I recently overheard a conversation between an elderly couple. Looking back at life, one made an interesting observation. Coping with a string of funerals to attend, a trend developed. “When you reach a certain age, life stops giving and starts taking away.”
And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”- Job 1:21
According to the family tree recorded in the book of Genesis, the aging process was slowed down, allowing the first generation of descendants on earth to live for over 900 years. This was made possible by some sort of canopy, shielding bodies from the sun’s rays. Prior to original sin, God designed human being to live forever. Yet, the wickedness of mankind led God to limit life expectancy to 120 years after the flood.
Then the Lord said, “My Spirit shall not abide in man forever, for he is flesh: his days shall be 120 years.”- Genesis 6:3
Subsequently, as childhood leads to adolescence, years fly by before you know it. Thus, like a turning point, births and weddings are replaced by funerals. From a worldly perspective, death is an unpleasant reality, where life stops giving and starts taking away. In view of this fact, its essential to make a reservation for eternity, 1 John 5:13. May the promise of Romans 10:9-10 show you the way to heaven’s gates.
by Jay Mankus
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