If you think of death as merely a bridge between this life and the next, it can change your perspective on the way you deal with the loss of a loved one. Of course it will still be hard and sorrowful because we miss them and long for their presence, but if we remember that death is only a bridge that leads from this world to the next, then that can bring us abundant hope! For Christians, we have the hope of seeing our fellow brethren again once we too walk across the bridge of death. For the Christian, death doesn’t really exist; it is only a door – a door that leads to a beautiful, magnificent home with Jesus. Death should not be something we fear when it is what brings us to him. It is better to go and be with our Lord than to dwell here in this world. This world is not our home. Jesus is our home, and he offers us life everlasting. A place where no more sorrow exists; no more pain and no more tears – no more suffering. The Lord himself will wipe away every tear from our eyes, all because he loves us. Jesus is the only way. If one is not a Christian though, their death leads to something far worse than this world’s sorrows. This is why we should be laboring night and day for lost souls, that we may show them the hope that is in Christ Jesus, found nowhere else. That we may lead them to find true happiness; a joy that is unlike what the world has to offer. Lead the lost to the cross; the only destination that offers eternal life and peace. We are not promised continual outward peace, but rather a steadfast inner peace. A peace knowing that Jesus is with us and that we have no need to fear what comes our way. A peace knowing what lies ahead, despite our current circumstances. A peace knowing that God is in control. A peace knowing that death is our door to Heaven, Jesus is the way in which to get there, and love is the key.
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“And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.” -Revelation 21:4
“He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the LORD has spoken.” -Isaiah 25:8
“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” -Philippians 1:21
“For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.” -Philippians 1:23
“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?”” -John 11:25-26
“One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple.” -Psalm 27:4
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” -John 14:27
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