"The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is
the law."
{1 Corinthians 15:56} (NIV)
Death eats us up. It swallows us all and there is
no escape. None can escape. Paul explains the relationship between death, sin
and the law in this one sentence. Just as a person who feels the sting as a
poisonous snake bites their heel, they know that death awaits them. So each of us
when we recognize sin in our lives, know that death awaits us.
What makes sin
so powerful that it brings death? The Law given by God, written in stone. Our
Lord told us that until heaven and earth pass away, not one letter will
disappear from the Law. This Law gives sin the ability to produce death. This
truth has been declared by God over and over again, starting with Adam, then
Cain and then Israel and then the world.
But another truth, “He gives us the
victory through the Lord Jesus Christ” has been declared! Our Lord not
only obeyed the entire Law, He fulfilled the Law. Our Lord died in our place as
a sacrifice for our sin. Our Lord rose from the grave because the grave
couldn’t hold Him! Sin had no power over our Lord, and therefore death had no
power!
Friend, are you united with the Lord Jesus Christ? Is Christ in you and
are you in Christ? If we are, then the grave has no power, no hold over us! We
will be victorious over death. May we be sure that we are in Christ this day.
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