Wednesday, June 10, 1998
Wednesday, June 10, 1998
As all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ.
What is your hope this morning? What are you planning your life on? Two verses are important
here. 1 Corinthians 15:22, Paul shares, "As all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ."
In I Timothy 6:17, I think it speaks to the heart of many people here in America. Paul writes and
says, "Instruct those who are rich in this world that they do not fix their hope on the uncertainly
of riches, but on God who richly supplies all our needs in Christ Jesus."
We have a choice. We can put our hope in the things of this uncertain world, or we can put our
full hope in Jesus Christ who supplies all of our needs.
I remember reading about a church in Chester who had a large cross on top of the church, but
unfortunately all the lights had burned out. The church members decided not to fix it. So one day,
the pastor paid for an electrician to come after hours to get the cross fixed and working again.
The pastor wanted the people of Chester who drove by on Route 320 to see that the cross was
the real hope of the world.
Is your cross lighted today: Do the people you live and work with know the cross that shines
through you? Or, are your light bulbs all burned out?
Prayer: Dear God, help me to turn on your cross so that is will shine through me. Amen.
Ronald Newhouse, Texas, USA
(1 Corinthians
15:22
NRSV)