For many of us the idea of our death and the power of death is so far beyond us to deal with and grasp, but nothing is further beyond us and even more overwhelming to us than the death of those we love. This is especially true for those who die at what seems like an untimely age. For those who do not know Christ, death is the final word for them and there are no words for those they leave behind. Not so for those who are in Christ and those they leave behind.
Through His prophet Isaiah, the Lord speaks a better word to those who die in the faith and their loved ones. Whatever the age, the better word is “RESCUE!”
The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity; he enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness. Isaiah 57:1-2 (ESV)
For those who are in Christ, death at any age has become a rescue mission.
With regard to their earthly journey, we know not what lay ahead for those now gone from us at such a young age. This better word tells us that our all knowing Lord did know, and according to His mercy, chose to rescue them from some calamity, some evil, that was to great for them.
As the blessed Savior who would lose none of us, Christ makes rescue of those who are His.
He answers the prayer He taught us, as His Kingdom comes and forever delivers our loved one from calmity that was to much, to great for them.
Thanks be to God who gives them and us the victory, the rescue, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
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