Death, an unchallenged moment

Losing the one we love is definitely a heart-broken moment in our life. I felt it, 4 times. I lost my mother on Feb 2014, 2 of my baby brothers passed away when they were born, and a big brother this year. Death seems to be a friend for my family. Yes, it is a friend, I will not hate death, because it’s just a short sleep that will bring us to God’s presence.

In this painful circumstances, God changed my crying into dancing. We found our self stronger and more hopeful in Jesus.

I realize that death is not the end. Well, when I was facing my mother’s death, I haven’t come to this conclusion yet, I haven’t know Jesus deeply. But then, as my journey of faith with Him grows, He teaches me that He is bigger than death and any other circumstances that I have.

It is true, that death of our loving family or friend could tore our life and bring so much woes and sadness, but God truly understand the feeling, and it makes me believe that I can count on Him.

Jesus cried along with Mary and Martha on Lazarus’s death, He felt the sadness and the grieving with the family. Yet, He was able to call him back from death (John 11). More than that, Jesus himself conquer death with His resurrection.

Jesus resurrection is the example to those who trust Him. The people who died in His Name would rise again to glorify Him eternally. Paul wrote 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 to encourage those who grieved by death:

Believers Who Have Died (1 Thes 4:13-18)
13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. 15 According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words.

There’s a time that we will meet again with our beloved people and standing with them in the presence of The Lord. Do not live our life like a people who have no hope, we’ll meet again. So, move on, death is beyond our reach as mankind. Focus on your purpose on earth. As long as God gives us time to live, use it wisely, so when we face Him, we could proudly present our responsible life in front of Him as our living sacrifice..