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Saturday... It is not a bad thing. It is very good.


Saturday... It is not a bad thing. It is very good.

Proverbs 15:24 (NLT) says, "The path of life leads upward for the wise; they leave the grave behind." It is a very wise thing to prepare for our future. Yes, we know that death is ahead for all of us but for the wise it is a very good thing. It really is.

If we really catch ahold of this then fear has a way of losing control of our life. Yes, the unknown has a way of gripping us with anxiety but with wisdom we see it differently. It is not a downward path but an upward opportunity that is not to be feared. If we see that it is not a bad thing but a very good thing then it takes away so much negativity of life. 

The Amplified Bible says it this way, "The [chosen] path of life leads upward for the wise, that he may keep away from Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) below." The Message says, "Life ascends to the heights for the thoughtful - it's an about-face from descent into hell." And that in no way is a good thing. It is a very wise thing to keep from that place. 

But to the wise, death is not a bad thing, it is very good.

The Good News Translation says, "Wise people walk the road that leads upward to life, not the road that leads downward to death." The wise view the end as life not death. And as we really look at the end here, it really means that our life is just beginning. So it is wise to choose the right road. It really is. 

Now it is also important to see that it is wise to give God control of the when it will happen. It is very wise to give God control of our life in its entirety. It really is a good thing to do that. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning



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