Thursday Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 15:52
52 in a moment, in a glance of an eye, at the last trumpet. For a trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall all be changed.
Devotion:
There were many things that Christ would teach the disciples whilst He was with them in human form, but there were many things that they would not fully understand until after His death; once such thing being His resurrection and what will eventually become of us too. For this reason the disciples would learn many things from the Holy Spirit after Christ returned to heaven. One of those things that they came to realise was that not all Christians will die, but we will all be changed. Just as Jesus was changed from human form to the form He had when He returned to face the disciples again after His death, we too will face Him with a changed body, one that is no longer corruptible!
There should not be any horrors for us in death because to die in this world means that we get to live forever in the next. As soon as we die our souls go to be with Jesus even though our bodies may be burned or placed in the ground. But when it is time for Him to return there will be a glorious time when all those who have died before us will have their bodies raised and changed as quickly as we can blink. Immediately after that instant another instant will follow in which we who are still alive will be raised and changed too. No longer will the sting of death be over us because we will be alive with Christ forever more!
We need to stand firm in our faith knowing that what Christ has promised us will come to pass. We need to stand firm in our beliefs that what the Holy Spirit taught the disciples and what they have written down is for our consumption to explain and comfort us. Before we had our faith we had that curse of death hanging over us with the horrors of the tomb. But after Christ’s death and resurrection for our sakes we no longer have to have that fear; knowing that Christ is our Saviour but also our Redeemer.
Points to Ponder:
Do you still fear death?
Lord increase our faith until we meet you in the air for life eternal.
