I have always enjoyed walking through old cemeteries, reflecting on lives long gone. During a recent stroll, I came across this faded tombstone; Irvin E. Griffin, May 12, 1864-March 15, 1939, followed by this intriguing inscription: “Still the World Goes On.”
Having died before I was even born, Mr. Griffin left me with the realization of my own insignificance. What difference will my death have upon this world? None. My passing may affect my family, but the world will not take notice. The truth is that Mr. Griffin gave us an inscription that could be placed on every tombstone and bronze marker. At all deaths, the world goes on.
“Life is but a vapor, that appears for a moment and then vanishes away” (Jms 4:14). As Job said, “Man, who is born of woman, is of few days and full of trouble. He comes forth like a flower and fades away” (Job 14:1-2). Only a few things will matter at your death: Have you been washed in the blood of the Lamb? Are you a child of the King? Are you ready to face God in judgment? If so; the world may go on, no matter, for you will be safe in the arms of Jesus.
-Dennis Doughty
