The Shadow of Death

“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” 1 Cor. 15:55 KJV

Death is a topic that many people seem to want to avoid. Young people want to assume that the exhilaration of their lives will go on without end. Others want to avoid the conversation because of great fear of the unknown. But we cannot escape death; it is all around us. Warriors die in battle; friends and relatives succumb to age or disease or accidents and die; our cultural heroes die. Death is, in fact, the most certain of all facts of life.

All of our lives are essentially lived in the shadow of death. But death itself can be only a shadow if we know that life is on the other side. As we walk along a path on a sunny day we relish the sunshine, but suddenly a cloud passes over. The cloud has not hurt us, but it has cast a shadow on our path. Then the cloud disappears and it is sunny again. That is what the promise of passing from life unto life means to the believer. The shadow of death is only the temporary interruption of the sunshine of this life being exchanged for the superior life of eternity with our Shepherd.

Precious Shepherd, Help us to see beyond the shadows to the light of Your presence beyond and then to fear not.  Amen.  

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