Death

Death. It’s something we will all face. Whether it’s the death of a parent, a spouse or a child, death affects us all. Sometimes it’s the death of someone famous, like Kobe Bryant today, that makes us realize how fragile life is. There is not a status that keeps death away. It doesn’t matter if we are young, rich, healthy or famous, we are all at the mercy of death. Unless Christ returns soon, we will all experience death. Would you say that you are spiritually ready?

The Bible speaks about how short our lives really are in comparison to all of eternity. “Come now, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit’ - yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.” - James 4:13-14. We are not promised tomorrow. We don’t know the time or date of our last breath. We need to be ready now for when that time comes.

I don’t know what Kobe’s religious beliefs were, I’ve never really heard him speak about it. What I do know is that all of us will be held accountable for the decision we make in this life regarding Jesus Christ. We have the time from our first breath until our last to put our faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. If we do, the death Christ paid for on the Cross will be accounted unto us. If we do not, we will be held accountable to pay for our own sins throughout eternity. “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment” - Hebrews 9:27.

As we mourn the death of Kobe Bryant because of his fame on the basketball court, we should take this time to not only reflect on our own mortality but to also look at those around us who may not have made a decision to trust Christ yet. Death is imminent, judgement is promised, salvation has been offered through Jesus Christ. Pray for those that lost loved ones today, pray for those that still have an opportunity to accept Christ.

Have a great day and God bless.