Verse of the Day 4/24

Through the Bible - Ecclesiastes 4-6, Revelation 11

 

Paul Harvey, the late radio broadcaster, made famous the line " and now you know the rest of the story".  The other day I quoted a few of the stanzas from the hymn "O Glorious Day" which spoke of His coming, His journey to and death on the cross.  But the neither the song or the story end there.  As for the song, I'll post the last two stanzas today in celebration of Easter. 

 

One day the grave could conceal Him no longer,
One day the stone rolled away from the door;
Then He arose, over death He had conquered;
Now is ascended, my Lord evermore!

One day the trumpet will sound for His coming,
One day the skies with His glories will shine;
Wonderful day, my beloved One bringing;
Glorious Savior, this Jesus is mine!

Living, He loved me; dying, He saved me;
Buried He carried my sins far away;
Rising, He justified freely forever;
One day He's coming—O glorious day!

 

For today's verse we'll go to Matthew 22 which speaks of the hope we have now as we wait for the "rest of the story" and His second coming.

 

Matt 22:31 "But now, as to whether there will be a resurrection of the dead—haven't you ever read about this in the Scriptures? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said, 32 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' So he is the God of the living, not the dead."   NLT

 

Jesus affirmed that death is not the end.  He proved it by rising from the dead on Easter morning.

 

As you celebrate Easter in your own way today, think about what it means to you to know that Christ has conquered death.  Death can bring separation, sadness and gloom for a time.  But as Christians, there is hope as we look forward to a glorious day because we can say,  He is risen, He is risen indeed!

 

In Christ,
Mike

 

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

Matt 22:31 "But now, as to whether there will be a resurrection of the dead—haven't you ever read about this in the Scriptures? Long after Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob had died, God said, 32 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' So he is the God of the living, not the dead."

 

33 When the crowds heard him, they were astounded at his teaching.  NLT