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About Dying!
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Posted on: 15th Jul 2015
Proverbs 27:1 (NKJV)
1 Do not boast about tomorrow,
For you do not know what a day may bring forth.
Reflections:
What if you received news from your doctor that you were going to die soon? What would we do? Perhaps we�d do like King Hezekiah, who when he got the news of his imminent death, from Isaiah the prophet, spent his time weeping before the Lord; reminding Him how good he�d been (2 Kings 20:1-7). Well, would you believe that God heard his cry, had mercy on him and extended his life fifteen years? That�s pretty amazing!
I remember when my father, who was forty eight years old, had a massive heart attack. Prior to this I had been witnessing Christ to him, but he wasn�t interested. Well, when I walked into his hospital room, right after his heart attack, my first words were, as we looked at one another were, �are you ready now?� He nodded yes, and I was able to lead him to the Lord right then and there. Praise God!
Somewhere during those �not knowing whether dad was going to live or die� hours I asked God to let my father live. At that moment I was reminded of Hezekiah�s prayer, and I asked God to let dad live another fifteen years. Well, he survived that heart attack, and many more over the years that followed; each subsequent one causing more and more damage to his heart until one day he finally passed.
I don�t know how much later it was when I had the presence of mind to remember my little prayer; but when I counted the years, would you believe, fifteen years had passed. I remember the look on my mother�s face when I told her of my prayer. She could only say, with a broken heart, �Why didn�t you ask for more? ��
What can we learn from this? If you know you�re going to die, don�t just throw in the towel. Ask God for fifteen more years -- what do you have to lose? He did it for Hezekiah, and for my dad; perhaps He�ll do it for you too �
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