A philosopher asked a young man if he would like to be rich or virtuous. He answered that he would like to live like a rich man, but die as a virtuous man. And so it is with many Christians today. They want to live like the worldly and enjoy the pleasures of sin, but when it comes to dying they want to die like the godly.
Balaam was such a man. He said, “Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his” (Num.23:10). But if you’ll check his life, he didn’t want to live like the righteous, only to die like them.
Common sense would teach us that if godliness is so desirable at death, why should we not pursue it in life? Godliness is needed now as much as it will be at death.
If my testimony is not, “For me to live is Christ,” then to die is not gain.
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