Death is a unique
identifier which by default should by chance happen to all men, Seeing his days
are determined, the number of his
months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; Job
14:5 (KJV), the color of death is black and has been tagged to be a shadow at
the end of the mortal man, he shall see the glimpse of it thereof. Sadly man
cannot regulate death as it was written by the preacher, no one can hold back his spirit
from departing; no one has the power to prevent his day of death, for there is
no discharge from that obligation and that dark battle. Certainly a man's wickedness
is not going to help him then (Eccl 8:8 TLB).
This is the fate of man
before him, living his days throughout the earth with an expectancy of death
within the core of his mind, helpless and without power to change that
limitation accursed to man, it is hence destined for a man to die
once(Heb9:27), how lowly is this man to be consumed by the sting of death and
encompassed by its shadow. I am not here to tell you all about the
sorrow that comes with death but the life that was conceived through death. How
about we consume death and utilize it as a standard to live?, letting death
translate into life within us and begin to live beyond the scope of the natural
man who is sentenced to die and his heritage forgotten. An entire government
and order of life was demolished through death, it was expedient that Christ
should die so you gain access into the life he pioneered, without death such
life won’t be available for you to access.
And for this cause he is
the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption
of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are
called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there
must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of
force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the
testator liveth. (Heb 9:15-17 KJV).
Death is given another
definition, it has become an entrance into life and immortality and not just
that but peace and security all because a testator died and bring into
effectiveness the power that comes with the testament. This is made available
to all men that believes in Christ Jesus and who by readiness will put to death
his old self and be quickened into the new life. The testimony of Paul was this: I
have been crucified with Christ: and I myself no longer live, but Christ lives
in me. And the real life I now have within this body is a result of my trusting
in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Gal 2:20(TLB). He
no longer live (life) to himself because he has partaken in the baptism of death
(Roman6:4) and now the Christ has become his life which shall be revealed
through him.
Your life as a believer
shouldn’t be full of shadows neither should it be ordered by you, i know you
plan all things and have taken decisions to live the way you want and how you
deem it fit
but remember, the end of
a man is close to nothing and vanity is far valuable than it, because man in
himself can’t direct his step and he is full of limitations. You should no
longer live, quit living , die like a seed. AW.Tozer said The reason why many are still troubled, still seeking, still making
little forward progress is because they haven’t come to the end of themselves. we
are still trying to give orders, and interfering with God's work within us
. The true gospel is a call to self-denial and not a call to self-fulfillment.
He must increase, but I must decrease (John3:30).
If you want to follow
Jesus, understand that you must be, like him, a grain of wheat that falls into
the ground and dies in order to bear much fruit. You cannot hoard your life,
making your survival your goal. You must have a higher allegiance, one born out
of belief in and following the Son of Man who is glorified and who glorifies
God in his crucifixion and resurrection.
– Alyce M. McKenzie
Shalom
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