Famous playwright and author, William Shakespeare once described the world as a stage and all the people on it as players. For a short while, they strut their stuff but before long the curtains close and death marks the end of the last chapter of their lives.
For most people, life is a mad rush to nowhere. Like a hamster on a never-ending wheel, we follow the same tireless routine day after day, often not taking time to ponder upon the reason for life. Renowned poet T S Eliot wrote about this in his poem entitled “Preludes”. He wrote about how people who have lost their purpose go through life suffering, as their creativity and emotions are crushed day after painful day. To repeat what does not work is to be trapped in a cycle of insanity.
Some people find themselves impatient and always on the run, but have no reason why. What is the hurry? To what end is the needless fuss and stress? I am reminded of an old children’s story. It told of a young boy who, in his eagerness to grow up, asked God to speed up the process. God granted his wish. Finding himself encumbered with the stress and responsibility of supporting his family in gainful employment, he wished for the bliss of retirement. God granted his wish. Having retired, he sought out his family but found that most of them had passed away. Alone, he traveled to the village of his birth to visit his mother and on seeing her, was shocked to find her aged, infirm and unable to remember him. He had embarked on a mad rush through life only to discover that he had let his life slip through his fingers, and had paid a great price.
Don’t live a life of regrets. Live your life in a way that will not leave you wishing you could turn back the clock. Great and small, rich and poor rush through life only to meet with the grave. There is much meaningful work to do in life, yet much of it is left undone while we chase after wind. (Eccles 5:15-16)
"What man is he that liveth, and shall not see death? shall he deliver his soul from the hand of the grave? Selah." -Ps 89:48
The question above is asked in the book of Psalms. It's answer is found in the Resurrection Chapter of 1 Cor 15, Rom 8:11, John 5:28-29, John 11:25. In the same way that God raised Christ from the dead, so will HE raise all those who believe in Him and whose works reveal the REALITY of their belief and testimony. They will reign forever with Christ, while the wicked will be raised for judgment and damnation.
"Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live."- John 11:25
