Death
Death, where is your sting? Jesus overcame death at the Cross. However, this refers to the death of our spirit. When Adam sinned, we all sinned and so died spiritually. Jesus came to reverse this death by dying on the Cross. We are now alive in the spirit, and this is what we call the born-again experience. This is resurrection power that raised us. Before His resurrection, we were dead in our spirits. Now through His death we have come alive. Because He lives, I have hope for tomorrow. His resurrection was the greatest event in history. Without His resurrection, we are hopeless and lost. However, we will still die a physical death.
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Life
We will all die one day unless we are raptured or walk into heaven as Enoch did. This is the reality. Why were we left to face death? Death is what makes living so exciting. Death for a Christian is a promotion. Christ overcame death, and now we, too, can overcome it. The fear of death keeps many caged in their prison. The reality of death limits us. However, we need to operate in eternal life, not in death. Jesus said that He has given us eternal life in the Spirit. This life is for now and not the hereafter. We fail to live the abundant life Christ promised because we don’t believe in eternal life. Eternal life has no beginning and no end. We need to shift our thinking from a limited God to a God of no limits.
Resurrection Power
Today, let us operate in resurrection power. This power is available to us who believe. Jesus said I am the resurrection and the life. His life was a demonstration of what is possible when we believe in His finished work. He has now ascended into heaven so that we can operate in the same power. Why don’t we see the church operate in this power? We fail to do so because we fail to believe. Unbelief keeps us from availing ourselves of the power that has been afforded to us. We must move from a position of mental assent to an act of obedience and acceptance. This is the only way we can overcome the fear of death and be victorious.
