Ecclesiastes 8:8a (NLT)
“None of us can hold back our spirit from departing. None of us has the power to prevent the day of our death…”
We begin a new series called live like you are dying. In is my hope that at the end of this series we truly understand John 10:10 “My purpose is to give life in all its fullness.”
So, let me ask you this question. Over the next 30 days, what would it look like for you to live abundantly? To have an “overflowing” life? To live life in all its fullness? My prayer is that over the next 30 days we would feel more alive than ever and that we would discover the abundant life Jesus promised.
Romans 13:11-12 (NLT) “This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. [12] The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes; and put on the shining armor of right living.” Lets look at how this impacts us today.
- Live with Alertness or awareness
- This is Urgent
- “If you could know the exact date of your death, would you want to know?” 87% said “No”. In most of us there is a kind of denial that doesn’t want to face our mortality.
- Someday syndrome”. Matthew 6:27-30 (NLT) He said “Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? [28] “And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, [29] yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. [30] And if God cares so wonderfully for wildflowers that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, he will certainly care for you. Why do you have so little faith?”
- Live with a sense of the afterlife
- Paul says “Wake up, for the coming of our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. [12] The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here.”
- Salvation isn’t just an historical event, it is living and dynamic and active in my life today. But, the Bible also talks about my salvation in the future. It is the idea that my salvation will one day be complete when I am in the presence of Jesus, no longer struggling with sin and living in my glorified body. Paul is saying that the full and glorious completion of your salvation is closer today than it was yesterday
- Hebrews 9:27 (CEV) says “We die only once, and then we are judged.”
- Live with a sense of attention
- If you really only had a month left to live, how would your priorities change? How would you spend your last 30 days or 720 hours on this planet?
- “So don’t live in darkness. Get rid of your evil deeds. Shed them like dirty clothes. Clothe yourselves with the armor of right living, as those who live in the light.”
The PowerPoint Presentation: Live-like-you-are-dying
