I don't want to be there. [Hebrews 9 v27]

John Stott, writes,'Death is the one event over which [in the end] we have no control,and from which we cannot escape.Woody Allen epitomizes for many modern people this inability to cope with the prospect of death.'It's not that I'm afraid to die,'he quips; 'I just don't want to be there when it happens.'Thats what many people would like,but unlike the dentist appointment ,we don't want to keep,we all ,will be  there, when it comes to dying.Death in one sense unnatural,but when we sinned in the garden of Eden ,we invited an unwelcome guest in,In our present state of deterioration,to prolong life indefinitely is not possible,nor would it be a blessing.In one sense death is a mercy,of course for many who die young,it does not appear so.And of course death is painful for the bereaved,yet it will happen,be we old ,or young,there is nothing we can do about it. Of course death is not the end of the story,for there is another appointment we will all have to keep, we read that after death the judgement[Hebrews 9 v27].On that day we all stand before Christ ,and the question is ,will He be our Saviour or our judge?. During our life time we have an opportunity to accept Christ,and receive forgiveness,or to reject Him and remain in our sins,the choice is ours.
                                            A  prayer.
Dear God help us to cope with the death of  those we love,but help us all
to be  prepared for our own deaths,by accepting Christ as our Saviour. Amen.