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—Mark 5:38-39 NLT
One of the ways early Christians spoke of the death of believers was to say that they had "fallen asleep." While I am not sure the disciples quite yet believed that death was only sleep for one who follows Jesus, we sure notice the promise in Jesus' statement, "The child isn't dead; she's only asleep." [1] Whether or not the disciples who witnessed this miracle made the connection, most of us see the LORD's statement as a promise that death cannot hold us! In the presence of Jesus, death becomes mere sleep as believers await the dawn of their LORD's glorious and triumphant coming.
[1] 1 Corinthians 15:51-55; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-15.
O LORD God, thank you for sending your Son to destroy the power of death over us. Help me truly to believe that at its worst, death is no more than a peaceful sleep until we are awakened with the dawn of your Son's return. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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—Mark 5:38-39 NLT
Key Thought
One of the ways early Christians spoke of the death of believers was to say that they had "fallen asleep." While I am not sure the disciples quite yet believed that death was only sleep for one who follows Jesus, we sure notice the promise in Jesus' statement, "The child isn't dead; she's only asleep." [1] Whether or not the disciples who witnessed this miracle made the connection, most of us see the LORD's statement as a promise that death cannot hold us! In the presence of Jesus, death becomes mere sleep as believers await the dawn of their LORD's glorious and triumphant coming.
[1] 1 Corinthians 15:51-55; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-15.
Today's Prayer
O LORD God, thank you for sending your Son to destroy the power of death over us. Help me truly to believe that at its worst, death is no more than a peaceful sleep until we are awakened with the dawn of your Son's return. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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