Jesse Jackson Dies
Jesse Jackson, famed civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84. Jackson, who is survived by his wife and five children, is perhaps best known for being a leader of the “Greenville Eight,” a group protesting racial segregation in the 1960s. He was also with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., when King was assassinated and was one of the more prominent figures who continued the civil rights work after King’s death.
Analysis and eternal perspective: Death is coming for us all. It is not a flippant statement nearly so much as it is the simple truth. Men and women of notoriety—such as Jackson—will stand in front of their Creator just as surely as those of us whose names will not be recorded in history books. It is a sobering reality in a sense, but it is also a glorious one! There could be no greater comfort from the travails of this world than an ironclad assurance that God will set it all right in the end!
As we pray for the Jackson family during their time of loss, we should also reflect on our own upcoming entrance into eternity. Are you prepared for that certain eventuality? You can be! Left to your own accord, your life will be deemed to have fallen short of the required standard (Rom. 3:23). But all that is required to change that fact is that you believe in Jesus and state that belief to those around you (Rom. 10:9, Matt. 10:32-33).
It is a wonderous and free gift, offered to you through the finished work of Jesus! Your date with death is coming, but it carries with it the eternal gift of life! Make whatever amount of earthly life you have left count toward the goal of making Him known! It is the only work that will matter on that day!
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