How to Be Ready to Die Anytime

Death is never far away

Whyte continues:

Someone once said, “Death is always around the corner.” That is so true. From the time we are born, the specter of death looms close by. It stalks us from our birth to the end of our life where it closes its grip over our cold bodies and claims us for the grave. Death lurks on crime-ridden streets where gang members snuff out each other’s lives with guns. Death walks desert battlefields where soldiers sacrifice their lives in service to their countries. Death hovers nearby as terrorists blow themselves up among unsuspecting men on their way to work, mothers shopping, and children going to school. Death’s long march from the Garden of Eden continues as disease and sickness runs their course in our frail bodies.

Trust and obey

You simply have to put your trust in the only one who defeated Death. His name is Jesus Christ. He is God’s Son who came to earth and lived as a man for over 30 years. His single goal was to provide a way for us to be with Him forever. That requires being saved from those bad things that we did on Earth and being forgiven – pardoned from the consequences of our sins.

He accomplished this goal be living a perfect and holy life and then dying on the cross. As he died an agonizing death on the cross, He took all of our sins on Himself and God the Father poured out onto Him all of the punishment that we deserve. He paid the penalty for us. But you have to accept this incredible gift.