Victory Over Death

Strange title, isn't that? For most of us, death is the end. For a lot of Chinese folks, it's a taboo to even speak about death. It's a subject that arouses fear in them. Now, I'm not one who knows much about traditions and feng shui and stuff,except what I hear from people around. Apparently its bad to give a Chinese a clock because it symbolizes time is ticking towards death or something.

And they also believe that death is 'dirty', for want of a better term, of course. Imagine this. Apparently one day back in 1988, my grandad just happened to fall down dead on the kitchen floor. And get this. None of his children even dared to go near his body. Apparently it was superstition.

So we come back to the subject of Death. Let's face it. We're all gonna die someday. It could be tomorrow for all we know. Or even today. Or 40 years down the line. Life is short. Life is fragile. Like Shakespeare put it, life is a brief candle. We can eat as healthily as possible and still die of liver failure. We can be careful and cautious and still die in a freak accident.

My whole point is : Death is a constant. We all will face it someday. So let's stop playing games and skirting around the issue as if not talking about it will give us an additional 20 years lease of life.

So how do we face it? What's next? Heaven? Hell? Are those myths? Nothingness? Reincarnation? Nobody can say for sure can they? And isn't that why death is feared so much? Isn't that why there are so many deathbed conversions? People at the very end of the rope finally trying to secure their afterlifes.

Jesus promised us life after death. You may not believe in Jesus but there is no way you can ignore His claims. Jesus said that all who believe in Him will find life. Not just life after death but an abundant life here on earth. Abundant, of course, not meaning luxuries and wealth, but a complete and whole life. One in which we find peace. One in which we find joy. But more importantly is His claims about the afterlife. Cuz He claims there's an eternity beyond the grave. Not a few days or years or even decades. Eternity. Infinite. Period.

What will you do? Are you someone who has never considered what's beyond the grave? Have you shrugged it off, thinking you've got so many years ahead of you? Or are you someone who's searching for answers about this? Whatever category you fall in, there are answers. There is truth.

Read this blog post. I found it last night and I think it would do us all good. It sure did me good.