"If a man dies, will he live again?" -Job 14:14 (NASB)
Job asked the universal question. He put into words the yearning of all humanity. This ancient question echoes across the centuries and remains the central question of life. Inscriptions on tombs of tribes extinct for centuries offer mute testimony to man's ancient quest for immortality.
Posed as an anxious question, Job referred to death as "the king of terrors" and a "journey of no return." Death imposes for many a certain fear and anxiety. The question exposes Job's hope and quest for immortality.
The schools of philosophy cannot answer Job's question. It is beyond the realm of science and technology. This ancient, anxious, and argued question finds its answer only in Christ. The Risen Lord alone could declare with ultimate authority: "He who believes in me will live, even though he dies" (John 11:25). The resurrection of Jesus Christ once and for all indisputably answered Job's age-old question, "If a man dies, will he live again?"
Beethoven's 6th symphony sounds the crash of the storm, followed by the first tremulous notes of new hope, broadening into a song of thanksgiving. That is something of what happened between Good Friday and Easter. And because of that, when storm and death strike, we have a hope that is an anchor for the soul.
Christ's resurrection solved the riddle of death. It means that the worst has been met and conquered, and no matter what, the last word will be victory.
You can be confident in Christ that death is not the end but the beginning of eternity.1
1Taken from When Life Gets Tough: Finding Peace and Strength in Times of Trouble by Harry Gariepy.
God Bless,
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