Death is an unpleasant topic for most. The literally thousands of deaths that most see on Television and movies does not make death more of a reality , but less of one. Our own personal death is ignored in our own thinking and we become anesthetized to death by seeing so many on the screen. When we get news of possible cancer or other life threatening illness to ourselves or a loved one anxiety to shock hits us. The Bible teaches that the fear of death is the soil for all of our fears, and that it controls us and holds us prisoner. The Bible also teaches that Jesus, God’s Son died, was buried and rose from the dead 3 days later and is alive today, and that those who believe that He died for them to pay for their sins and follow Him are set free from the fear of death. In the Bible death is compared with sleep in a daily demonstration of the grace of death and the seamless transition from this life to the next. Every night when I lay down I say, “this could be the last night that I fall asleep before I am with Jesus with my new glorified, wonderful body. I am working at setting my mind on life after death a lot, in fact every time something the least bit irritating happens. I am building my anticipation for the incomprehensible joy of the next life and eliminating all fear of death and therefore the seed bed of all other fears in my life. Thinking a lot about the finish line of my life motivates me to live life to the fullest to accomplish as much as I can and to become as much like Jesus as possible in the time left to me.