| Job 12:1-15:35, I Corinthians 15:29-58, Psalm 39:1-13, Proverbs 21:30-31
“And why should we ourselves be continually risking our lives, facing death hour by hour? For it is a fact that I face death daily; that is as true as my pride in your growth in the Lord. And what value was there in fighting wild beasts – those men of Ephesus – if it is only for what I gain in this life down here? If we will never live again after we die, then we might as well go and have ourselves a good time; let us eat, drink and be merry. What’s the difference? For tomorrow we die, and that ends everything!” I Corinthians 15:30-32
Paul says that Christians are the most miserable of all people if there is no life after death. Why would we work so hard to restrict the unhealthy desires of our bodies? Why would we refrain from partying and running over people if this is all there is? The truth is that Christ died for our sins then rose from the dead. It should give us a measure of comfort to know that for centuries, intelligent people have literally given their lives for this belief in Christ. Why would a person lose the only life they are sure of for a future after death if they were not convinced it is true? Surely, the timid, hiding original disciples became empowered when they saw Jesus Christ alive again. It proved to them there is more than this world! Seek God and He will reveal truth to you. He is worth living for.
PRAYER: Lord, I want to be firmly convinced in my heart that You are real, eternity is real, life after death is real. I want to totally surrender my heart to You so that I can live fully the abundant life You promised here and be resurrected when I pass from this life. I trust that I will have a new body that is no longer led by desires, no longer decays and no longer dies. I thank You that Jesus is going to put the final enemy – death – under His feet. No more pain or tears. I look forward to being there. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen. |
