If You Believe, You Will See the Glory of God

I have been contemplating the fact that death is a
consequence of sin, and it is a universal reminder of how evil sin is. Its ultimate fruits are sadness and death, and this is the ultimate culmination of our earthly existence. Every one of our lives will ultimately be touched by the sadness and tragedy of human loss. And unless we are fortunate to be among those alive at the Lord's return, every one of our lives will ultimately culminate in death.

Death is a horrible enemy. Scripture says in 1 Corinthians
15:26 that "The last enemy to be destroyed is death." And
when you sit and watch someone dying slowly, you come
face to face with the fact that death is a formidable,
tyrannical universal enemy. The grief and sadness of death is almost unbearable. And if you thought about it in human terms, you might be tempted to become melancholy and despondent. It is sad. It is awful. It does at times make all of life seem utterly hopeless...