Filed Under : by Dakota
Monday, November 30, 2009As humans, death is naturally unappealing to us. I can't say that I know a single person who actually wants to die. And although I do believe it's okay to prefer life over death, we ought to remember that as children of God, death is not something we should be afraid of. The Bible says in Isaiah 25:8, "He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord GOD will wipe away tears from off all faces..." As followers of the One Who has conquered the grave by His awesome power, what reason do we have to be afraid of death anyway? Yes, if the Lord tarries, one day our bodies will succumb to death and make way for future generations, but death is merely the doorway through which we must pass in order to meet our Savior, Jesus Christ.
"O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?"
-I Corinthians 15:55
Death has no sting anymore, neither does the grave have victory over us; rather, we have victory over the grave! Why? Let's look at the words of Jesus in Revelation 1:18,
That was the day that, as Isaiah prophesied, death was "swallowed up in victory." - forever and ever.
We have victory over death because Jesus has already defeated it for us. I have to say that one of the most beautiful verses in the entire Bible is Matthew 28:6,
"I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death."
"He is not here: for he is risen, as he said..."
That was the day that, as Isaiah prophesied, death was "swallowed up in victory." - forever and ever.
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