An open grave awaits the arrival of a new owner.  Pall bearers gently remove a casket from its temporary home and set it upon a waiting bier. After tears and prayers it will be lowered into the dark, freshly dug soil and eventually erased from memory.

Are you ready?  Will you be when the time comes?  Death awaits each of us.  Like taxes, it’s one thing everyone can count on.  No one can escape its grip.  Some leave this world in their sleep – quietly, peacefully, without pain.  Others will fight death with every ounce of strength and ability left within them.

We try to prolong life with exercise, proper diet, healthy living.  There are new products and procedures to defy aging, but sooner or later it sneaks up on us and carries us off this planet.

So how do you prepare for your death?  You can preplan your funeral, make all the necessary arrangements, put your estate in order, but all the planning in the world isn’t going to make the transition from life to death any easier.  How do you plan for what happens once that casket is lowered or your ashes are scattered?

We have been given an eternal life insurance policy from God Himself.  When Jesus paid the price for every human life, He was guaranteeing a new life in eternity for those who put their faith in Him.   We all fear the grim reaper, but we don’t have to fear death when we have the knowledge of God’s fulfilled promise to mankind.  Death no more will have dominion over us and the fear of it will no longer sting.

ARE YOU READY!