The Living One Revelation 1:18

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The Living One

Revelation 1:18

Have you ever been /to a funeral?

They are very sad times.

There is a finality to funerals //that is difficult for us to understand.

One moment [the person we love] is with us on earth, and the next he or she is gone.

A funeral is a way for us to say goodbye /to that person.

We know that we will meet him or her /again /in heaven, but it’s still hard /without him or her /here on earth.

We won’t be able to make any more memories /with that person.

We won’t be able to laugh /with him or her /about a funny joke.

Death is the end of everything () we know /here /on earth.

We will all die someday and leave our life /here /behind.

But there is one person //who lives /forever. Christ died /on the cross, but three days later he burst the chains of death

and rose /victoriously. Christ conquered death and lives in heaven, at the right hand of God the Father.

And Christ also lives within us, working within your heart /to bring his kingdom to earth.

Because Christ lives, we don’t have to fear death. We don’t have to worry /when our loved ones pass away.

Someday we will all share in Christ’s eternal, heavenly glory!

* share in ; take part in, be involved in, contribute to, participate in, have a hand in, partake in, use in common

1. • Everybody shares in the cooking chores.

Dear Lord, The best news of all is that you are alive today and that you love me.

I know that someday I’ll be able to see you and everyone I love here on earth! Amen.