October 21, 2024

Because of Jesus’s sacrifice and resurrection, we do not have to fear death as those who came before him. However, I know people still fear death because of the unknown. That’s where our faith in Jesus comes into play. We need to fix in our minds the resurrection power, Jesus’s conquering of death. Matthew Henry’s Commentary says it beautifully:

“Christ became man, and died, to deliver them from those perplexities of soul, by letting them know that death is not only a conquered enemy, but a reconciled friend, not sent to hurt the soul, or separate it from the love of God, but to put an end to all their grievances and complaints, and to give them a passage to eternal life and blessedness; so that to them death is not now in the hand of Satan, but in the hand of Christ - not Satan's servant, but Christ's servant - has not hell following it, but heaven to all who are in Christ.”

As the world crumbles, our hope is in Jesus; trust that he has our best interest at heart, and if we die, we will be with him in paradise. 

And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. Hebrews 2:15