Otherwise,
what will those do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at
all, why then are they baptized for them? Why are we also in danger every hour?
I affirm, brethren, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our
Lord, I die daily. If from human motives I fought with wild beasts at Ephesus,
what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, LET US EAT AND DRINK, FOR
TOMORROW WE DIE. Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.” Become
sober-minded as you ought, and stop sinning; for some have no knowledge of God.
I speak this to your shame.
(1 Corinthians 15:29-34, NASB)
If Jesus Christ didn’t rise from the grave, then everything is futile. There is
no purpose, no meaning. If, as some people say, when we die, we die and become
worm food, then why bother?
If I didn’t believe there was a purpose to my life, a God-designed purpose, I
wouldn’t want to live. Seriously. I watch this world get more and more corrupt.
I see the selfishness in its people. I hear the hate and anger. It’s so often
not a very pleasant place to be.
And when I wake up in the morning, and the pain is overwhelming, if I didn’t
know God would give me the strength to make it through each moment and if I
didn’t know He’d use the pain for His glory … well, again, I wouldn’t want to
live.
But I do believe Christ rose from the dead. I believe He lives today. I believe God has a great purpose for all things. I believe I need to live for Christ and strive to stop sinning.
So I do get up every morning. I trust in His strength. I believe in His
purpose and plan. I ask for help to avoid sin.
And I look forward to the day of Christ’s return.
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