The best of life you live is traceable to the depth of knowledge available to you- What you know about God, what you know about God’s provision for your life, what you know about yourself, what you know about your environment and more. Knowledge is essential for triumph and liberty. “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:32
The following are some scriptural insights as it relates to the agenda of God concerning long life and untimely death.
1. Long and abundant life is God’s designed lifestyle for his children in the covenant: Every genuine son and daughter of God is under an eternal covenant of long and abundant life. God designed life to be lived in order to fulfill his own purpose and will; with this in mind he committed himself to satisfying us with long life. “With long life will I satisfy him and shew him my salvation.” Psalm 91:16. Deut 5:33.
2. Untimely death is an operation of curse, evil occurrences and attacks: Every major appearance of untimely death in the bible is traceable to curses, evil occurrences, satanic influences and attacks. The first death accomplished in the bible was a spiritual death – Adam and Eve and this is traceable to satanic influence. Gen 3:1-13. The second appearance of untimely death in the bible was through Cain to his Brother Abel, this is an attack and act of wickedness. Gen 4:8.Untimely death was a curse pronounced upon Eli Household as a result of his children dishonoring God. 1 Sam 2:30-33.
3. Your confession as well as your thought influences your life, it either activates life or give room for untimely death: What you say influences where you stay; Life as well as death are activated via our confession. If you continue to speak death then you attract it, what you say can either keep you alive or make room for death. “Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Proverbs 18:21. To live long and see good days the bible enjoins us to watch what see say. “What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.” Psalm 34:12-14.
4. The fear of death is a major activator of untimely death: Fear is an agent of untimely death, many that ought to live long and fulfill divine mandate upon their lives could not because of fear. Untimely death uses fear as a channel of operation, because fear has torment and where there is torment room is made available for death. The fear of death is by itself a killer and captor that hold people in captives. “….because fear hath torment… “1 John 4:18. The fear of death holds down in prison for the attack of death. “And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.”Heb 2:15
5. Sin and iniquity are breathing grounds for untimely death: Sin always attract untimely death, the bible records the wages of sin as death. Romans 6:23. Where sin abounds, evil, wickedness, recklessness and exposure to attacks prevail. The sin of Achan led to his untimely death together with his families who knew absolutely nothing about what he did. Joshua 7:20-25. When sin abounds it gives birth to death. “…and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” James 1:15
6. Untimely death is not God’s best ordained life for his children, if it were to be, God would not have answered the prayers prayed to raise the dead: If long life is not in God’s agenda and will for his children, he wouldn't’ have answered any of the prayers prayed to raise the dead. Elijah prayed to raise the dead son of the widow of Zarephath. 1 Kings 17:17-23. Elisha prayed to raise the son of the shun mite woman and God answered. 2Kings 4:32-35. Jesus decreed the release of Lazarus from the grip of death and he rose back to life. John 11:41-45.Therefore, untimely death is not God’s best ordained life for his children.
7. Tracing our spiritual root in the covenant, we have a generational record of long life and not untimely death, hence untimely death is not in our spiritual root: We are referred to as the seed of Abraham, Gal 3:29. Untimely death does not run in our Spiritual family, we have a generational trait of long life; therefore it is anti-covenant to die untimely.
Therefore having connected with these dimension of revelations, refuse to be held down by any force to make you live below the standard of heaven ordained for your destiny, untimely death is a destiny waster, it cuts short peoples life from reaching their God ordained height on earth. Make a resolute decision in the place of prayer and understanding to reject untimely death in all areas of your life.
