Verse of the Day 3/5

Verse of the Day 3/5

1 Corinthians 6:14

English Standard Version

14 And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.

A friend of mine recently passed away from complications related to COVID.  He was a believer and we know that He is now with His Savior.  Today's verses are a reminder for those of us who lose loved ones that have loved the Lord that though they are now "absent from the body they are present with the Lord."  His resurrection showed us that there is life beyond the grave.  Death should not be looked upon as an end but a transition.

Pastor Rick Warren writes, "We miss that the story of the Resurrection isn't just Jesus' story — it's our story as well.

You see, you are a part of the Resurrection. Jesus' death and Resurrection didn't just prove there was life after death. The Resurrection proves you can have life after death, that there's life beyond your grave.Jesus says, if you trust in him, death becomes a transition, not an ending point."

While we miss those who have gone to be with the Lord, we rejoice in the fact that they are now with their Savior and that one day, we will see Him too.

1.Low in the grave he lay, Jesus my Savior,
waiting the coming day, Jesus my Lord!
Up from the grave he arose;
with a mighty triumph o'er his foes;
he arose a victor from the dark domain,
and he lives forever, with his saints to reign.
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!

2 Corinthians 5:8-9. New King James Version

8 We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.   9 Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.

Blessings,

Mike

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Ephesians 1:7 In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.  NIV

1 Corinthians 6:12-14

New Living Translation

12 You say, "I am allowed to do anything"—but not everything is good for you. And even though "I am allowed to do anything," I must not become a slave to anything. 13 You say, "Food was made for the stomach, and the stomach for food." (This is true, though someday God will do away with both of them.) But you can't say that our bodies were made for sexual immorality. They were made for the Lord, and the Lord cares about our bodies. 14 And God will raise us from the dead by his power, just as he raised our Lord from the dead.