Date: Sunday, 20th August, 2023
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Text: Isaiah 59:1-2
Exhortation:
In order for us to appreciate the meaning of life better, we need to look at the opposite of it, namely, death. The first place death was mentioned in the Bible was Genesis 2:17. The Bible says, “And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”
After Man ate the forbidden fruit did he die; after all his brain was still working and his heart was still pumping? Yes, clinically or physically, he was still alive but spiritually he was dead!
Let me explain. The original plan of God was for Man to live eternally in the flesh. So the concept of eternal life was God’s initial intention. Man was meant to be immortal but when sin came into the equation, both clinical (physical) and spiritual deaths were introduced. Then Man became a mortal being, having a lifespan.
So after Man sinned, he lost his eternal life.
Physical death is the separation of the soul from the body, while spiritual death is the separation of Man from God, the Author of Life.
Concerning spiritual death, the Bible says, “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.” Isaiah 59:1-2.
Therefore, spiritual death means the loss of fellowship with God. Jesus Christ came to restore this fellowship. Will you allow Him?
Prayer Nugget: Father, I seek for a restoration of fellowship with you today in Jesus name.