O Death, where is your sting? O
Hades, where is your victory? 1 Corinthians 15:55
Over the centuries,
death has been our relentless and unyielding enemy. No one, regardless of
worldly rank, strength, or wealth has been able to escape death. As soon as we
are born, death becomes our destiny. Many have tried, but no one has developed
an antidote for death.
The reality of the
resurrection is that death has been defeated! It is no longer the impregnable
enemy, for Christ marched through the gates of Hades and claimed decisive
victory over death. He conquered death completely; now He assures His followers
that we, too, will share in His victory. Christians need not fear death. Christ
has gone before us and will take us to join Him in heaven. Death frees us to
experience the glorious, heavenly presence of God. No illness can defeat us. No
disaster can rob us of eternal life. Death can temporarily remove us from those
we love, but it transfers us into the presence of the One who loves us most.
God’s glory is His presence. Death, our greatest enemy, is nothing more than
the vehicle that enables believers to experience God’s glory!
Do not allow a fear of
death to prevent you from experiencing a full and abundant life. Death cannot
rob you of the eternal life that is your inheritance as a child of God. Jesus
has prepared a place for you in heaven that surpasses your imagination (John
14:1-4). Death will one day be the door by which you gain access to all that is
yours in heaven.
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