DCLM Higher Everyday 9 November 2023 — Death Is Sure
Topic: Death Is Sure
Text: Psalm 90:8-12
8Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret sins in the light of thy countenance.
9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
10The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.
11Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
Key Verse: “And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).
Message
Shin-no-Shiko was a Chinese king who was one of the most able and powerful rulers in Chinese history. He built large palaces, and also the famous Great Wall of China. He had everything in the world he could wish for, but despite all his happiness, luxury, the splendour of his Court, the wisdom of his councillors and the glory of his reign, he was miserable because he knew that one day, he must die and leave it all behind. He constantly wished for the ‘Elixir of Life’ that would make him immortal. Culled from the book, ‘The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die.’
Unfortunately, there is no ‘Elixir of Life.’ Death is inevitable. Nobody can out-smart or out-wit death. It is appointed unto men once to die. But the question is, after death, what then? For believers in Christ Jesus, whose sins have been judged on the cross of Calvary, there will be resurrection to eternal life. For those who reject the love of God, there will be judgment and damnation. Where do you belong? Surrender to Jesus today.
Quote: Death is inevitable
Challenge: Give your life to Christ.
Prayer for today: Lord, teach me to number my days.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
