Vapor in the Wind
"For we are born from nothing, and after this we will be as if we had not been, because the breath in our nostrils is like smoke, and conversation sends out sparks from the stirring of our heart; therefore, when it is extinguished, our body will be ashes, and our spirit will be diffused like a soft breeze, and our life will pass away like the wisp of a cloud, just as a mist is dissolved when it is driven away by the rays of the sun and overpowered by its heat." (Wisdom 2: 2-3)
Our physical life has its limits. When we die, the earth will once more reclaim our bodies as dust. And here is the great test of our faith - to believe that beyond this earthly life is a life without end. It is not blind faith that is rewarded but faith that does not need to question because it has already been answered through the death of Jesus in the cross. The hope of eternal life as God promised is to see beyond what our eyes can see the glory beyond our imagination!
Lord, help me to embrace faith not by sight but by understanding the meaning of the ultimate sacrifice so death is conquered once and for all.
Our physical life has its limits. When we die, the earth will once more reclaim our bodies as dust. And here is the great test of our faith - to believe that beyond this earthly life is a life without end. It is not blind faith that is rewarded but faith that does not need to question because it has already been answered through the death of Jesus in the cross. The hope of eternal life as God promised is to see beyond what our eyes can see the glory beyond our imagination!
Lord, help me to embrace faith not by sight but by understanding the meaning of the ultimate sacrifice so death is conquered once and for all.