In the past I've been to two funerals, one for my grandmother and one for my grandfather, both on dad's side of the family. Both of them were when I was in elementary school, and I only have vague memories of what they were like. However, I remember that I had never seen a corpse before this Tuesday. The week before that was the first time I've seen a dying man. Seeing things like that makes me think about life and how fragile it is.
The whole situation with Jason Lee made me think how terribly frightening death can be without the hope of eternity. I imagined death in a world where there is no God... When you die, you cease to exist. All that you had, all that you knew, everything will be gone... forever. Just imagine that. Isn’t that frightening? To think of Nothingness? It is to me.
Then I think how wonderful death is with the knowledge that you will be with God eternally! When you die, you don’t lose, but you gain everything through Jesus Christ! And I know that I’m not just believing this because it sounds good to me... It’s right there in the Bible, tried and true. Seriously, life is so sad and meaningless without the hope of eternity.
Many people think if you are somewhat good in your life, you will go to heaven. As long as you’re not one of them, murderers, rapists, thieves, prostitutes, homosexuals... But the truth is, no one, and I mean NO ONE, is good enough to be with the all perfect GOD.
To GOD, every one of us self-righteous beings are just as bad as those we think that are lower than us. Then how can anybody claim he/she is good enough to go to heaven? ABSOLUTELY NOBODY!
Then are we all condemned to hell? Certainly not!
The good news is that GOD Himself has provided the way to Him! Jesus Christ, His only Son, lived a faultless life and died for all of our wrongdoing; big and small he paid for them all. Not just that, he rose from the dead to show that he even has power over death!
By believing in what Christ did for us, anyone can be saved from eternal condemnation. ANYONE! Isn’t that amazing or what?
And it’s not even just made up! It was prophesized long before Christ, and Christ himself fulfilled the exact prophecies! It’s a crazy story, I know. But if you doubt it, try it and see for yourself. I have, and I know it is true.
That’s why it gives me peace and joy when I think about death.
This is the inside view of SkyRose Chapel where we had the funeral service for Jason.
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