Why is Death Gain to the Believer?

 

During the summer months, We are involved in a study group, a house group, which discusses the sermon. We go to one “virtually via Zoom.” We do this on each Sunday evening, after we have heard the morning sermon. One of the questions for this house group meeting for this week, is the following question:

So, why is death gain for the believer? It is going to take me too long a time to say this in the house group. So as to not dominate the time, I have decided to put the answer here on Facebook. Anyone can read it at their own leisure.

In the first place, I, Daniel C. Freeland, will be face to face with my Savior, Who died for me on the cross at Calvary. I probably won't be able to take my eyes off of Him for a long, long time, because it will be He, Who died for me. You see, I won't be concerned about my foot hurting with the heel pain due to an infection. I will also be able to see all of the 32 million colors that my computer says that there are in existence. I will also be able to then hear all of the sounds and not just only 300 to 3000 cycles, more or less. I will have perfect eyes and perfect ears which means perfect sight and perfect hearing. I probably will have perfect pitch. I will be able to move about the universe, should I desire to do so. I will have a dwelling place in one of the most elaborate cities ever imagined. I won't have to worry about the stairs or and elevator. I will have perfect breathing, should I need it. I won't have to be concerned about the moles or liver dots on my skin or the thinning of my skin or the blood problems or the sugar levels or the cholesterol or cancer or being in afib not caused by a heart valve problems. I won't have to be concerned about death or taxes. I will have victory over death and the grave because Christ has already won the fight for it. I won't have to be concerned about a charge account as everything has been charged to the account of the Lord Jesus Christ. Death is merely a ticket to glory so everything will be gain. I won't have to be concerned about Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Patriots or any other group as I will be under the sovereignty of the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, the Lord Jesus Christ Himself. To me, this is why death is gain for me as a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ.