(from 2014 SOAP)
SCRIPTURE: 1Thessalonians (NIV) 4:14 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.
OBSERVATION: We believe! We are believers! Our faith is founded upon historical fact. We believe Jesus was crucified. He died. But that is not all we believe. We believe that Jesus rose from death. Jesus came back to life. Jesus proved that death is not the end. Jesus passed through death and returned.
APPLICATION: AND SO … Believing the first part of the above verse logically leads us to believe the second part.
Because we believe Jesus died and rose, we also believe that those who have died while believing in Him will accompany Him when He returns. As Paul wrote in another place, “to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.” {2Corinthians 5:8} They are with the Lord as their body lies asleep in death. They will come with the Lord when He returns to this earth.
PRAYER: Lord, thank you for the assurance we have that the parting of death for those who die knowing you—it is only temporary! Amen
Pastor Leon
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