The Mystery Rolled Back

 

 

As I meditated upon how the apostle Paul said, “Where, O death is your victory? Where, O death is your sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:55, NIV), I am being reminded of how the glory of God conquered over the sin of death that has been released from captivity as one triumphs in victory over sin of darkness like how the apostle Mark said, “that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away” (Mark 16:4b, NIV). Indeed, Jesus declared that He was the resurrection and the life when He called in a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!” seeing how Lazarus has been awakened up from his death at the minute when Jesus resurrected him from his deep sleep (John 11:43, NIV).

Truly, someone said, “Death is the great enigma of life” that’s the one secret of the universe which is kept, the silence that could never be broken as he mentioned his point inside the Every Day Light online devotional text. By this, I read how death is a mystery – “the undiscovered country from which no traveller returns” before came the first Easter Day, and the stone was rolled away and. one Traveller did return for death to be no longer but a tunnel with light at the farther end.  Indeed, the hymnist said, “Tis death is dead, not He” as he also pointed out inside the Every Day Light online devotional text. By this, I thank Jesus for resurrecting me up to life from the death of my sin just as He has risen up from His death on the third day being as the Son of Man (Matthew 16:21, Mark 9:9, NIV).

Hence, I rejoice in Christ’s resurrection over death knowing how His death can trample down over the destruction of the Jewish temple through His resurrection (John 2:19, NIV) as I did my today’s reading.

Are you certain of the continuity of life beyond your death today?

(Written by Jeremy Koh, 14th January 2021)

Profile Background:

Jeremy Koh is a disabled graduate from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore – formerly known as Spastic Children Association (1987-1997). He graduated with Certificates in Microsoft Office Skills. Jeremy has worked in ServeHope Pte Ltd – Project Assistant/Email Marketing Consultant for 5 years (March 2008 – August 2013). And, Jeremy did a research work for the keyguard at (these)abilites Pte Ltd handling all KeyGuard Operations for 10 months in World United College South East Asia (Tampines Branch). He was Executive Assistant with Vision Strategy Storytelling (3 months, Aug to Oct 2017). Jeremy worked as GB Connector in GrowthBeans Team in Savior-Asia Consulting Pte Ltd (October 2018 to December 2019). Today, he continues to be in GB Youth Organizing Team/as a GB Youth Facilitator in YouthCorps Singapore, a former member of the Special Needs Cluster in YCS, and a Founder in the ground up initiative project called – Project Story for LIFE that serves the Special Needs Community at-large in society today.

Prayer Response to this featured article:

Thank you Jesus for your glorious and triumphant victory over death where we can live victoriously over death;