1Cr 15:52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
This morning as I read the headline of the back page of the NST - 'Lightning' Bolt, it set my mind thinking of the above verse. The world record for the 100 meters was broken by a Jamacian named Usain Bolt with a time of 9.72 seconds. Well, if we twinkled our eyes it will be much faster than the world record timing set by this Jamacian. That how fast we will be with Jesus when He comes again!
This initial thought process actually started when I was setting up for the last Sunday's Grief Seminar which we have been holding at our church premises for the last 5 weekends. One of the trainees called back to inform us of the death of the father of a staff member.
The teaching for that session helped me understand a few important points. One, different ones grief differently and we have to let them grief individually and also collectively as a family. More importantly the family members especially children should not be neglected during this process.
Actually the most important question everyone ask during this time is, "Is my loved one in heaven?". Our assurance is in the following verses...
1Cr 15:54 So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
1Cr 15:57 But thanks [be] to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
We have a Good God who loves both us and our loved one who has passed on and we will see them again on that day when we are "caught up" after the dead are "caught up" to Him first. This is the order of "caught up" if we remain here still when the Lord Jesus Christ comes again for His Body (Bride), the church.
Till then we have to labor doing the work of the Lord, steadfast unmoveable as was Paul's conclusion of that chapter in the letter to the Corinthian church
1Cr 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
Shalom, may the Lord of Comfort be our portion today and always. Amen.
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