God sees death in more than one way and so should we. First, death is the last enemy of God that will be destroyed.

1 Corinthians 15:25-26 (ESV)
²⁵  For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. ²⁶  The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

It was never the intention of God for man to die.  He gave Adam and Eve access to the tree of life but because they sinned, they, as well as their posterity, lost access to it.  Death, then, is the penalty for sin; not personal sin, but the presence of sin in the world.

Romans 6:23 (NKJV)
²³  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

So, God views death as an enemy and the penalty for sin, but there is more.  God, thanks to the death, burial, and resurrection of His Son, views death as a defeated enemy.  No, death has not yet been destroyed, but it has been defeated from the standpoint that man can now overcome it, having regained immortality through Christ.

2 Timothy 1:9-10 (NKJV)
⁹  Who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, ¹⁰  but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

We should see death as God sees it—as an enemy that has lost its sting because through Jesus we have eternal life.

1 Corinthians 15:55-57 (ESV)
⁵⁵  “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” ⁵⁶  The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. ⁵⁷  But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Death is terrible.  It brings grief and disappointment to the living.  After all, it is still the enemy of God. As Christians, however, we do not have to fear it.  In fact, we can actually look forward to it.  Paul once said, “I am hard pressed between the two.  My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better” (Philippians 1:23).   Paul knew what John later wrote.

Revelation 14:13 (ESV)
¹³  And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”

None of this means that as Christians we have to have a desire to die.  God blessed us with life, and we should enjoy it.  This is made easier when we live our lives with our heavenly hope in view.  It is made more difficult when we go through life worrying about death.  There is no need for that because we have been delivered from such fear (Hebrews 2:14).

The Psalmist said, “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints” (Psalm 116:15).  Let’s see death the way God does—as a blessing for those who are in the Lord.  Do not allow the devil to paralyze you with the fear of death.  If you are a faithful child of God, death has no sting.  You are not required to hope it comes tomorrow, but you can look forward to it because, as Christians, the best life comes after death.

As you wind down for the night, think about these things.