MORNING MANNA 5-2-23
OUR BEST DAY
“So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”- 1 Corinthians 15:54–57
Our society goes to great lengths to avoid dealing with the reality of death. We hate to acknowledge that life is going to come to an end, and many people simply live in denial, acting as though they will never die. Yet the undeniable reality is that unless the Lord returns, all of us will one day come to the end of our lives. For the Christian, the approach of death is nothing to fear. The resurrection of Jesus Christ gives us the assurance that our eternity with Him is guaranteed. There is nothing left to fear, for He defeated death forever. And in truth knowing that we will be present with the Lord immediately when this life ends means that death is not something to be feared.(copied)
Charles Spurgeon said, “On the day of the believer’s death, dying is forever done with. The saints who are with God shall never die any more. Life is wrestling, struggling; but death is the end of conflict: it is rest—victory. Life is longing, sighing, crying, pining, desiring. Heaven is enjoying, possessing, delighting one’s self in God. This life is failure, disappointment, regret. Such emotions are all over when the day of death comes, for glory dawns upon us with its satisfaction and intense content. The day of our death will be the day of our cure. The day of our death is the beginning of our best days.” For the Christian death is not a defeat, it is the day we experience the victory Jesus won for us.
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble, Tx.
