--THE END?

--1 Corinthians 15:50-58
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But thanks be to
God, who gives us
the victory through
our Lord Jesus Christ.
--1 Corinthians 15:57- angelwing
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EVERYTHING in this world eventually comes to an end, which at times can be disheartening. It's the feeling you get when you read a book that's so good you don't want it to end. Or when you watch a movie that you wish would go on a little while longer.

But all things--good and bad--do come to "The End." In fact, life ultimately does come to the end--sometimes sooner than we expect. All of us who have stood by the casket of a loved one know the painful emptiness of a heart that wishes it wasn't over yet.

Thankfully, Jesus steps into the fray of terminal disappointments, and, through His death and resurrection, He interjects 'HOPE' for us. In Him "the end" is a prelude to a death-free eternity, and words like "it's over" are replaced by a joy-filled "forever." Since our bodies are not an eternal reality, Paul assures us that "we shall all be changed"' (1 Cor. 15:51) and reminds us that because of Christ's conquering work we can confidently say, "O Death, where is your victory?" (v.55).

So let not your heart be troubled. Our sorrow is real, but we can be filled with gratitude because God "gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (v.57).
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-In Christ, the end is only the beginning! You O Lord, Are the Famous One! Great is Your Name in All the Earth!

--ODB/JS-/ FAMOUS ONE! - By: Chris Tomlin
<http://youtu.be/jwWOH_ZRtSg>
---YOU NEVER LET GO! / MATT REDMAN
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Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]