Isaiah 49:21.
”Then you will say in your heart, who bore me these? I was bereaved and barren…where have they come from?”

Death indeed is an enemy and losing a loved one is probably one of the greatest losses anyone could deal with. In fact some never recover from the pain, vacuum and desperation that comes with it. Yet there is a hidden blessing in bereavement and Scripture makes it abundantly clear that if handled well, it could probably inure to your benefit in ways you could never imagine.

1. ”In the year king Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted.” (Isaiah 6:1).
   The prophet Isaiah was a scribe in the palace of king Uzziah, but the demise of the latter caused him to encounter God in a new way that led to his commission into ministry. Similarly, it is when our human dependents are no more that we turn to a higher authority for help.
2. ”It’s better to go to a house of mourning than a house of feasting. (Eccl 7 :2).”
   Bereavement and funerals cause us to contemplate and rethink about the essence of life; teaching us to apply our hearts to wisdom.
3. ”Bereavement teaches compassion and comfort.” (2 Cor 1:3)
   It also puts you in a better position to comfort others who find themselves in similar situations in the future.

Dear friend, probably the greatest blessing of all deaths was that of our Lord Jesus Christ. The benefits of Christ’s death are manifold and unending. Today we can still tap from the blood that flows from Calvary’s hill.

That blood will never lose its power or relevance. ”For if the kings of this world knew, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory”(1 Cor 2:8)

May every pain or loss you are going through this season turn into a blessing for you.

Further reading : Eccl 7 :1-4.