Death Has No Power

Good Morning!! Whereas death was once to be greatly feared, as the result of sin entering into the world, it is now made an occasion for rejoicing, as the vehicle that brings us into the presence and likeness of Christ. As Christians, we need to stop being afraid of death. Instead of acting as if death was the end, we need to see if for what it is,...the door of salvation, and the start of a new life with Christ.

...All things are Yours, whether Paul or Apollos or Cephas or the world or life or death or the present or the future—all are Yours,—1 Corinthians 3:21b, 22 (NIV)

What a strange thing to say,..how can Paul claim with a straight face, that everything,...even death,...has been given to God’s people and belongs to them? It certainly does not feel as though the world belongs to us,...that our present life is completely under our control, or that the future is ours for the taking. Least of all, death doesn't ever feel as though it's mastered or owned or tamed,...more than anything else, death reminds us of just how frail we are, and what little power we have over our surroundings. And yet, Paul claims that they are all ours, if we are Christ’s (3:23). Even death has been made a servant to the people of God.

Yes, even death is yours,...to serve you for your good, and for God’s glory.
Rejoice today, then, in the possessions that are ours in Christ.

 

My Lord, my God, death's sting no longer has any power over us,...because of Your gracious gift of Jesus. Amen.

 

"I pray that we become grace givers,...we ask that God allow us to see and accept others as He does."