It was too good to resist. The snow was perfect for snowman building, so I began rolling a big ball for the base. Before I finished my husband joined in and found a hat for him. A day later he was gone.
What a reminder. Death may come quickly, slowly, expected yet unexpected, painfully, peacefully, but it does come, even to snowmen. When Jonathon Edwards was 19 years old, he wrote:
“Resolved: To think much on all occasions of my own dying and of the common circumstances which attend death.”
“Resolved: That I will live as I shall wish I had done when I come to die.”
That may seem strange to us. As a culture we seem to avoid thinking of dying, but I think that is a mistake. I encourage you to think on it, not in a morbid way, but in the way of being prepared.
“And just as it is appointed for people to die once — and after this, judgment — so also Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.” (Hebrews 9:27-28)
This is good news! We don’t need to fear death because we can trust in Jesus for salvation. He invites us to eternal life with Him, starting now. I’m waiting for him. Are you?
“The gospel is the victorious announcement that God saves sinners.” – Burt Parsons
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