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A little more than a week ago the family of Mother Willie Mae McClinton was preparing to celebrate her 89th birthday.
There was quite a bit of excitement and anticipation surround this celebration.
And we should expect this, especially when you consider the caliber of woman their mother was and the kind of life she lived.
We would expect for the family to put on very grand affair.
A little more than a week ago the family of Mother Willie Mae McClinton was preparing to celebrate her 89th birthday.
There was quite a bit of excitement and anticipation surround this celebration.
And we should expect this, especially when you consider the caliber of woman their mother was and the kind of life she lived.
We would expect for the family to put on very grand affair.
“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.”
(, KJV 1900) A little more than a week ago the family of Mother Willie Mae McClinton was preparing to celebrate her 89th birthday.
There was quite a bit of excitement and anticipation surround this celebration.
And we should expect this, especially when you consider the caliber of woman their mother was and the kind of life she lived.
We would expect for the family to put on very grand affair.
A little more than a week ago the family of Mother Willie Mae McClinton was preparing to celebrate her 89th birthday.
There was quite a bit of excitement and anticipation surround this celebration.
And we should expect this, especially when you consider the caliber of woman their mother was and the kind of life she lived.
We would expect for the family to put on very grand affair.
A little more than a week ago the family of Mother Willie Mae McClinton was preparing to celebrate her 89th birthday.
There was quite a bit of excitement and anticipation surround this celebration.
And we should expect this, especially when you consider the caliber of woman their mother was and the kind of life she lived.
We would expect for the family to put on very grand affair.
But as we consider the plans that were made for this birthday celebration and others like it, we’re reminded from this verse that the day of a man’s death is worthy of the same, if not more, attention.
If we count it a good thing to celebrate the day when a man enters into this life (a life the Bible says is full of trouble and anguish), we should count it an even better thing to celebrate the day when that same person departs this life into the next.
In fact, what are we saying if we are joyful and glad on the day we enter this life, but mournful and sad on the day we pass on to the next?
(KJV 1900)
Paul admits that while there may be advantages in remaining in this life, it is FAR BETTER to depart and be with Christ!
Paul admits that while there may be advantages in remaining in this life, it is FAR BETTER to depart and be with Christ!
Paul admits that while there may be advantages in remaining in this life, it is FAR BETTER to depart and be with Christ!
Paul admits that while there may be advantages in remaining in this life, it is FAR BETTER to depart and be with Christ!
(It’s interesting to note, by the way, that Paul uses the word ‘departure’ to describe his death.
Departure is a nautical term used to describe a ship’s departure from the dock.
The reason this is significant is because unlike people, the greatest day for a ship is not when it is created, but when it casts off its anchor, looses its sails and sets off for sea!
In fact, on the day a ship is launched out to sea a celebration is held called a Christening.
It’s called a Christening because that’s the time when a ship receives its name.
Children are Christened (receive their name) when they arrive (are born), but ships are Christened (receive their name) when they DEPART!
I suspect our children would receive much different names if we gave it to them at the end of their life rather than at the beginning!)
Again, Paul states that it was “FAR BETTER” to depart and be with Christ.
But we must ask, for whom?
Departing this life is certainly not “better” for everyone.
Paul even admits that as far as the Philippians are concerned, it would be better if he remained in the flesh.
(He said, “It is more needful FOR YOU.”) It’s safe to say that death has a different impact depending on who you ask.
If you ask family, friends, co-workers, and loved ones of the deceased they may tell you that it’s better to have them around.
It’s better if they remained with us.
It is incorrect to say that death is better for ALL men.
The day of one’s death is only better IF you have a “good name” ().
He didn’t say that it would be better for those with a “good job,” or a “good education,” or even a “good life.”
And lest we think we are “good” enough because we are better than our neighbor, let me remind us all that “goodness” is a quality that belongs only to God ().
It would also be incorrect to say that death is better for everyone who dies.
I know we like to believe that everyone who dies is immediately ushered into the presence of the Lord.
But, Jesus gave a parable and said, “That a certain beggar died and was carried by angels into Abraham’s bosom.
A certain rich man also died, but in hell he lifted up his eyes being in torments” (, ).
He didn’t say that “better is he with a good job” or “good education” or even a “good life.”
The fact is, the day’s of one’s death is not better for everyone.
The day of one’s death is only better IF you have a “good name”
He didn’t say that it would be better for those with a “good heart,” or a “good education,” or even a “good life.”
Death is BETTER for those with a good NAME.
And let me remind everyone that true “goodness” is a quality that belongs only to God.
He didn’t say that it would be better for those with a “good heart,” or a “good education,” or even a “good life.”
Death is only BETTER for those with a good NAME.
And let me remind everyone that true “goodness” is a quality that belongs only to God ().
He didn’t say that it would be better for those with a “good heart,” or a “good education,” or even a “good life.”
Death is only BETTER for those with a good NAME.
And let me remind everyone that true “goodness” is a quality that belongs only to God.
Therefore, death is only an advantage/blessing to those who have the name of God and abide in that name!
He didn’t say that it would be better for those with a “good heart,” or a “good education,” or even a “good life.”
Death is only BETTER for those with a good NAME.
And let me remind everyone that true “goodness” is a quality that belongs only to God.
Before I close, I would like to answer one final question that may be in the back of some of your minds.
WHY is the day of a man’s death so much better than the day of his birth?
He receives REST from his labor
Not everybody is given rest when they die
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This rest is only for those who die “in the Lord.”
Unfortunately, some men will die “in their sins” ().
Moreover, the Bible calls these people “blessed.”
We pronounce “happiness” upon those who are born, but God pronounces “blessings” on those who die.
To be happy requires favorable circumstances.
However, to be blessed (to receive favor from God) requires a favorable position.
In other words, you don’t need the right things to fall into place.
YOU need to be in the right place, and according to this verse that place is “in the Lord.”
Not everybody is given rest when they die ().
This rest is only for those who die “in the Lord.”
Unfortunately, some men will die “in their sins” ().
Moreover, the Bible calls these people “blessed.”
We pronounce “happiness” upon those who are born, but God pronounces “blessings” on those who die.
To be happy requires favorable circumstances.
However, to be blessed (to receive favor from God) requires a favorable position.
In other words, you don’t need the right things to fall into place.
YOU need to be in the right place, and according to this verse that place is “in the Lord.”
This rest is only for those who die “in the Lord.”
Unfortunately, some men will die “in their sins.”
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Moreover, the Bible calls these people “blessed.”
We pronounce “happiness” upon those who are born, but God pronounces “blessings” on those who die.
To be happy requires favorable circumstances.
However, to be blessed (to receive favor from God) requires a favorable position.
In other words, you don’t need the right things to fall into place.
YOU need to be in the right place, and according to this verse that place is “in the Lord.”
Unless we believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, we will die in our sins and spend eternity apart from God and apart from his rest!
If we really want our death-day to be better than our birthday, we must make sure that we are in the right position—in the Lord, and not in our sins.
And having the right “position” is really the difference between being blessed and being happy.
When we celebrate someone’s birth it’s common for us to wish them “happiness” (i.e.
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