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The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:58

This ends today’s reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

Thanks be to God that through Jesus, we have victory over death and the grave. Hallelujah!

That was the truth we celebrated in yesterday’s message, the truth that our future is secure now and forever through our belief in Christ.

Okay, great. But what does this mean for the rest of this worldly existence until we experience the fullest measure of God’s creation promise?

It means we need to get to work.

You see, we are assured that death is not the end but just a glorious everlasting beginning as we move onto dwell with God and Jesus forever but this doesn’t mean we put our life in park and enter into a comfort zone until this life is over. No, Christ called His disciples (aka Christians) to go and make disciples, to baptize in the His name as well as the name of God the Father and the Holy Spirit, and to teach everyone to obey what he commanded. This is hardly a passive calling.

And then we read this from the final verse in 1 Corinthians 15:

Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.  1 Corinthians 15:58

When we are victorious people in Christ, we can stand firm. God has set our future and no one can change it. This allows us to remain resolute in carrying out what Jesus has called us to do. With Jesus walking alongside us (Matthew 28:20), nothing can move us and we are liberated to give ourselves “fully to the work of the Lord”, a work that never done in vain.

As we enter into each day, we should be energized to do what God’s word calls us to do. We should offer ourselves up as living sacrifices (Romans 12:1), asking the Lord to use us in whatever way He sees fit to further His kingdom here on earth and His future kingdom yet to come.

One thing is for sure, when you sign up to fully work in the Lord, He will always make sure you are full time employed with lots of overtime but He also offers the best retirement plan ever.

Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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