Daily Devotions
An Appointment We Must All Keep
Reading for December 20th: Hebrews 9-10
...it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment...
Hebrews 9:27
Did you know that over 150,000 people die in the world every day?
Death is a universal problem. Its presence is everywhere. It happens on every continent, in every culture, to every class and race.
It happens in developing nations and in wealthy nations. It happens to both the literate and the illiterate. It happens to those who have good health care, and to those with no health care. It happens to those who follow a strict exercise regimen and to those who sit on the couch and watch TV all day.
Diet does not change this reality. Death happens to vegetarians and to those who eat meat. It happens to those who eat a low-fat, gluten-free, high-fiber, count every calorie diet... and to those who eat whatever they want.
Death happens to those who have a lot of stress and to those who live stress free. It happens to those who sleep 4 hours a night and to those who get a full 8 hours per night. It happens to diabetics and non-diabetics alike.
It happens to Republicans and Democrats. It happens to those who are strong and to those who are weak; to those who are in debt and to those who are debt free; to those who are famous and to those who live their lives in obscurity; to those who go to church and to those who don't; to those who pray every day and to those who don't; to believers and to atheists.
No matter who we are, where we live, or how we live...
...death is one appointment we must all keep.
Are you ready?
Father, help us to live each day as if it were our last!
