We should all be reminded that our hope is in the Lord, and must be in the Lord. Even with all of our inventions and innovations, we cannot solve the problem of death, because it is a sin problem, not a medical problem. Our mortality rate remains 100%, and will continue this way until the Lord returns. Despite our research, we cannot defeat death. Despite our medicines, we cannot prevent or heal dementia. Despite our technology, we cannot stop cancers, strokes, heart attacks, or all of the other conditions that cause our bodies to cease. Technology and medicine is not our ultimate hope. The Lord is our hope.
"Christ died for our sins, according to the Scriptures, He was buried, and He was raised on the third day, according to the Scriptures." (I Cor 15:3-4) This means that Christ died as the perfect Substitute for our sins just as the Old Testament prophesied and the Lord Himself promised. This means that He did, in fact, lay down His life, and having paid the full and only price for our sins, He dismissed His Spirit, experienced bodily death, and was buried. This means that He rose from the dead, that He raised Himself from the dead just as Scripture prophesied and He promised. And when you become persuaded that He is God's salvation out of sin for you and then place your faith and trust in Him, to follow Him, you will receive His resurrection, eternal life. No one wants you more than He does. No one will ever make you feel more welcome than He does.
Our family misses Dad. We will miss him this week, but we will have a joyful celebration of resurrection. How? The Lord said, "Because I live, you also will live." (John 14:19) He lives forever in the power of an endless life. Dad's faith in Christ was not in vain. In fact, every Christ follower, who has left this world for the next, is more alive now than ever. I look forward to that day too, when the Lord calls me up to go home OR He comes back to gather up all of His kids. What a day! What a glorious Day that will be!
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