Prepare for Departure
2 Better to spend your time at funerals than at parties.
After all, everyone dies— So, the living should take this to heart.
3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for sadness has a refining influence on us.
4 A wise person thinks a lot about death, while a fool thinks only about having a good time. Ecclesiastes7:2-4
Did Solomon attend funerals? He counsels us to attend them.
Funerals aren’t my favorite activity, sense of finality too strong.
Funeral attendance is promoted; a time to prepare for departure.
The Teacher says, “Take dying seriously; you’re going to die.
“It builds character,” he says. We say, “Not for me.”
We like laughter, we like celebrations, happiness is a blessing.
Apparently so is remembering the day of our death approaches.
Do you think about your death a lot? It’s wise.
Get serious with yourself. Eternity is closer than we realize.
Why’d God create the heavens? To provide an ETERNAL home.