Death is real. Everyone will die a physical death unless the
Lord comes to take him home without it.
The Scriptures only tell us of two people who were taken by the Lord
without death, Enoch and Elijah. The
probability of your dying is very high.
We don't usually dwell on dying until we are confronted by it
directly. Death does not care who you
are or what you have accomplished in life.
In our text today the
rich man was a man who lived in luxury.
We are not told how he got his wealth; all we are told is that he had it
and was enjoying it. He was not
concerned about being ready to die; all he cared about was his living in the
moment. When he died, he went to hell,
where the spiritually dead souls dwell.
He was in great torment and when he caught a glimpse of Abraham, he
called out to him in order to get some kind of relief. But, there was no relief to be had. He had made his life choice and now was
paying the price for it eternally.
Lazarus, the beggar,
on the other hand had prepared himself for death. We don't know why he was so poor, but he
was. He ate off the crumbs of the rich
man's table. He understood that there
was more to life than the moment and he lived a humble life before God. When he died, he went to heaven where Abraham
was. His faith was now real life. He lived amongst the saints in the presence
of God.
Like so many, the
rich man missed his opportunity to prepare for death. He squandered his life on the things of this
world and his soul was in eternal torment because of it. Perhaps he had had many opportunities and
thought he would have one more, but he didn't.
Don't be like this man; seize the opportunity the Lord gives you to be
saved while you can. You don't know when
you will die; it could be today. Are you
ready? Are you living for Christ today
so that you will live with Him for all of eternity? Always remember; death is but one breath away
for any of us.
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