Power to the People!
"He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall...
At the age of 68 I am beginning to relate to the weak and those who have no might. In this life even young people eventually grow weak with age and eventually go the way of all men....death. But according to God, that is not the end for we shall renew our strength and fly like eagles and never get old and tired again!
Amen, When?
"But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint." (Isaiah 40:29-31)
When? Obviously not in this life. Our "hope" is in the "mystery" of the next.
"Listen, I am telling you a mystery. We will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the blink of an eye, at the the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed...death has been swallowed up in victory." (1 Corinthians 15:51-54)
When? Obviously not in this life. Our "hope" is in the "mystery" of the next.
"Listen, I am telling you a mystery. We will not all fall asleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the blink of an eye, at the the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed...death has been swallowed up in victory." (1 Corinthians 15:51-54)
For now we have to "wait on the LORD" to renew our strength. When we trust God with our death we can enjoy what life we have left. Solomon gave some me some good advice...
"The living at least know they will die, but the dead know nothing. They have no further reward, nor are they remembered. Whatever they did in their lifetime—loving, hating, envying—is all long gone. They no longer play a part in anything here on earth. So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this! Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne! Live happily with the woman you love through all the meaningless days of life that God has given you under the sun. The wife God gives you is your reward for all your earthly toil. Whatever you dodo well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom." (Ecclesiastes 9:5-10 NLT)
Don't allow religion to rob you of the joy of life. Realize that your hope after death is in the hands of a gracious God, who is going to change you from a corruptible pile of dust into an incorruptible spiritual being swallowed up in Victory - at the last Trump! It will no longer be a "mystery".
"For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people." (Titus 2:11)
Yep, Power to the People!