Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Grace to Die

It is never pleasant to consider one’s death. It is a subject most of us avoid. We put off making our wills, buying burial plots or discussing with one another what will happen after our death. Even as Christians, in our humanness, we react as though eternity were a myth and not reality. But death will happen to each of us.

Jesus tells us in Mathew 10:27-31” that death may come as a result of persecution. Jesus warned us that death could be part of following him.

When we do allow ourselves to contemplate death by persecution our hearts become frozen and fear stunts our brains into paralysis. We forget that God’s grace will sustain us and give us the strength when we need it, not before.