Thursday the 1st

Luke 12: ⁴"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more.”

 

Death is certain, life is not. As a species we are the most infatuated with death than any other that walks the planet. We have bucket lists, we pile our money into accounts, and as Christ points out, we live in fear of those who might do us harm. So many of us come into this world kicking and screaming, and go out the same way. We hold on so tightly to this world that we cannot grasp the blessings God has in store for us. We will all pass form this world, we will all be called home….but that is what so many often forget. We are going home, we are not being taken from our home here on earth! As a result we should lead a fearless life. We should recognize that there is nothing, and no one that can do anything to us here that amounts to much in the big picture. The One to fear, loves us, and already knows what we are capable of. We should live as the image of the One that created us. The only reminder that death should bring, is the reminder that we have a lot of love to share before we go home.  We have a lot of hope to give, and a lot of hurt to heal. The only fear we should have is the fear that we will have to stand before our Lord, and explain why we let the fear of leaving this world keep us from fully committing to His will. That is what fear does you know. It takes the focus off of God, and puts it on your problems. Fear of death keeps us from fully trusting the Lord in our lives. As Christ points out in this same chapter, why worry about the insignificant things? Does God not provide for even the smallest of His creatures? Free yourself form the fear of losing this life, do not allow others to hold your life out as if the end here is the end forever. God will take care of your needs, if you will take care of His will…..and His will is for you to be a giant in this world. His will for each of us is to trust Him, glorify Him, and live a life that reflects Christ’s image. Christ lived a life that was epic, all the while He knew He was marching to His earthly death. Let each of us allow that same determination to drive our lives. Death comes to all here on Earth, but it is nothing to fear, it is only the ending of the first chapter. Your choice, will your chapter read like an owners manual or will it read like the opening of a saga? Will the One who reads all books read a story of someone who lived gripped in fear of losing this life, or will the chapter be the introduction to a book of a person who lives fearlessly, a person who knows that with God at their side there is nothing that cannot be done, and no need that will not be taken care of? It is your chapter to write. God give you the binding, the paper, and all of the ink you could use. What will you choose to write?    

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford