Thankful for the Resurrection{0}
This morning I’m thinking about the resurrection. I’ve been studying the raising of Lazarus from the dead and how this points to the resurrection of Jesus after His death on the cross and then to the resurrection of all people. The saints alone to eternal life with God. What a great doctrine we learn from Scripture. Even greater yet will be the reality of that day. Above is a photo of Beckham with my grandmother who died shortly after that photo was taken.
When she was ill with pancreatic cancer I asked her questions of who Jesus is to her. I knew she had grown up in the church, I knew she was a faithful member of the United Methodist Church in town, but I wasn’t interested in where she had spent her time so much as where she had placed her faith.
Grandma knows Christ today better than any of you who are reading this and as I ponder the resurrection this morning I look forward to that day when we will meet again with unveiled understanding of Jesus Christ. When we will worship in eternity and whatever else that entails. In our family worship we have a day set aside to pray for family and friends and even Beckham prays for many of you to love God more than anything else. More than career, more than stuff, more than family, more than life itself.
Aristotle, the Greek Philosopher once said, “Death is a dreadful thing, for it is the end.” What a sad existence it is for those who remain apart from God through Christ. Sadder yet is Aristotle learning how wrong he was. I am thankful this morning for the grace to know the precious doctrine of the resurrection.
