BBD 03.16.21 No More Death! (Classic)
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Classic from 2002
The Burning Bush Devotional
16 March 2021
No More Death!
Then I,
John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down, out of heaven from God,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from
heaven saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and He will dwell
with them, and they shall be His people. God Himself will be with them and be
their God. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; THERE SHALL BE NO
MORE DEATH, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former
things have passed away.’ Then He who sat on the throne said, ‘Behold, I make
all things new.’ - Revelation 21:2-5a.
“No
more death” is the official policy in Le Lavandou,
France. Gil Bernardi, mayor of the French Mediterranean town has banned dying
because their cemetery is full. They had been planning to build a new cemetery
in a peaceful setting by the sea, but a court has ruled that they must find
somewhere else for those who die. About his ban on death Bernardi says, “Initially, the decree has been remarkably well
followed.” However, a homeless man has disobeyed
the ban by dying and Bernardi is desperately trying to find a final resting
place for him.
There
is so much pain in this world with death and dying all over this world. My
parents are elderly, and my wife’s parents are elderly with many health
problems. It is a difficult time as we see them decline in health, and we know
that the inevitable result will be death, and they will be gone from our lives
for now. We think of the friends and others whose lives have been cut short by
death and we grieve that such things could happen. Death has stalked mankind
ever since Adam and Eve were kicked out of the Garden of Eden.
We have
to applaud Gil Bernardi for his ban on death because we would all like to see a
ban on death and the pain associated with it. We know that Bernardi’s ban is unenforceable,
and people are still dying in his little town, just as they are all across this
earth even as I am writing these words. But the good news is that there will
come a day when God Himself will issue a ban on dying and there will be “NO MORE DEATH, nor sorrow, nor crying” and “there shall be no more pain.” I can hardly wait!
Having
such glorious hope of the future helps us to endure the present world because
we know that some glorious, wondrous day this world of pain will be gone, and
all things will be made new. Until then let us stand firm and let nothing move
us from our love for and labor for our Lord (1 Corinthians 15:58).
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