God Is In Control Of Man's Destiny

                                         Ecclesiastes 8:8a
                        "There is no man that hath power over the
                           spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he
                                  power in the day of death:"

        The Scripture is telling us that no man can control the time of his death.  When the time comes for a person to die, there is no power within him to stop or even delay it from happening. The attitude of uncertainty concerning death and not being able to escape it, has plagued mankind since the fall of Adam.  If we knew the specific time that the end was coming, we would certainly seek to delay it.
        The truth is God is in control of man's destiny.  Only Christ was able to say that He had the "power to lay His life down" and the "power to take it again" (John 10:18).  In man's view, the only solution for death is to attempt to prolong life.  Medical methods have improved over the centuries, but it is still by God's grace and power that He allows people to keep on living.  Man has been appointed a time for death (Hebrews 9:27).  Even in the Christians life, he must acknowledge that becoming a believer does not make him exempt from death.  For the believer, there is the promise of eternal life following death which should be a source of hope to continue living for God.  Amen!!

                                       May God Bless You
                                        And Your Families

                                                    Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
                                                    The Cross Life Ministry