Two questions about the Egyptian death
It is said that the ancient Egyptians, when they died, were asked two questions before entering heaven:
Did you have joy while you were on earth?
Did you bring joy to others?
Although I don’t think these are what we will be asked before entering heaven, they are good questions to consider.
But another question to ask ourselves is whether we really believe that God wants us to have joy. It seems that the common Christian believes that this life is similar to hell and that the only thing we have to enjoy is the mere thought that one day we will be in heaven, instead of having the joy that God has offered us.
Of course, joy is very different from happiness, but many of us equate the two. Joy can be a constant, while happiness depends entirely on what happens.
It would also be difficult to have one and not the other. You cannot bring joy to others if you do not have joy yourself. You can’t give away what you don’t have.
But alas, back to the questions. Consider them over the next week. Do you have joy in your life? Have you ever? And do you bring joy to others? Are these things daily, once in a while, just when you feel like
I think that if we try to make it possible in our lives that we can answer these questions with “yes”, then we would all be much better off. How would you answer the two questions? Leave your responses below.
