compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ." Paul didn't write this to tell us to quite everything we do, he is just stating that in all the secular things we do, they are pointless and have no value. So with that being stated, glorify God in everything we do. Let his light shine through us no matter what task we are undergoing. And by doing this we will avoid a wasted life, or a tragedy.....As christians, our mindset should be to hear the words,"Well done good and faithful servant." And to be truly honest there are a lot of so-called christians who are going to be very disappointed on judgement day. C.S. Lewis describes christians in two ways: those who hear the Word and glorify God with it, and those who hear the Word and disregard it. Now the bible says that you are even worse off than before now because you know the true meaning of life and you just choose not to live by it. Now that's a tragedy. What Jesus did on the cross should be more than enough reason to life a Christ-like life. It is a shame that people can't realize that, i guess it is just a lack of faith, and sadly, a tragedy in the making. Psalms 119:11 states "I have hidden your Word in my heart that I may not sin against you." Now that is the way a life should be lived. Everything should have a Christ-like meaning to it. That is how you prevent a tragedy.
The diadem of pain,
which sliced your gentle face,
three spikes piercing flesh and wood,
to hold you in your place.
The need for blood I understand,
your sacrifice I embrace,
but the bitter sponge, the cutting spear,
the spit upon your face?
Did it have to be a cross,
did not a kinder death exist,
than six hours hanging between life and death,
all spurred by a betrayer's kiss?
"Oh Father" you pose,
heart-stilled at what could be,
"Im sorry to ask, but I long to know,
did you do this for me?"
When we realize the love of our father and truly desire to seek Him, listen closely and perchance you will hear him whisper...."I did it just for YOU."
-Max Lucado |
