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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