Jesus is my focal point

For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. (1 Thessalonians 4:14)

 In this stage of my life, the subject of death seems to pop up more frequently than before. As Christians, we know that death isn’t the end of the journey; but as human beings, it’s normal to worry about and even dread the process.
 Personally, I haven’t been spared fear and doubts about exiting this life, and I’ve felt the struggle to keep my faith about the glories of heaven intact.
 So I have sought refuge in the truths of the Bible, tested and proven by millions throughout the centuries. Absorbing them and meditating on them has brought peace to my heart.
 So I’ve found great comfort in various Bible passages, especially from the New Testament, such as the time when Jesus told Martha: “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. Everyone who lives in me and believes in me will never ever die.” He then goes on to ask her—really, addressing each one of us: “Do you believe this?” Just hearing Jesus serenely asking me this question sets me at ease, and my answer of course is: “Yes, Lord. I have always believed.” (John 11:25-27)
 When facing the prospect of death, Jesus is my focal point. I know He is the way, the truth and the life, and He’s the resurrection and the life, so why worry?  —Gabriel García Valdivieso [1]

 The day of our death is the day of our glorification. Death is the grand entrance, the door that swings into eternity. Eventually it will open in God’s time and in God’s way to let another child come home where he or she belongs. —Erwin Lutzer

[1] Activated Dying Grace