Ecclesiastes 7:1
“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.”
In our society today we put much attention on the birth of a child. All through our lives we celebrate the birth with celebrations and parties. Some have even set aside a day of celebration for the so called birthday of our Lord. Yet in God's Word, we see God Himself instruct us to put more importance on the death of His saints.
Why is this? Why does God instruct us to rejoice in death instead of birth? The going home to be with our Heavenly Father is the most precious event to happen in our lives. It is the hope we have hoped for since the day of our salvation. We are finally freed from this old sinful world with it's pain and disappointments. We are at last with our Lord and Savior. All things temporal are done and eternity future has began. O how we ought to be jealous with a holy jealousy of our loved ones who have gone on to be with our Lord!!!
Yes there is a natural time of grieving for that one who has left this world for the next. And no doubt they shall be missed. But O the joy of knowing where they have gone and who they are with!!! Praise God we have that hope of being there one day ourselves!!! Praise God He has made a way for us to join our brothers and sisters again in that place where we will worship our Lord for evermore!!!
Praise ye the Lord!!!
Stephen McCool Sr.
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