Is There Any Hope?
Death carries with it a certain dread.
From the day that Abel was killed, people have dreaded death.
It has been the enemy, the great, mysterious monster, that makes people quake with fear.
The Bible always links sin and death. It says “the sting of death is sin” (1 Corinthians 15:56) and “through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned” (Romans 5:12).
Death stalks the rich and the poor, the educated and the uneducated.
Death is no respecter of race, colour or creed.
Its shadow haunts us day and night.
We never know when the moment of death will come for us.
Is there any hope?
Is there a possibility of immortality?
In the resurrection of Jesus Christ we have the answer to the great question of the ages: “If mortals die, can they live again?”
“Dear Lord, because of Jesus, we can have hope when our lives on earth come to an end. Thank You for sending Your Son to this world, thank You for the cross, and thank You for the resurrection and the empty tomb. May we confidently tell of this hope wherever we go. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”
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