Like a blade of grass

7TH MAY, 2022.

85TH ARTICLE IN ALL.

Life at its best is very brief. Though people say life has three stages: the morning (prime), afternoon (middle age), and twilight (old age), there is no guarantee that a person would live through all the stages. Life can terminate at any time, any stage and any age. Some people die, even before they are born; some die in their prime and some die in their old age.

Whatever time, age or stage one dies, the truth about life is that it's transient. As the psalmist puts it, life is just like a flower or a blade of grass-lush, blooming, flourishing this moment, and suddenly fades away without a trace the next moment:

As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field so he flourisheth. For the wind passes over it and it is gone and the place thereof shall know it no more. psalm 103 verse 15 to 16

James also compares the ephemeral existence of life to a vapour or steam. It is steaming this moment and disappears the next moment:

For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appears for a little time and then vanishes away. James 4:14

The short lifespan of human leaves you as an individual to grapple with two essential questions: Have you accepted Jesus as your Savior and ready for heaven? And are you using your fleeting days to please Him? If your answers are not in the affirmative, no matter what your age is, you need to pause right now and consider your eternal destiny.

Because life is short and may terminate at any time, you must live every moment of your life with eternity in view. Live as if today were your last. Never make this mistake of thinking tomorrow is all yours. All you have is NOW! What you do with your life now largely determines where you will spend eternity. Live for Jesus and enjoy eternal bliss in heaven or leave Jesus out of your life and be doomed forever in hell. What is it going to be?

Your life is fast running out and you are standing on the brink of eternity. Give Jesus a place in your heart right now before it is too late! The scripture enjoin, seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon Him while He is near, let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thought and let him return unto the Lord and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God for he will abundantly pardon Isaiah 55:6.

Make haste now, repent of your sins and spend the remaining part of your life wisely to serve God and humanity. Remember,

Our vigour is fleeting; our best years are brief,

Our youth passes quickly- time's over a thief;

But hope yet becomes us-death's sting holds no power;

We have a Redeemer-an unfailing Tower.

God bless you 🙏