For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now
Man a Mere Mortal
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker? Job 4:17. Man is only mortal, and while he feels himself too wise to accept Jesus, he will remain only mortal. Physical life
Our Blessed Dead
And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them. Revelation
Light in the Shadows
But though he cause grief, yet will he have compassion according to the multitude of his mercies. For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men. Lamentations 3:32, 33. When my eldest son was sixteen years old,
The Arrow of Death
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end! Deuteronomy 32:29. The Lord “doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children of men.” Lamentations 3:33. “Like as a father pitieth his children, so
Seeking the Heavenly Treasure
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:2. The Lord reveals man’s relative estimate of time and eternity, of earth and heaven. He has admonished us: “If riches increase, set not your heart upon
Live While You Have a Chance
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. Ecclesiastes 9:10. It is a solemn thing to die, but a far