Isaiah 38:1
In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.”
Death is never a pleasant thing. Simply because we all don't know when our time to die and there's the feeling of not wanting to leave what our physical being has experienced on earth. For some if the doctor tells us we only have a limited time to live, it's such a crushing blow.
I've a rather cukoo perspective of living because I don't desire to live to a ripe old age. I rather pass on young and at some prime age of my life, preferably before it goes all downhills. Past the 40's and guys get bald, fat, sag, unfit, aches....you get my drift.
Yet, seemingly open as I am to dying, it makes me shiver in jitters when I fly and during turbulence, imagine that this could be it! something could just happen to the plane. Yes, it's a silly thought but boy is it chicken-hearted when we figure if our life is coming to an end. I can imagine how Hezekiah felt when it was told to him that he was to die.
Since I started traveling as a young adult, I often attempted to leave a full set of instructions or wrap up anything that I felt should be important to be dealt in my absence, just in case something happens. Paranoid as I am, I'm also quite a planner simply because I do believe the important things of life always need to be put in order and any odd and ends wrapped up during key moments, in my case before I fly an airplane. I believes this allows us to be more diligent in living our lives and with a greater sense of urgency, not taking for granted the breath.
The Psalmist says "Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom". May you live life always remembering to put the important things of your life in order, so when that final day of your life arrives, you know you've lived life without regrets and with purpose.
