ASLC Devotions - Tuesday

1 Corinthians 15:26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.

Jesus is in the process of destroying all enemies. Sin and darkness are gone. Guilt and hopelessness are on the way out. And the last one to be completely destroyed is going to be death. Obviously people still die. It happens. It happens every day. So what does Paul mean by saying that the last enemy to be destroyed is death?

I think of it in those famous Lutheran "already but not yet" terms. Death has been defeated. That first Easter morning, Jesus destroyed death. It's over. Death has been defeated. But the victory has not been brought to full fruition. People still die. But let's stick with the promise right now - the victory WILL be brought to full fruition. Trust the promise.

In Christ,
Pastor Seth

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