BIRTHDAY VS DEATHDAY by WILLIAM AGUGUA

We are so scared of death but we must all die if Christ tarries. Birthday is the exact date we are born and for some they celebrate their birth anniversary every year while others just celebrate it anytime or year they so wish. The date a person dies is his/her deathday. There are families, churches, communities or friends that celebrate the death of a loved one especially on the exact repeated numerical day that the person passed on as a way of commemorating the person’s achievements in life.

I have always been confronted with the question of which is more important; birthday or deathday? 

Birth precedes death. The day a person is born is as important as the day the person will die. On the day a child is born, there’s always a cry from the child; the cry of meeting face to face with a sinful and troubled world. When a person dies, he feels at peace and relaxes because he’s leaving a painful world to meet his Creator. So he is free from diseases, hunger and starvation, persecutions, tribulations and afflictions. He is free from the thought of what the children will eat, school fees, cancer, high blood pressure, house rent, electricity bill and the likes.

Again when a child is born, family and friends shout and sing for joy, and when the person dies, there’s also a shout but this time, the shout of agony and sorrow amidst tears and pains.

A birthday comes with the question of what the child will become but when a person dies, the question of what he will be remembered for is always been asked. This was why a writer wrote; “man is great by deeds not by birth”. When someone dies, that’s when we really celebrate their achievements. The Holy bible wrote; “a good name is better than precious ointment and the day of death than the day of one’s birth” Eccl.7:1.

When we are born, we begin life but what will that life be? Again scripture said “better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof”

Birth is only but a journey and death is the end of that journey but the account of that journey is the fruits of that journey and that’s all that really matters.

Death is the end of dying. The days of men here on earth are the days of dying. The moment we are born, we commence to die. David understood this fact very well when he said “God teach us to number our days that we may gain wisdom” Ps.90:12 and in Ps.39:4-6, he prayed “Lord let me know my end and what is the measure of my days: let me know how fleeting my life is…”

We must always be reminded that we are born to live to die and so make conscious effort to make our deathday as joyful and memorable as our birthday. We must always remember that we were created to make impact; to make a living and not just to merely exist. We must not bring back to God what He gave us to our generation. Deathday is coming closer per second. We must not allow the grave to meet us still loaded with our kingdom gift. Birthday reminds us that years are passing by and we are yet to fulfill our mandate on earth. Therefore, we must make haste. So we can be able to say like Apostle Paul; ”I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course…”2Tim.4:7 and like the Lord Jesus, when He echoed on the cross, “It is finished”! Jn.19:30.

When a baby is born, he is full of dreams. Truely, we were born naked but not empty. Allow that little child in you to achieve and fulfill his dreams. Stop suffocating that baby with sins, distractions and indecisions. Go back to the Creator if you have miss the link and He will direct your path. You shall be celebrated and remembered for your positive impacts even after death. You shall be happy even in death. So I say happy birthday! Moreso, happy deathday!

WILLIAM AGUGUA IS INTERESTED IN SPEAKING TO YOUTHS AND MENTORING YOUNG PEOPLE. CONTACT HIM ON 0803-760-9928. YOU CAN ALSO SUPPORT OR PARTNER WITH HIS YOUTH MINISTRY: THE YFUCC.

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