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Today's Devotion:
"What Will Death Bring?"
HI!
When we are young, we should remember that (unless we die,
or Christ comes again) we WILL get OLD!
ECC. 12:6-7
6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken,
or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the
cistern.
7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall
return unto God who gave it.
When man is brought "to his long home,"
the music changes from joy to mourning (verses 4-5).
Verses 6-7 are a beautiful poetic portrayal of death.
The "silver cord" reflects the length of life;
the "golden bowl" reflects holding of life;
the "pitcher" reflects the living of life which comes from
the "fountain" (God);
and the "wheel" reflects the ability to draw
life from the creator.
In short, at the end of life we face death.
Death is when the "dust return(s) to the earth," or the
body is buried.
And death also brings the judgment, when the "spirit" of man is
returned to God for ACCOUNTABILITY.
As such, death can be a calamity or a joyful door.
It is a calamity if death finds us without Christ;
it is an open door to all that Christ has in store for us if we have
surrendered to Him.
Love ya!
Bro. Bruce