1 Corinthians

If you haven't read 1 Corinthians lately, you should. I dwelt in the later half of the book for a while letting it's words sink in. There is a lot of good stuff in there but I am going to draw your attention to the end of chapter 15 verses 54-58. Paul is talking about the resurrection of the body and what will happen when Jesus comes to bring us home.

Starting about mid way through 54 "then shall come to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory." "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

Isn't that good? Death has no claim on us. Nothing can hold us back because we have victory in Christ. It says that sin causes death and then he wraps up a pretty good portion of Romans in less than a sentence, "and the power of sin is the law." If you did catch that little phrase, go ready Romans.


Because we can have victory in Christ over sin and if has no grip on us, Paul tells us to "be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain." I love the last part, we can know that we do not have to labor in vain.


I feel as if my thoughts are scattered in this post, I hope you see what I'm seeing because it is beautiful. Keep pressing on friends.