He will swallow up death forever, And the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces; The rebuke of His people He will take away from all the earth; For the Lord has spoken.
- Isaiah 25:8 (NKJV)
We are taught that some day death will not look the same and there will come a day that we won’t be sad anymore.
We learned that our sin and shame will be wiped away and we will be with the Father in Heaven.
There is a secular song from 1982 called Mad World by the band Tears For Fears, it’s been covered by a few bands since then, here are some of the lyrics:
All around me are familiar faces
Worn-out places, worn-out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
And their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head, I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, 'cause I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad world
There is more, but for today I just want to look at this part.
The author was recalling a very unhappy childhood, but the line “the dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had” is not a suicide note.
Instead, the writer wanted to explain how morbid dreams can release tension; the dreamer wakes up feeling better.
I’m not sure that I’ve woken up feeling “better” when I’ve dreamt of death.
I do feel better knowing that I won’t be here forever, that there is a reward in Heaven.
God promised that we will have a day where He takes our sadness and fears.
Live each day to the fullest, loving life and being a light for the mad world around us.
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