The apostle Paul addressed the issue of life and death in his letter to the Philippians, saying he was hard pressed to choose between two of his wishes as a Christian. On the one hand, he wanted to remain alive so that he could continue in his gospel-spreading mission, but on the other, he knew it would be far better to leave this world and be with Christ. (See Philippians 1:21-23) How many people do we know who are actually looking forward to dying? Isn't it a fact that most people live in fear of it? A minister once said that death is like a scarecrow. Foolish birds stay away from it, seeing it is a man that wants to harm them, but the smart ones know there is some mighty good eating there. He concluded, "Faith is a bird that loves to perch on scarecrows." Death is as harmless to Christians as scarecrows to the birds, so why fear it?
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