How dangerous is life?

Recently Andrei Karlov, Russian ambassador to Turkey was gunned down.  Ambassadors are people representing their country in a foreign country with the intention of having good relations between the two countries. He seems to have been killed simply because he is Russian and the gunman wanted to protest in an extreme way, against Russia’s part in the conflict in Syria. I send my condolences to Mr Karlov’s family and his country who have posthumously given him Russia’s highest medal, Hero of the Russian Federation.

  The young man who shot Karlov will also have relatives mourning his loss.  All death is important.  Why? It is because it reminds us all that this is the fate for each one of us. Some will die sooner, some will die later.  The inevitability of death should make us ponder more what comes after.  We spend a lot of time in denial about our death, but that makes no difference,; we will all die.  As a Christian I want to alert you to what lies ahead.  The Bible tells us that Jesus said that whoever believes in Him will have everlasting life.  Obviously those who do not believe will not receive everlasting life. Whether you are an important person in government or a working man or woman, or a terrorist, the message is the same; you need to put your trust in Jesus.  There is no other way to heaven.  This is the true message of Christmas. Yes, Jesus came as a little baby, but He grew up to be a man who was always also God and He died to save His people (the whoever who believe)from their sins. If you turn to Him, no matter how awful you are, He will receive you with loving arms.