These two verses follow the title scripture today; "For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ." 1 Corinthians 15:56-57.
Philippians 1:21 NLT says; "For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better." The MSG says; "Alive, I'm Christ's messenger; dead, I'm His bounty. Life verses more life! I can't lose."
For a born again believer (see John 3:1-18) in the Lord Jesus Christ, to live means to see Jesus through spiritual eyes of faith, to die means to see Jesus face to face, with eyes no longer of faith but of sight! Psalm 17:15 says; "As for me, I shall behold Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied with Your likeness when I awake." Psalm 11:7; "For the LORD is righteous, He loves righteousness; the upright will behold His face."
To live means to walk around in this body of flesh, to die means to have a transformed body like our risen Lord's! 1 Corinthians 15:53 NLT; "For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies."
To live means traffic jams, accidents, road rage, and endless rushing around. To die means walking with Jesus on streets of gold! Revelation 21:21-23 NASB, "...And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. And the city has no need of the sun or of the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God has illumined it, and its lamp is the Lamb."
To live means at various times we will experience pain, sorrow, tears and loss. To die means the absence of all of these. Revelation 7:17; "For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd, and will guide them to springs of the water of life; and God will wipe every tear from their eyes." Psalm 16:11; "You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; In Your right hand there are pleasures forever."
Life with Christ is truly the abundant life! And death, well it is nothing more than taking a supersonic jet to our heavenly home that Jesus has prepared for us, and so we will be with Him for all of eternity! John 11:25-26; "Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?"
This is the person who has put all of their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who has come to Him to have their sins forgiven, who now lives by grace having peace with God thru the shed blood of Jesus Christ. They know and believe He died, He was resurrected and now lives and sits at the right hand of God the Father in heaven where He makes intercession for us! These beautiful promises are for believers!
Do you know for certain that if you died while you were reading this post that you would immediately be in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ, that you would be looking into His eyes? If you do not know, you can know today. Read the sinners prayer to the top right of this post and make it your prayer. God looks upon hearts and He will hear you and answer you, for all who call upon the name of the Lord will be saved!! Then read these verses; John 3:26, Romans 10:9-13, 1 John 5:11-12. Then just keep reading the Bible and never stop. If you pray today one day I will see you in heaven, and what a glorious day that will be!!! Welcome to the family!
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