When Death is Gain

Saturday 13 February
READ:Phil 1:20-21
MORE LESSON:Psa.116:15

If Jesus tarries, death is a reality that all men must face. Heb 9: 27 says, And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment. Death is actually an appointment. Appointments are meant to be honoured. Death is not an appointment fixed by man, but God and will have to be honoured by all men. My prayer for you is that you will not die an untimely death.
However a believer that has lived his life for the Lord is not afraid of death because he has a different perspective to it than the people of the world. This is the reality that Paul the apostle was talking about when he said, According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. While people see death as a loss, Paul saw it as gain. This is because he lived a life that assured him of gain after he died. It is important to know that death is not the end of life. There are a thousand and one things that happen to a man after he dies. Death is the beginning of a new phase of life – an endless phase. Death opens the door of a man's life to eternity. When a man invests his life on earth into the kingdom of God, death transits him to eternity where he will reap his rewards. So for such a person, it is time to reap the harvest of all his labour for God. Death for him becomes gain. However, a man that lives for himself and doesn't have any record in Heaven dies and is translated into an eternity of torture. That is loss. So death is not the loss; it is what happens after death that determines whether there is a loss or a gain.
Psa. 116:15 says, Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints. When you become a saint of God who is washed by the Blood of the Lamb and lives in dedication to the cause of God's kingdom, death becomes a precious thing. So do not fear death rather live a life that prepares for it by becoming a saint of God and living your life to lay up treasure for yourself in Heaven. When death comes, which will definitely happen one day, it becomes gain for you. You will not die an untimely death. Whenever it comes, death shall be for you a gain, in Jesus’ name.

Prayer/Action
* Pray against untimely death in your family and put an end to it.
* Ask God to help you to number your days that death will be gain for you, in Jesus’ name.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
This year, I shall not suffer in the midst of plenty, in the name of Jesus.