Facing death - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

But My salvation will be forever. ... Listen to Me!
Isaiah 51:6–7

Facing death
The explosion was so powerful that it shook the entire neighbourhood.

I remember the crash caused by the explosion and the irresistible force that threw me to the ground ... In the hospital, I regained consciousness, my scalp full of shards of glass, heavily dazed and weak. The accident had happened in Belfast. A bomb had exploded in a delivery van. But I was still alive and practically uninjured, even though there were many casualties!

I realised that I had narrowly escaped death. On the one hand I was dismayed, but on the other hand, looking back, I felt no fear. That was because I was absolutely sure that if I had died, everything would have been fine for me. I would be with Christ in heaven now. That gave me a deep peace in my heart.

I wouldn’t wish anyone to come so close to death. But I am sure that such an experience can be useful for reassessing one’s own priorities and focusing on essential questions: Here are some convictions of believing men from the Bible that I also share:

o “For I know that my Redeemer lives, ... and after my skin is destroyed, this I know, that in my flesh I shall see God” (Job 19:25–26).

o “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28).

o “I know that You can do everything, and that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You” (Job 42:2).

o “For I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that day” (2 Timothy 1:12).
J.S.

Today’s reading: Jeremiah 13:1-27 · Luke 22:39-46