All of us must die eventually. Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again. But God does not just sweep life away; instead, he devises ways to bring us back when we have been separated from him. [2 Samuel 14.14]
These words spoken by the 'wise woman from Tekoa' contain truth. In context, the woman is attempting to make a point to King David, however, the truth of what she spoke stands in or out of that context.
The woman's explanation should be remembered in two points:
All must die. The analogy of water spilled on the ground describes the permanence of death. Human life on earth is terminal. Even in the case of Lazarus whom Jesus raised from the dead, death eventually reclaimed him.
God has a plan. Because God knows life on earth is terminal, His efforts on behalf of mankind are to reconcile us to Himself. This is the entire story and meaning of the Bible: God reconciling the world unto Himself:
And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him. For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation. So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!” For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ. [2 Corinthians 5.18-21]
To lose sight of what is said here is to lose touch with God and His plan. Life is meaningless if not lived understanding the two points made by the woman from Tekoa to King David.
Father, may I be found mindful that death is certain and redemption is Your plan.
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