There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every matter under heaven-a time to give birth and a time to die; a time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 LSB
Yesterday evening we truly experienced this Scripture passage. We received a message that our granddaughter was coming a little sooner than expected and as we prepared to go to the hospital, my husband got a call that his aunt had passed away.
One life ends and a new life begins. Within a couple hours of my husband’s aunt passing away we welcomed our granddaughter into the world. It makes you think about how fragile life is. I guess that’s why people say. “Life is fragile handle with prayer.”
In Ecclesiastes 1:4, Solomon says, “A generation goes, and a generation comes, but the earth stands forever.” We are just passing through here on this earth, we won’t be here for long. We come and we go. We experience tribulation and celebration, sometimes all at once. We are traveling through earth on the way to our final destination.
We have to be careful to travel on the right road, however. We must be sure to get on the straight path. Our granddaughter was born a little premature but seems to be doing well. My prayer for her is that she is healthy, not only physically but spiritually. If you think about it, spiritual health is even more important than our physical health.
My nephew was saved at an early age and truly understood salvation at his young age. I can remember even when he was very young and still today when he learns of someone passing away, he has only one question, “Were they saved?” He began asking this at a young age.
When you think about it, that’s all that matters. When we travel the road of life, we must take the narrow gate and the constricted way. Jesus told us this in Matthew 7:13-14. Sadly, he also said that there are few who find it.
As Christians in today’s world, we can’t help those who have passed away, but it’s our duty to mentor those who are alive and well on this planet. It’s our responsibility to bring others to the Lord. Both death and life are a part of life, but we must help others to understand they have a choice. They can choose to accept Christ as their Savior and have eternal life, or they can reject Him and suffer eternally in hell.
That’s a harsh reality, but one we must consider. Either way life goes on. Daniel 12:1-2 says, “Now at that time, Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will stand. And there will be a time of distress such as never happened since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book will be rescued. And many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to reproach and everlasting contempt.”
Amidst all the turmoil that is involved in living in the world today, life goes on. So, I guess the question we all need to ask ourselves is where are we headed? I don’t know about you, but I am doing my best to stay on that constricted roadway. I am trying to stay off the broad path that leads to destruction.
I hope when I leave this world, no one will have to question whether or not I am saved. I hope my life was an example, and they’ll know the answer. But more than anything else, I hope to leave a legacy for those I leave behind that encourages them to travel the narrow road that leads to salvation.
I hope as life goes on; their names are found written in the book. I hope they awake from a restful sleep to everlasting life. And I hope we bring about generations of young people who love the Lord. This is my hope as life goes on.
Have a great day!