Genesis 23: The Death of Sarah

Only two things we can be sure of–death and taxes!

Most of us live as if we’ll never die. Death, even under the most expected circumstances, always seems to catch us by surprise. But the fact is, death is a part of life.

In Ps. 89:48 the Psalmist asked the universal question, “What man can live and not see death; or save himself from the power of the grave? ” As a pastor, I’m often asked how a God of love could allow suffering and death. But the Bible says that, “God takes no pleasure in the death of anyone” (Ezek 18:32).

In fact, according to Scripture, universal death is the result of universal sin (Romans 5:12).“For the wages of sin is death” Rom 6:23. And since every human being has sinned (Is.53:6; Ro. 3:23), every human should expect to die (Heb. 9:27).

In light of this eventuality, two of the most profound and beneficial questions I think we can ask ourselves are:
1. “How would you like to be remembered at your funeral?”
2. “What steps do you need to take for that to happen?”

There are really only two things to live for in life:
1. Temporal things: houses, cars, promotions, the next deal, the next vacation, and the next shopping spree Col 3:1-2 “Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”2. Eternal things:What kind of memories are you leaving your friends and family? What kind of spiritual legacy are you creating?

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