“Behold, I will add fifteen years to your life.” Is.38.5 ESV
When King Hezekiah was told he would not recover from his illness, he tearfully turned his face to the wall and asked the All Mighty to remember him. As a result, God promised him fifteen more years in this place. Do we not all hold on to life for dear life? Christians affirm that life in glory is far superior to this one, yet when it boils down to it, few of us are ready to let go of this place. God sympathizes with us and though He doesn’t commonly grant fifteen more years to everyone, He patiently prepares us for our appointment with the inevitable. But God has also prepared death for us. His sympathy is best reflected in that He has submitted to the curse of death in the death of Christ. In doing so, He reversed it so that death does not carry us away from life but to it. The question is are convincing our heart to believe what is in our head and convincing our head to believe what is in our heart. According to Jesus, this subtle difference has something to do with where our treasure lies. Our peace with death or lack of it is found in that difference and reflected in our everyday pursuits. 1/8/2009 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
