A Masterpiece

“Death is life’s defining moment. It is a point where the final touch is put on each person’s life’s portrait. The masterpiece is signed and the paint dries, never to be changed again. It is finished.” - Randy Alcorn in Deadline.

A Story:

“A slave and his master come to Bahgdad. Early one morning, in the marketplace, the slave sees Death in human form. Death gives him a threatening look, and the slave is terrified, convinced that death intends to take his life that very day. The slave runs to his Master and says, ‘Master, help me. I have seen Death and his threatening look tells me he intends to take my life today. I must escape him. Please let me leave now and flee on my camel so that by tonight I can reach Samara, where death cannot find me.’

His master agrees and the terrified servant is off to ride like the wind for the fifteen hour journey to Samara. A few hours later the master sees Death and asks him, ‘Why did you give my servant a threatening look today in the marketplace?’

‘That was not a threatening look,’ Death replies. ‘That was a look of surprise. You see, I was amazed to see your servant today in Bahgdad, for I have an appointment with him tonight in Samara.’

Death will come at its appointed time. There is nothing you can do to escape it. The only question when it comes will be this – are you prepared?” - Randy Alcorn in Deadline

The decisions we make and the actions we take in this life paint the Masterpiece of our life. The quality of that Masterpiece is determined by those decisions and actions. And the only paintings that will be worth anything after this life are those that are painted by the brush of Jesus Christ. We submit to Him and he paints His Masterpiece in our lives. We try it on our own, and the painting is garbage.

Death will come. Who is painting your Masterpiece?