"Death is swallowed up in victory."
"O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?"
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." - I Corinthians 15:38
I feel like there is so much anticipation and celebration that accompanies Christmas, and then there is Easter and an egg hunt somewhere. Yet, if it weren't for Easter then Christmas would be pointless. If our Savior did not die for our sin and defeat the death we deserved, then the baby in the manger would be just another child. Praise God, this is not the story!
Thank you Lord for coming for worthless sinners and for dying the death I deserved. Thank you for the blood that covers all my sin. Thank you that I am made right with God through Christ's perfect work on the cross. Thank you for freely giving me what I could never earn. Thank you for a risen Savior who has conquered death, giving me eternal hope and joy of being with my Father.
