“The last enemy to be destroyed is death.” 1 Corinthians 15:26
I get surprised when time and again, we are confronted with this mysterious enemy, death, that leaves us emotionally drained and helplessly, dumbfounded.
Yet, death is already a defeated enemy. Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God overcame death, that we who believe in Him should reign with Him over death.
“Death is swallowed up in victory.”
“O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?”
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
We must not fear death, but instead we must address it with a sober mind and a prayerful heart full of faith, truth and grace!
I am amazed that as human beings, we are caught up in “the valley of the shadows of death“, naively. Fight it ! It is an enemy! Death is not a friend. Say,
“I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.” Psalm 118:17.
The Lord is teaching me to “number my days“, and at the same time to pray to Him for a gift of a long life. What is the benefits of dying young before your time?
But he who is joined with all the living has hope, for a living dog is better than a dead lion. For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing, and they have no more reward, for the memory of them is forgotten. (ESV) Ecclesiastes 9:4–5
In conclusion:
- Repent of your sins.
- Be born again by believing in Christ and accept Him as your Lord and Savior. He is our Eternal Life.
- Fight against death! Resist it! Flee from fears of death.
- Pray to the Heavenly Father for a gift of long life – good health, soberness, soundness of body, soul and spirit.
- Pass this truth to others and encourage them to be sober and alert against our last enemy, death.
