Your Resurrection

 

    You know that one day you will die.  Did you know that right now you get to choose where you spend eternity?  Do not fear your physical death.  It is short in the grand scheme of eternity.  Fear your eternal death because that is where you will be forever more.  You can choose to follow Jesus now and spend eternity glorifying God in peace and beauty or you can reject Jesus and spend eternity in torment forever separated from God with no hope to change things.

    If you follow Jesus now, then one day you will be resurrected like Jesus.  Jesus will come for his people. When he calls you will resurrect if you know his voice, but you have to follow him while alive for that to happen.  Your resurrection means you will be restored eternally.  No more scars, pain, or bad days.  There will be no more sin.

    Your resurrection is guaranteed because Jesus resurrected and made the promise through him if you follow him in faith.  The resurrection is essential for faith.  It is what broke deaths power over you.  It is what broke the chains of sin that controlled all your movements.  Jesus breaks the chains, but you have to remove them or the world will not see the difference between you and itself.  They will not see the Holy Spirit's power in your life.  If you are forgiven by God, then why would you not live like it?

    Jesus may have resurrected people before himself, but it was through his power that he resurrected himself.  No one else can ever claim that.  He rose to never die again unlike Lazarus and the widows son.  If you are a Christian, then one day your soul will resurrect into your eternal body to spend eternity with him.  

    Being a Christian comes with accountability.  You can't claim to believe something and not live it.  It is time to live with integrity.  You may have to sacrifice some personal desires, comfort, or habits to live like Jesus reigns over you, but it is worth it.  Don't forget what you will be getting one day.  Don't rob your eternity for what you want in the moment.  Don't expect to understand everything now.  That is why it is called faith.  

John 11:1-44 & 1 Corinthians 15