THERE IS VICTORY   

4/2/06 Bro. Lee Dotson

 1 Corinthians 15:51-57, "Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

The greatest hope that any man can have is the hope of the resurrection. We enjoy life and none of us wants to go by way of the grave, yet the truth remains that unless Jesus comes back before our appointed time, there is not one of us, young or old, who will escape that appointment with death

            Do you like to watch a good mystery show and try to figure out what is going to happen next? Well the resurrection is a mystery to those who don=t read God=s Word. But, we are shown the mystery by Paul and how that it will all come to pass.            Some will fall asleep and go by way of the grave before Jesus comes but some will never see the grave because they will be instantly changed.          At that moment, death is conquered forever. You will never face death, ever again. Jesus has conquered death. He has taken away its pain, its fear and its dread from the heart of those who love Jesus.          

           Those who don=t know Jesus will never experience that glorious body powered by the Holy Ghost. They will never know the freedom from death or the wonders of Heaven. Instead they will ever experience the horror, pain and defeat of death and sin against the Law of God.           Which category do you fall in? Are you ready to meet the Lord in the air? Or, will you meet him at the Judgment to hear your final sentence of eternal death?