Jesus Died And Rose Again
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about
those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind,
who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep
in him. According to the Lord’s word, we tell you that we who are still alive,
who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who
have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a
loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God,
and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and
are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in
the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage one
another with these words.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
There is a great sense of loss when someone we love dies. We
wonder if we will ever see them again. But for those who know and love the
Lord, death’s parting is only temporary. One day we will be reunited forever.
For our grieving hearts, know what we will be together with
those who have passed before us. These words of reunion indicate that followers
of Christ don’t ever have to experience permanent separation. We will see them
a little later. They simply crossed the river before
we did.
God’s people never say goodbye for the
last time.
Our Daily Bread –