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David has fled from the wicked King Saul to his dearest friend Jonathan in fear for his life (1 Sam 20:1).
Jonathan seeks to calm David’s anxieties certain that David is mistaken about his father’s intentions (1 Sam 20:3).
The words of this text are David’s response to Jonathan expressing his very real sense of the nearness of death.
What he realized at that moment was indeed always true––
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What man can live and not see death? Can he deliver his life from
the power of the grave? (Psalm 89:48)
“ For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed
for all living” (Job 20:23).
“And as it is appointed unto men once to die…” (Hebrews 9:27).
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James 4:13-14 (NKJV) James 4:13-14 (NKJV)
Come now, you who say, "Today Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to such and or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit"; [14] and sell, and make a profit"; [14]
whereas you do not know what will whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes for a little time and then vanishes
away.away.
Lack of knowledge –
Lack of control –
Life Is Fragile!!!! -
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It may be today, next week, next year, or many years
from now! Our lives can end instantly!!
An accident, - (97,900) 2002
Natural Disaster, Terror Attacks,
Heart Attack, Aneurysm, Stroke,
Cancer . . . An infectious disease, – [a
micro-organism], – Bird Flu, Aides . . .
A genetic flaw or inherited trait, -
Psalm 39:4 (NKJV)
"Lord, make me to know my
end, And what is the
measure of my days, That I
may know how frail I am.
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1. We are separated from friends and family. – (2 Samuel 12:23)
2. We are separated from our earthly possessions - (1 Tim 6:7).
3. It is a step that separates body and spirit. (Gen 3:19; Eccles. 12:6-7; James 2:26).
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1. Our eternal destiny depends on what we DO before death! (Heb 9:27; John 5:28-29; 2 Cor. 5:10)
2. Have “I” OBEYED the words of Jesus??? (John 12:48; Rom 2:16; 2 Thes. 1:7-9)
3. Blessed are they who die ______ ______ _________. (Rev 14:13; Ep 1:3; Rom 6:3-6; Gal 3:26,27)
the Lordin
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1. While the Bible says a great deal about death, it is still a great unknown.
2. The very thought of stepping into a brilliant eternity in the presence of Christ, or being cast down into sorrowful suffering with the wicked of all ages ought to give us pause. (Eccles 7:2; Psalms 90:12).
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Death Is An Inevitable Step – (With But One Exception)
Death Is A Short Step –
Death Is A Parting Step
Death Is A Destiny Sealing Step–
Death Is A Solemn Step–
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