And even though we can’t avoid death, because as of right now, there are 166,324 deaths that occur every day. That’s 6,930 per hour, 116 per minute, and 1.93 per second, in case you were wondering.
You may think, how does the world keep going then? The deaths don’t outnumber the births. It’s estimated that 385,000 births occur every day. That’s 16,041 per hour, 267 per minute, and 4.45 per second, again, in case you were curious.
I can’t think of a topic that more avoided and ignored than the topic of death. Why? We know, even if it’s only theoretical in our mind, that each of us will indeed die, so why ignore it and why not prepare ourselves for it?
The Biblical perspective points us toward such preparation, but then again, most people aren’t interested in the Biblical perspective on anything, so it shouldn’t surprise me, I suppose, that it’s any different with the topic of death.
The Biblical perspective is that this life should not be our focus or priority, but rather, life after this life.
Jesus spent time teaching His disciples to anticipate persecutions of all kinds and even to expect death as a result of following Him.
This week, like last, in our study of the Book of Acts, we’ll continue to see the beginning stages of the first great persecution of the church and it will not be long before death comes to Jesus’ followers.
As we begin to look toward the death of Jesus’ disciples, let us take a good, hard look. Let us ask hard questions of ourselves and consider our own lives and deaths.
Are we ready to be persecuted for His name’s sake? Are we willing to even die if called upon to suffer in that way? Some believe that what I’m saying isn’t realistic. I’d challenge you to look to the Book and judge for yourself. One verse to consider,
Romans 14:8 – 8 for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.
Much love!
Wes LeFlore (918) 607-8489 or huskerwes1@gmail.com
