1 Corinthians 15:17
…if Christ has not been raised, your faith is vain, you are still in your sins.
I’ve been involved in 3 vehicular accidents: the first one, while I am in a jeep with my family. Luckily, my father-in-law was able to slow it down before hitting the back of the truck, or else, no one knows. The second one is when my car got hit by another at the back. We suddenly stopped because a bus cut the taxi in front of us. The last one is in
Thinking about all of these brushes with deaths really makes me shudder. What if I was not lucky at that time, where would I be the next time I opened my eyes. Would I be facing the devil and his minions or come face to face with God, finally feeling the warmth of His love and care?
Our hearts and souls should always yearn for the latter. For that is the very essence of our lives – to serve and follow His will and be the temple of the living God, so we may join Him in the after-life. This is the very promise of the Resurrection. After the grim reality of death and suffering, we would all be raised again, completely free from sins. I surely believe and know that Jesus lived and died and was resurrected. If I am wrong, well, I am to be pitied, but nothing is lost, and know many would and do. But if I am right...well, imagine the treasure I would have gained in Heaven!
Let us pray +
Oh Lord, make us faithful followers of the spirit of your resurrection. Grant that we may be inwardly renewed; dying to ourselves in order that you may live in us. May our lives serve as signs of the transforming power of your love. This we ask of you, Lord Jesus, living and reigning with the Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God forever.
Amen +
Lord, when Your glory appears, my joy will be full.
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