Nuggets from Seeking and Finding God—The Necessity of Certainty

Death is not a pleasant topic, nor one that we will dwell upon, but it is an important starting point for serious reflection. Moses wrote, “So teach us to number our days [that is, to realize how quickly they come to an end], that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom” (Psalm:90:12So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.
See All...). The implication is clear that something lies beyond the grave for which we ought to make plans. In full agreement, King David wrote, “Lord, make me to know mine end…the measure of my days…that I may know how frail I am” (Psalm:39:4LORD, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am.
See All...). That realization would only be depressing and much to be avoided unless there is something good (or bad) after death for which we should prepare. In the same vein, Solomon declared: “It is better to go to the house of mourning [that is, a funeral], than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart” (Ecclesiastes:7:2It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.
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