Devo: "Death, Part 2 // Why Do People Die?"

May 30, 2024

Death, Part 2

Why Do People Die?

Why do good people die? This question and other questions about death have plagued mankind since Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden. One truth is important to establish before we proceed with examining this question and that is, “What is God role in death?”

Our God is life (John 11:25). Our God is light and life and there is no darkness and death in Him (John 1:4; 1 John 1:5). Our God is good, and He only gives good gifts (James 1;16-17). Our God does not take away life (2 Samuel 14:14). Death is the enemy of our God (1 Corinthians 15:25-26). We can confidentially stand in the truth that our God is life and He is a safe life-giving place. Jesus summarized the answer to this question when He declared, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” (John 10:10) Jesus who is the exact representation of God the Father, declared that He is the life giver. The death and suffering that are occurring in this world are not a reflection of our God. The death and suffering that are occurring in this world are a reflection of the forces of the devil.

If our God is the life-giver and He is the almighty God, why do people die? The following declarations are my attempt at seek to understand this hard question.

1. People die because of the nature and condition of this world.

*Sin and death are in the fabric of this world: 1 John 2:17

*Every person has sin and death in their blood: Romans 5:12

*Time and days of this world are evil: Ephesians 5:15-16

*This age is defiled by evil: Galatians 1:4

*The things that happen in this world are laced by:

*Accidents & death: Luke 13:4-5

*Sickness: John 9:3-4

*Prayer & God’s presence and direction protects: Philippians 1:19; Psalm 91; Acts 23:11; 27:23,24

2. People die because of acts of sin.

*Individual’s sin: Acts 5:3-5

*A national leader’s sin: Manasseh, 2 Kings 21:11-16