A boy and his father were driving down the road on a beautiful afternoon. Suddenly out of nowhere a bee flew in through the car window. Since the boy was allergic to bee stings he became petrified. His father quickly reached out, grabbed the bee, squeezed it in his hand, and then released it. But as soon as he let it go, the young son became frantic once again. The father sensed his son’s terror, opened his palm and said "Look, this is the stinger of the bee in my palm. You don’t need to be afraid anymore. I have taken the sting for you.”
When the first man erred in the garden of Eden, death flew through the window into the world to wreck havoc on the soul of man (Rom 3:23). From that day, death began to sting like a bee with no regard for human's social status, age, background, qualifications, colour, language, location etc. It stings the rich the same way it stings the poor. The venomous toxin of that wild bee causes deep pain and agony to the family, friends and relatives of anyone stung by this bee.
However, the bee of death has lost its victory over every genuine child of God (1 Corin. 15 54-57). Yes, death cannot have the last word over Christians (Rom 6:9). Through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, God loosed the pains of death (Acts 2:23-24). So, whenever we are stung by the bee of death, we only leave the world of the dying to the world of the living; we leave the imperfect life on earth to the perfect life in heaven.
"We know that when Jesus was raised from the dead it was a signal of the end of death-as-the-end. Never again will death have the last word" - Romans 6:9 (MSG)
Beloved, we don't need to be afraid of death because Jesus Christ has taken the sting out of death. Jesus took the sting of death when he hung on that old rugged cross to pay the ultimate sacrifice for the sin of man. By His death, the victory of death and grave was shortlived. But the question is, "how can I qualify to enjoy the victory over the sting of death". The answer is simple. You must become the son or daughter of the Almighty God to escape from the terrible venom in the sting of death. Please do it today!
This special song below reinforces believers' victory over the sting of death:
O DEATH, WHERE IS THY STING? By Stephen Popovich, 2016
O death where is thy sting?
Where, grave, thy victory?
O keys of hell, why change
Ye hands at Calvary?
Lo, on that hill
God’s wrath was placed,
Our sins erased,
And death made nil.
O sinner, set thy faith
On Him who bore thy curse;
The venom of that sting
Abideth on the earth.
But Christ arose
To be our way,
And sole escape,
From sin’s grim woe.
O saint, turn not behind—
Reach forth to things ahead;
Thy faith has made thee whole
And raised thee from the dead,
To be as one
With what awaits
Past Heaven’s gate
When ends have come.
O Lord, for Thee we watch,
Unto that blessed day,
When whate’er form we take
Shall see Thee face to face;
For Thy great pow’r
Will resurrect
All Thine elect;
O wondrous hour!
Good night Hon Abdulfatai Olasunkanmi Goddey Oshungboye, It is hard to believe that God has recalled you back home to be with Him forever. We earnestly look forward to that day when we shall meet to part no more. We love you deeply but God loves you more. Continue to rest in the bossom of your Lord and Saviour. May the Great Comforter console your family and everyone that is mourning the passing of their loved ones at this moment.
Good day and God bless you.
Maranatha!
Bro. Okanlawon Taiwo
https://okanlawontaiwo.blogspot.com
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