I've Got The Blues: Devotions From Time Of Grace MinistrySample

I'VE GOT THE BLUES: AM I DYING?

Even tough guys are afraid to die. In the weeks following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on New York and Washington D.C., what became instant hot sellers? You got it – gas masks and vaccines. Terrorism does indeed breed terror.

We cling to life and do everything we can to preserve it. We pour billions into medical research and care. In the 1950s and 1960s, we built bomb shelters in case of nuclear attack. We work out, huffing and puffing on treadmills. We look for heart-healthy menu items. We eat vitamins and tofu, yogurt, and bean curd.

And yet, no matter what we do, we will never be able to anticipate and defend ourselves and our loved ones against all the many ways that death could come upon us. There is only one way not to die – Jesus Christ. He alone holds the key to death. Jesus said in John 11:25,26, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in Me will never die."

If you allow yourself to believe that promise, all of your fear of dying evaporates.