Introduction
- Genesis 3:19
- Psalms 90:1-4, 10, 12
- Ecclesiastes 7:2-4 – The reason it is better to go to a house of mourning is because it reminds us of our own death.
Death humbles us.
- Psalms 39:4-7 – David was a famous king, but he also died.
- Acts 2:29
- Ecclesiastes 9:4
- No amount of wealth and power can save us from death.
- Job 7:6; 9:25-26
- Psalms 49:1, 10-12
- Ecclesiastes 8:8
- James 4:13-17
Death prompts us to take action NOW.
- Job 16:22
- Hebrews 9:27 – We die once and then the judgment.
- II Samuel 18:33
- Ecclesiastes 9:10-11 – Work and do well NOW.
- Is there something I need to stop procrastinating about?
- I Corinthians 15:53
Death focuses us.
- Luke 12:16-21 (II Thessalonians 3:10) – It is okay (and required) that you make a living, but don’t lose focus on God.
- I Timothy 6:7