TODAY’S NUGGET: WHAT
DO YOU DO WITH “DEATH”?
While still sipping from the refreshing and reassuring
cup of God’s comfort over the death of a church member that passed away shortly
after the delivery of a new born baby, another tragedy hits—world class!
Perhaps you have not heard, but Dr Myles Munroe, his
wife, his daughter and 6 other people died in a plane crash just yesterday.
Very sad.
The man, I must say, influenced my life in many ways,
especially in radically transforming my relationship mentality by giving me a paradigm
shift—by his message titled “The Myth of Singleness”.
The rather interesting thing is that he was supposed
to be hosting a Global Leadership Forum starting today. (He was about landing
in the city for the conference when the crash occurred). On his website, he
uploaded a one-minute video advert which he recorded in his own voice, and the
advert ended with these words: “...COME, I’LL SEE YOU THERE”.
Yes, the Leadership forum is still going to hold as I
saw on his official facebook page minutes ago (because that’s what he would
have wanted), BUT HE WON’T BE SEEN THERE.
I shared a picture nugget from a message I preached
last Sunday in which I said “One of the most painful realities of God’s
Sovereignty is that NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE PRAY, NOT EVERYONE WILL LIVE LONG!”
How true!
But what do we do with death?
YOU
CAN CHOOSE TO BE AFRAID OF IT.
Pray all you can against it and transfer your fears to the next generation by
letting your children watch you grieve hopelessly about the departed ones (and
I can bet you, as long as Jesus tarries, that prayer will not be answered one
last time).
YOU
CAN CHOOSE TO IGNORE THE REALITY. Live
like there is no tomorrow.
Or YOU CAN
CHOOSE TO CELEBRATE THE DEATH OF DEATH IN YOUR LIFE. That, I did.
How, you ask? I
WROTE MY OWN OBITUARY...7 years ago! I came to a point where I MADE A DECISION!
·
I made
a decision that assured me that death will not be my end, but the beginning of
my very best!
·
I made
a decision that assured me that heaven awaits!
·
I made
a decision that gave me the confidence that the angels that had been given
charge to keep me in all my ways will never fail—at best, they will carry me to
the waiting embrace of my dad...at the appointed time.
·
I made
a decision to make my death day, in fact, a birth date!
·
I made
a decision that got me sealed...with the assurance that Jesus is coming back
for me—and He has got the keys of death and hades.
Have you made that decision? Dr Myles did. His countless
works will outlive him! 69 books, and countless contributions to other printed works
will outlive him. He made his life count!
Make your life count. Embrace Jesus!
“It's
IN CHRIST that you, once you HEARD the truth and BELIEVED it (this Message of
your salvation), found yourselves HOME FREE—SIGNED, SEALED, and DELIVERED by
the Holy Spirit…the first installment on what's coming, a reminder that WE'LL
GET EVERYTHING God has planned for us, a praising and glorious life.” (Ephesians
1:13-14 MSG)
Adieu,
Dr Myles Munroe.
With
love, a protégé
