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“Many people assume that death has no purpose.”

A thought by Max Lucado from his book, Beyond Heaven's Door (p. 37). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

Even in the most final activity of our life, God has a purpose.

Max says, “Many people assume that death has no purpose. It is to them what the black hole is to space—a mysterious, inexplicable, distasteful, all-consuming power. Avoid it at all costs. And so we do all we can to live and not die. God, however, says we must die in order to live. When you sow a seed, it must die in the ground before it can grow (1 Cor. 15:36). What we see as the ultimate tragedy, he sees as the ultimate triumph.

“And when a Christian dies, it’s not a time to despair but a time to trust. Just as the seed is buried and the material wrapping decomposes, so the fleshly body will be buried and will decompose. But just as the buried seed sprouts new life, so the body will blossom into a new body. As Jesus said, ‘Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains a single grain of wheat; but if it dies, it brings a good harvest’ (John 12:24 Phillips).

He goes on, “You can’t envision the glory of the plant by staring at the seed, nor can you garner a glimpse of your future body by studying the present one. All we know is that this body will be changed.”

Paul in Philippians 3:21 (NJB) writes, “He will transfigure these wretched bodies of ours into copies of his glorious body.”

Would you make sure that you have a relationship with Christ?  Would you?


Yes, yes!
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