“Yeah though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we shall fear no evil,” Psalm 23:4 Death has surrounded us like never before without us being at war. But are we not at war? Death is not prejudice(no respecter of person), it’s coming after everyone in the world, there’s no exceptions and no place to hide. Death has to be so that evil doesn’t remain.

We are so afraid of death because it’s the unknown. So many people has passed on (died) as much of those who’s been born. Why are we not afraid of life (being born) as we are afraid of death. But then again are we? Is life coming from the other side (birth) just as much frightening as death? We don’t know, or should I say, “we can’t remember.” The fact that the majority of us don’t remember birth or our death, the answer to this question is a mystery. All I know is that the here and know of our existence began with us, when we could remember as far back as we can. Our memories before starting with our birth some how has been erased. But like déjà vu, certain aspects of our lives flashes before us.

I never understood it, we as Christians who believe in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus are afraid of death. Whenever I heard this quote from men and women of faith, “thank God, I am alive to see another day.” It’s like to be alive is to be blessed. But then again it is written the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus our Lord, Romans 6:23. Could it be that we’re misunderstanding that it’s not this life we’re living now, which is within sin, but the life to come after, the resurrected life with Jesus? Jesus overcame sin and was resurrected. Death couldn’t hold him down, yet he lived, Amen!!! 2Corinthians 5:8 “we are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” (KJV)

Could it be that God is taking so many souls because a certain shift in our world has occurred?These souls that are being taken is it possible that they have reached the point of maturity and is no longer useful for the plans the Lord has for the earth and their services is now needed in heaven.

According to the hymn, “Oh when the saints go marching in!” No longer on the wheel of life, but graduated to heaven. I believe we all have passed lives and until we learned and experience certain things we had problems in facing or dealing with in our past lives, for example things like racism, a certain illness, a phobia, suicide, faith, etc. Today world is the day of our salvation for all those who got it, the lessons needed to to be learnt, such as the wisdom, knowledge and understanding of the most High God of our world and all that dwell there in.

I don’t want to come across as being ignorant to those who are just wreaking havoc in the world as we consider them, bad people, the sinners. Yes they are also dying and what’s happening to them is the creator Himself has plans for them why they’re also being taken off the earth for the Lords purpose. Only God is judge and He understands and knows why some people turn out bad. In the sight of God though we’ve all sin, but our redemption was given through Christ Jesus for our sins of the past, today and the future. “Remember, John 3:16 God so love the WORLD!”

So some of the heroes taken are soldiers in the army of the Lord, carpenters (builders), teachers, preachers, prophets and leaders…The angels of the Lord are very busy ascending and descending from earth. It is clear to see they are searching us to see who’s fit to stand in this preparation for the coming of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ.

I have this feeling we are being sifted like the wheat from the tares right now. The righteous and the unrighteousness, the lost and the stolen. I say stolen because everything and everyone belongs to God and we are stolen when the devil puts obstacles in our way through temptation, weakness and our vulnerability. He then captures us, refusing to let us go.

Changes are about to come and for us who are left behind (not dead) we have the responsibility to stand and having done all to stand knowing He is with us to the end to fulfill purpose and destiny. So don’t get too eager or happy yet, because it’s gonna require discipline and faithfulness to stand and overcome as war shall be ragging against you by the enemy (devil). You may feel like you’re not ready to handle it, but the Lord knows you better than you know yourself. You are ready and equipped for the battle, “the devil must go!”

For those refusing to take the vaccine, you’re an indication of what disobedient is (sin) which leads to death. We must die to the things of this world, being in the world and not of it. Our only focus should be on the things of God, like Jesus. “Not our will, but thy will be done, Oh Lord!”