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. “The leech has two daughters–Give and Give!” (Proverbs 30:15) and sometimes even theindustrious person is only concerned about what he can receive without having to contribute4. that selfish apathy is not evidence of deeper discipleship, but only a profession in word alone(Titus 2:11-14, 3:8)C. The Way of All Living Things1. when Tabitha took ill, she eventually died and went the way of all the earth, as Joshuadescribed his own impending death (see 23:14)2. the sufferer Job said, “For when a few years are finished, I shall go the way of noreturn” (16:22).3. for Tabitha, there was actually a hasty return, but eventually, she died again and was buried andher body returned to the earth while her spirit went to wait for the final resurrection4. death is the hardest fact of life with which to deal, especially when the death seems premature,either because it is ours impending or that of someone near to us whom we cannot imagine living withouta. some live their lives in fear of death and with an inability to confront it, but there is areason the Preacher encouraged us to visit the house of mourning, for there are things only there whichwe must take to heart (see Ecclesiastes 7:2)b. save for the return of Christ, death is inevitable, but hardly final (Hebrews 9:27-28)c. the point is to enter death, whenever it comes, with as much dignity and accomplishment asTabitha, that life might not be pointless and doomed (Revelation 20:11-15)D. An Example Even In Death1. Tabitha was an example and a teacher even in death, not that she wrote any books or recordedany instructional videos that survived her demise, but that her personality and handiwork bore witness toher love and faitha. when we sing of the faith of our fathers, we should not overlook the faith of our motherslike Tabithab. about Abel, the Hebrew writer says, he “offered to God a more excellent sacrifice thanCain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through ithe being dead still speaks” (11:4)2. what legacy or heritage will you leave behind?ConclusionTabitha is a tremendous Bible character, even though she is dead most of the time that Luke is writingabout her. Tabitha had a faith that survived her death because she touched the lives of others. Does yours?Character Studies! 165