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Zachary Sobiech died on Monday surrounded by his loving family and his girlfriend. Yet that is not the end the long lasting effect he has had already.
I do not know if Zachary was a Christian, but he sure did seem to get something that many of us do not seem to comprehend, we think that we do but we never truly act like it.
But one thing I see is that Zachary understood the importance and reality of what life really is meant for, to experience it to it's fullest and to not be afraid, for Zachary it seems like every trial had an upside to it, and as his mother stated,"he seemed to find the best in people."
If only we all could live the same way Zachary did; if only we could find the best in situations and to live life to it's fullest, as Christians we hope for that, but rarely do we ever understand it.
The reality is that death is all around us, people die everyday and it's sad and tragic but we do find a few glimpses of hope, and Zachary reminded many of us that hope, he says in the latter part of his documentary that, "Death is just another thing on the agenda, yeah it's scary but the only reason it's scary is because you don't know what's next or if there even is a next, so it's kinda like siting in the dark, so you can either choose to be freaking out in the dark and think okay what's out there or you can just relax and fall asleep and be happy and content with what happening. " I really like this explanation of death but I would add something more to it, as Christians we believe know what comes next, we know that there is life everlasting and that this world is not our home, we were meant for something more and greater that this, but what the problem becomes is we never fully take hold of that, we Christians trudge through life trying to get by always knowing that we will make it to Heaven one day, but what we do not realize is that God doesn't just want us to wait for Heaven, but to start living it out here in this world.
This however is not license to go get yourself killed for doing something foolish but how would you live if you knew that you had months to live? Would your life change? How so?
Remember what the Scriptures say about living each day out:
"Make the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil." ~ Ephesians 5:16
And also do not forget the wise words of C.S. Lewis on living with Heaven in mind:
"It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this. Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in; aim at earth and you will get neither."
Could this be true? What are we aiming at then?
The effect Zachary Sobiech has had on mainstream media has drastic implications and many opportunities for us as Christians to spread this truth we believe in our hearts to the world. There are not many people who have seen this video who are not at least moved slightly by the shining light this kid shone to the world. Shall we waste this opportunity to align our thinking with the words and heart of Christ or shall we keep on trying to live our own lives without living out the implications of there being an eternity we will experience fully one day, and that day starts right now and starts with understanding the reality that God has established.
That reality is that death is not final and that the grave did not hold Christ and it will not hold those who trust in Him for salvation. We see this is 1 Corinthians 15:
“ 'Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?' The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain."
Reaching base-camp and then continuing the journey into life abundant is about living with eternity in mind and that at any moment you might reach the summit, so elevate this my friends, instead of looking at the sadness of this story and letting that eat away at you, how are you living? Is it with eternity with God in mind or is there something stopping you?
Meditate and reflect Romans 8:31:
"What, then shall we say in response to these things? if God is for us, who can be against us?"
God Bless you, and thank you Zachary Sobiech for your life of joy.
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