Mystery
1 Corinthians 15:51-58
51Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. 54When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."[a]
Bee's Thoughts:
Once again I'll be going for the mission trip this coming weekend to celebrate Christmas with the less fortunates. It's so comforting to know that our "labor in the Lord is not in vain" as we "give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord" (v58).
Very often I wonder how we Christians will I be like when we go to heaven.
Will we still recognize the people we know on earth?
Will we still have the same feelings for the people we loved on earth before?
If I die as an old person, will I look aged or will I look like a young person?
If I do look like a young person, how will people recognize me if they only know me when I am old?
So many unanswered questions, so many mysteries to discover, so many surprises awaiting for me. It would be very exciting to know the answers I have been waiting for. Though I can't understand so many things now, but thank God that soon I shall understand why I went through those trials and sufferings. Soon I shall receive the crown of glory if I have been faithful to the Lord.
Dear Lord,
Thank You for Your comforting words tonight. I look forward very much to see You and to understand the mysteries You have bestowed for me and those who trust in You. Thank You that though I see You not now, but I can always feel You with me wherever I am. Thank You for this hope I can have in You. Praise You Lord!
In Your wonderful name I give You thanks. Amen.
51Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed— 52in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 53For the perishable must clothe itself with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality. 54When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: "Death has been swallowed up in victory."[a]
55"Where, O death, is your victory?
Where, O death, is your sting?"[b] 56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
Bee's Thoughts:
Once again I'll be going for the mission trip this coming weekend to celebrate Christmas with the less fortunates. It's so comforting to know that our "labor in the Lord is not in vain" as we "give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord" (v58).
Very often I wonder how we Christians will I be like when we go to heaven.
Will we still recognize the people we know on earth?
Will we still have the same feelings for the people we loved on earth before?
If I die as an old person, will I look aged or will I look like a young person?
If I do look like a young person, how will people recognize me if they only know me when I am old?
So many unanswered questions, so many mysteries to discover, so many surprises awaiting for me. It would be very exciting to know the answers I have been waiting for. Though I can't understand so many things now, but thank God that soon I shall understand why I went through those trials and sufferings. Soon I shall receive the crown of glory if I have been faithful to the Lord.
Dear Lord,
Thank You for Your comforting words tonight. I look forward very much to see You and to understand the mysteries You have bestowed for me and those who trust in You. Thank You that though I see You not now, but I can always feel You with me wherever I am. Thank You for this hope I can have in You. Praise You Lord!
In Your wonderful name I give You thanks. Amen.
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12/04/2006 11:59:00 PM
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