Today’s Thought “Death: Where is Your Sting?” G. Ward

 

1 Corinthians 15: ²² For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. 

 

The world maintains a universalist approach towards belonging to Holy God and more so upon hearing of death for some imperfect, but not guilty of heinous sins and extreme illicit behavior. That assessment however, was never ours to determine; instead, to know there’s no one now, or in prior generations who qualify for Heaven by mere human effort (Ro.3:10,23), and whereas Christ, in HIS short, exemplary life in earth epitomized unparalleled sacrifice, even dying (such as was imposed on mere man) and gave HIS life freely (and to know that at any time HE could have rejected this most extreme suffering), while maintaining an end goal – to conquer death, so every one who’d place their complete allegiance to HIM would inherit eternal life, we say yes to HIS reign and rule. Believers throughout the world are called to gratefulness in view of HIS resurrection, for it afforded their own.

 

Father God, Your plan from the beginning illustrates Your unfailing love; so, we praise You and honor our greatest Provision, Jesus; desiring to never turn back to a sin saturated mindset, by honoring the Spirit’s teaching on walking as our Redeemer did. May every believer run to more proclaim that death is without sting because of You as our Great Shepherd, compelling our servitude unto Jesus, Amen.