Friday, May 4, 2012

Untimely Deaths

Genesis 25:8
8 Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.

People in this world who do not know God and who do not believe God call the death someone would face before reaching their old age 'Untimely Death'.
But Christians never face a death called 'UNTIMELY'. Even when a small baby dies of cancer, the pastor who holds the funeral ceremony never calls it 'untimely'.

Christian have nice stories about this kind of deaths. The famous story they tell is that God has taken that person to heaven as God loved them so much and God felt lonely in heaven without that person. Another story tells that God has taken that person as if not, the enemy (Satan) would have taken them to hell.
Would God take any human in this world to heaven before he or she becomes old? Would God feel any difference when you are in heaven than in the world?

Well, it it true that we feel much better when we are in heaven than in the world, but God would not feel lonely without us in heaven when we are in the world, even though heaven is God's dwelling place.

The opening scripture proves that when God loves someone in this world, God gives full years for that person to enjoy in this world. This is a gift from God for those who fear God and walk with God by keeping His commandments. When we read the Old Testament, we see how those who walked with God enjoyed full years of age in this world.
The main reason why many Christians are attacked by the devil with fatal diseases such as cancer and leukemia, is that there is no special reason for God to fight against the devil and keep them in this world even if God would take them to heaven after their death.
It is our duty to make our lives so important for God to fight against our enemy on our behalf. As the people in the New Testament, the only way for us to make our life so important for God to keep us in this world is to preach the gospel.

So let's say 'NO' to untimely deaths. Let's not expect evil with the people in the world. Let's proclaim to the devil that we refuse untimely death as Christ lives in us and God has called us for a purpose in this world. Let's say to the devil that we live above death, diseases,  evil principalities and powers. Thus let's resist the devil so that he will flee from us as James 4:7 says ' Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.'

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