Never Die

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 1 Peter 2:9

Peter is telling us in this verse that we, who believe in Jesus Christ’s saving grace, are no longer in the dark but in the light. We are a peculiar people.

The Henry Morris Study Bible says this about a peculiar people, “Peculiar, in this sense, means a special possession.” We have been redeemed by His precious blood and therefore belong wholly to Christ. We have been saved.

This means: He who lives and believes in Me will never die, Jesus says in John 11:26. Brian Coatney says it this way in his book- A Year in Who We Are “To be absent from the body is to be at home with the Lord.”

How exciting is that? We can be sad about losing someone we treasure and have loved dearly, but we can also be glad they are with Jesus in heaven. What wonderful thoughts are those?

Prayer: Dear Jesus, thank you for dying for us. Thank you for preparing a place for us with you for eternity. Amen.

Sandra Hilsabeck