John 14:6

With the recent passing of what seems to be so many celebrities, it should give one pause. Death comes to everyone. Money, power, influence, fame, accolades, love, good works, secret lives, adoring fans – nothing can save you from your fate. In the end, it will be just you and Your Creator.

As the old saying goes, “Surveys show that 10 out of 10 people die”. We are all going to die. Tonight, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon, Michael Jackson, and many others have discovered that fact.

And each one of them is one of two places – they are either in the loving embrace of Eternal God or they are not . . . and never will be.

Depending on the present condition of your soul, that can be a very scary thought. For those of us who put our full faith and trust in a Risen Savior, death or the promise of it has no sting, no power over us. I do not fear death. If I should “die before I wake” the Lord will indeed keep my soul. My last breath here is my first breath with my Savior.

For those who haven’t, who don’t believe in Christ, who would rather ridicule and belittle than humble themselves before God, or who follow false faiths, religions and philosophies, they are but a heartbeat away from a stark, terrifying realization. They are but a split-second from coming to understand they have gambled and lost.

In the end, that’s each person’s story. Either one comes to the Truth that is found only in Christ and the Holy Bible (a happy ending, indeed!), or one doesn’t (the saddest ending imaginable!).

It doesn’t matter if you don’t believe it, have a million reasons to “rationalize” your unbelief, or if you honestly intent to “get right with God” on your deathbed or when you “get older”.

All that matters is this moment.

God only knows what the fates of the celebrities who have recently passed actually is. But it is a fate and a judgment that each has richly earned, one way or the other, just remember that. We are all earning our just rewards every moment of every day. That is why Christ is so vitally important. We are all sinners, and the penalty for sin is death. Christ paid our penalties, so if we put our trust in Him and Him alone, then we have died already and are covered by His Sacrifice.

Hallelujah!

If you do not know the Lord Christ Jesus, I urge you to pick up a Bible and start reading. Or visit your local church. Or talk to that Christian person you know in your class or at your workplace. Or email me. Just find out before you discover what Farrah, Michael, Ed, and all the others have – life doesn’t end with your last breath.

God bless and keep you all.

Maranatha!

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