That Inevitable Day

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV

The TV series The Roosevelts[1] reveals President Theodore Roosevelt’s fascination with nature. As a child, Roosevelt kept live snakes and mice in his dresser drawers. He killed and stuffed hundreds of species of birds. As an adult, big game hunting became his passion. In recounting the Battle of San Juan Hill in his book, The Rough Riders[2], Roosevelt describes the dead soldiers in gory detail. This was a man familiar with death.

Unlike Roosevelt, most of us are sheltered from death. We disconnect dying from everyday life. A missionary couple once told me the African people they ministered to faced death often and accepted it as part of life.

Our days fly by. Before we know it, our parents are gone, then our friends, then us. Let’s be ready. Not just by buying a burial plot. Not just by writing a will. The Lord graciously offers everyone the opportunity to know Him. Eternal life is granted those who believe in His Son Jesus Christ. Knowing Him prepares us for that inevitable day. (Related Scripture reading Romans 3:21-26)

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[1] Published 2014 | Copyright © 2014 WETA, Washington, DC. All rights reserved.

[2] The Rough Riders, by Theodore Roosevelt