DEATH AND DYING!!! 1 Corinthians 3:22 (KJV) Whether...the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours What a strange thing to say. How can Paul claim with a straight face that everything, even death, has been given to Gods 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 does not ever feel to be 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 yours, if you are Christs (3:23). Even death has been made a servant to the people of God. How can this be? The truth is that we, in ourselves, do not have autonomous control over our life or death; but the truth is also that Christ has, through his death and resurrection, brought even our greatest enemies into subjection and made them to serve us for our good. Death, for instance, has been subdued; instead of acting as the jaws of gate that consume us, it had now become the doors of salvation to renew us. Whereas death was once to be greatly feared, as the result of sin entering into the works, it is now made an occasion for rejoicing. As the vehicle that brings us into the presence and likeness of Christ. Life, through Christ, is yours, dear believer. And yes, even death is yours, to serve you for your good and Gods glory. Rejoice today, then, in the possessions that are yours in Christ.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:39:55 +0000
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