YOU KNOW WHY I THINK ITS IMPORTANT TO GO TO CHURCH? THERE’S SEVERAL REASONS BUT ONE IS, WHEN WE GO, WE ARE FACED WITH THIS REALITY:  WE ARE ONE DAY GOING TO DIE. WE WILL LEAVE OUR LOVED ONES, OUR WEALTH, OUR BODIES AND WE WILL COME FACE TO FACE WITH OUR CREATOR. GOING TO CHURCH REMINDS ME OF MY MORTALITY, IT PUTS THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE FOR ME. WHAT’S REALLY IMPORTANT, IT HUMBLES ME TOO, IT ENCOURAGES ME AND REMINDS ME THAT I’M NOT ALONE.  HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO A FUNERAL?  WHY IS IT THAT WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL SOMEONE DIES FOR US TO COME TOGETHER AND REALIZE THAT LIFE IS SHORT? WHY DO WE WORRY SO MUCH, WHY DO WE SPEND TOO MUCH TIME MAKING MONEY, NOT ENOUGH TIME LIVING, LOVING, SEIZING EACH DAY INSTEAD OF OUR FEARS SEIZING US? SO I PROPOSE TO YOU IF YOU HAVEN’T BEEN IN AWHILE, TAKE SOMETIME TO GO TO CHURCH THIS WEEKEND OR TAKE SOMETIME TO PRAY, QUIET YOUR SOUL, DO SOME THINKING, MEDITATE, REPRIORITIZE SOMETHINGS, PUT FEAR BACK IN ITS PLACE, ALLOW GOD TO LEAD YOU, AND DO SO NOW. DON’T WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO DIE TO THINK ABOUT THE FRAGILITY OF LIFE.  AS WE FOCUS ON JESUS, HE WILL ENCOURAGE US TO LIVE A LIFE OF PURPOSE NO MATTER WHAT IS GOING ON IN OUR LIVES. MOST PEOPLE LIVE ONE PAYCHECK AWAY FROM HOMELESSNESS.  THE SAME IS TRUE OF OUR MORTALITY. WE ARE ONE HEARTBEAT AWAY FROM ETERNITY. TRUST IN JESUS, THE ONE WHO MADE YOU AND LIVE NOT AS IF LIFE IS SHORT BUT LIVE LIFE AS IF IT’S ETERNAL.

PSALM 90:12 NLT

Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.