The one thing we all share is time. It is allocated equally to all of us, and how we use the time we have determines where we are going to end up in the future. A minute is a minute in China and in Africa, the dynamics of time do not change no matter where you go.
It's a simple truth that time waits for no man, however in our everyday life we live each day in the moment and confined in the walls of reality we live our lives as if we are going to live forever.
Knowledge is power, what sense does it make to know you are going to die one day, the one thing that we are all certain about, but continue to ignore it. We might think of the eventuality of death when we read the obituaries, when we bury a loved one, when we pass through a near death experience, when there is traffic on Langata road and you are stuck opposite the cemetery and the tombstones contains names and pictures not very different to the names and faces of the man on the mirror.
But if I live everyday thinking about the death of the man on the mirror, I'll shrivel and I won't enjoy life. To live ignoring the fact that I am going to die one day means I don't understand the value and importance of life and time.
It's a great dilemma. However when faced with issue like this, I look to the Bible for answers. Jesus Christ lived on this earth, and many times He told his disciples that he was going to leave them, He knew death awaited Him at the cross. However He was not fearful, the thought of death didn't cripple him, neither was he ignorant of the fact he was going to die.
In John chapter 14(read the whole chapter if you can) verse 30, Jesus said to His disciples, " I don't have much more time to talk to you, because the prince of this world approaches. He has no power over me, but I will do what the Father requires of me, so that the world will know that I love the Father. Come, let's be going."
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Jesus knew His time on earth was coming to an end, he did not shy away from the fact He was going to die, rather he approached it motivated with a purpose and most importantly motivated with love. All Jesus wanted to do was to fulfill God's plan for Him and to reveal to the world that He loves God.
Time didn't wait for Jesus, He knew God had a plan for him, He had to do many things before His time on earth ran out, He knew every second counted. Most importantly Jesus knew He couldn't accomplish anything without loving God.
I know I will die but instead of fearing death or ignoring it's inevitability, I chose to walk upon the path God laid out for me and to live every single day loving God.
The only way I can wake up every day and love God, is to remind myself that God loves me. The only way we can love God is know that He loved us first, so much so that He gave his only begotten son, Jesus, to die for our sins. Jesus said "All those who love me will do what I say . My Father will love them, and we will come to them and live with them." (John 14:23, John 3:16, 1st John 4:19 respectively.)
Even though Jesus died on the cross, He rose again, death had no power over Him. Death has no power over you either, it is upon you to know Jesus loves you, to love Jesus and to accept Jesus into your heart. You won't have all the time in the world to accept Jesus as your personal Saviour, your time is limited. Jesus has waited for you to accept Him into your heart all your life, He had a plan for you before you were even born, and part of His plan is for you to spend an eternity with Him. Make the right choice accept Jesus into your life today.
Say this prayer if you want Jesus to live in your heart, "Oh God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus is Lord. I believe Jesus was my substitute when He died on the Cross. I believe His shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for me. I now receive Him as my Saviour. I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and everlasting life, because of Your merciful grace. Amen.”
To every single person reading this, God has a mission for you to accomplish before you die and step one is to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. Welcome aboard, have a relationship with Christ and live life knowing you are everything God intended you to be. Accomplish your mission on this earth, make the best of the time you have on this earth.
Be blessed.
