You are not just a statistic. You are not an accident. You are a person, and God knows you. We can get lost in news stories which tell us how 1000 lives were lost in an earthquake, or how 30,000 people commit suicide in Japan every year. While these may just be statistics from the news, every number represents someone's life.
The Bible confirms that God oversees everything. People do not die, in any sense of the term, by random chance. Just as there is no such thing as spontaneous life, there is no such thing as spontaneous death. Every moment, from life to death, for every individual, is a string of events that plays out under the ever present eye of God. Deuteronomy 32:39 states, "See now that I myself am he! There is no god beside me. I put to death and I bring to life, I have wounded and I will heal, and no one can deliver out of my hand."
Death is scary, and it is inevitable for each and every one of us. But, as J. A James says, "O, what comfort does this impart to us, in reference to our own lives.... that we cannot die by a random stroke, or by random chance! The key of death must be turned by Him who is infinitely wise, and powerful, and good!" God knows all things, and He knows not only the length of our days, but the purpose each life serves. There is no such things as random death or random life.
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