Christians Do Not Have to Fear Sicknesses or Death (TMF:425)

Friday, June 10, 2016
Peace to Live By: Christians Do Not Have to Fear Sicknesses or Death (TMF:425) - Daniel Litton
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       But is Ebola something that we really have to fear? Not if your a Christian. We don't have to fear things like this because, as I just mentioned, we know God is always in control. We're not going to catch something outside of God's plan and without his knowledge. It may be in God's plan for some of us to get sick in our lives—with whatever illness it be. He may help us overcome that sickness, teaching us things about himself, or it could be our end. Recall what David said in Psalm 23: "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me" (3, 4, ESV). We as Christians are not to fear death. The Apostle Paul said, "When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:54, 55, ESV). Really, death means we get to go to Heaven and be with Jesus. The Apostle Paul even talked about how this is better for the Christian. But God has things for us to do here on earth before we leave. We have to share the message of God’s good news so that more people will be saved.