He Died at His Post by Olatuja Oloyede

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HE DIED AT HIS POST.

Dear friends,

If I may bother you with reading this for few
minutes, I know God will touch you in a definite
way. Amen.

I have seen sprinters on track, at the beginning
of each race, their heart beat and greatest desire
is to end well. No sprinter will pray to end last.
They all yearn for the medal, but have you
wonder why only one of eight or six sprinters
always finish strong. It's because finishing strong
is not meant for everybody. Not all who stated
well end well. All over the pages of the bible,
there are enough account of men of potentials,
who were unable to finish strong in this great
race.

HE DIED AT HIS POST

Away back in the 40's a hymn with this title was
very popular among the Methodists and was
often sung with the Spirit and with marked
effect. It had its origin in the last words and
triumphant death of a preacher in one of the
conferences.

Rev. Thomas Drummond was born in Manchester,
England, in 1806, came to this country in early
life, and after his conversion joined the
Methodist Church. He soon was licensed to
preach, and was admitted into the Pittsburgh
Conference in 1859 he was transferred to the
Missouri Conference and stationed in St. Louis.
On Sunday, June 14, of that year, he had
preached with his usual power, expressing with
pathos the feelings which animate the strong
christian faith in anticipation of heaven. The
same evening he was attacked with a cholera,
and died the next day.

Though suffering great pain he was in his senses
and died in triumph, saying among many other
cheering things,
"TELL MY BRETHREN OF THE PITTSBURGH
CONFERENCE THAT I DIED AT MY POST"
Rev. William Hunter, on hearing the particulars of
the death of this good man composed the hymn,
'He Died at His Post"'
===>coined from "Life of Rev J.B. Mcferrin" by
Bishop O.P. Fitzgeraid.

"LET ME DIE THE DEATH OF THE RIGHTEOUS,
AND LET MY LAST END BE LIKE HIS" Num. 23 :
10

Balaam made that famous prayer but
unfortunately, He was not able to end well. God is
looking for people who will cross the river with
triumph and joy. Those whose heart were not
distracted by the noise of the battle. "I WILL BE
A GOOD SOLDIER, I WILL DIE AT MY POST."

THE CHALLENGE: In our dying moment, are will
still going to be at our post? Will death come and
meet us fully prepared, is God still in charge of
our lives? Have we not lost the salvation of our
most High God? Are will prepared for the life
above? Let's bow the knee now and seek God
for the peace and assurance of salvation. —