1 Corinthians 7:29, The Time Is Short

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1 Corinthians 7:29 But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

Life on earth is but a fleeting existence, soon we die. Whether one is married or not married there is that time of reckoning that befalls every man, a time to die. And in view of this inevitable outcome, the plans made in life are truly, at best, uncertain in its fulfilment.

James 4:13-16 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.

Remember the headlines news on 3o December 2013, NUS student dies on Kelantan camp trip – “A camping trip in Kelantan for a group of students ended in death for one of them on Saturday.” This 23-year old student is believed to have slipped and fallen into a ravine next to the Mount Stong waterfall, where he and his friends had camped for the night. Mount Song is known for its mountainous terrain and breathtaking views of one of Malaysia’s highest waterfalls. It was reported in the Straits Times, “He was standing on a cliff to admire the sunset but could have lost his footing on slippery rocks at the campsite called Kem Baha which is located atop the waterfall.” The student’s parents arrived on Sunday afternoon to claim the body. Imagine the anguish in the hearts of his parents. Indeed, this group of 23 students did make plans but their plans were cut-short with the death of their friend. When we read and hear of such news we must acknowledge that James is right when he said in verse 14, “what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”

Earthly relationships are cut off in the event of death. Truly, we must make sure that we are in the Lord so that absent in the body is present with the Lord. Amen.