The Fear of Death

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FORASMUCH then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same: that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.” Heb. 2:14, 1514Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; 15And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. (Hebrews 2:14‑15).
A father had a son who had been sick some time; but he did not consider the boy’s state dangerous, until one day he came home to dinner, and found his wife weeping. He asked,
“What is the trouble?”
“There has been a great change in our boy since morning,” the mother said, “and I am afraid that he is dying. I wish you would go in and see him; and if you think he is, I wish you would tell him so, for I cannot bear to tell him.”
The father went in, and sat down by the bedside; and as he placed his hand upon his boy’s forehead, he could feel the cold, damp sweat of death, and knew its cold, icy hand was feeling for the cords of life, and that his boy was soon to be taken away. He said to him,
“My son, do you know you are dying?”
The little fellow looked up at him, and said, “No! am I? Is this death that I feel stealing over me, father?”
“Yes, my son; you are dying.”
“Shall I live the day out?”
“No; you may die at any moment.”
He looked up at his father, and said, “Well, I shall be with Jesus tonight, shall I not, father?”
The father answered, “Yes, my boy, you will spend tonight with the Saviour.”
The father turned away to conceal his tears, that the little boy might not see him weep. But the son saw the tears, and he said:
“Father, don’t you weep for me. When I get to heaven, I will go straight to Jesus, and tell Him that ever since I can remember, you have tried to lead me to Him.”
This dear little boy was one of the delivered ones from, the fear of death, having learned that the blessed Saviour had for him been into the death of which he as a sinner was under the sentence, and was trusting in His atoning death.
ML 12/21/1924