Christ is alive...I have found that one can tell how a person values life by his estimation of death. I once talked with a man who had never given serious thought to death until it was discovered that he had cancer. ?Immediately my entire world changed,? he said. ?The things I valued most are worthless, and the things that I thought were of little value are now the most important things in the world to me.? GETTING READY FOR ETERNITYPhysical life is a possession that we all cling to, and yet we know we must all sooner or later bow to death. It enters the home of the rich as boldly as it enters the apartment in the projects. It brings down the final curtain as swiftly on the famous as it does on the unknown. Before this year ends, many people reading this message will keep their appointment with death.There are many who say, ?I believe in life after death, but I?m not concerned about crossing that bridge until I get to it.? How strange that people should spend years preparing for retirement and not take so much as five minutes to prepare to meet God!Another attitude toward death is this: ?I stand with Christ, the Lord of life and death, and rest my case in His hands.? David said ?Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for You are with me? (Psalm 23:4). The Apostle Paul said, ?For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain? (Philippians 1:21). Both men were looking ah

Graham, Billy