Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will live in hope,
27 because you will not abandon me to the grave,
nor will you let your Holy One see decay. Acts2:27-28
These verses are from Peter's sermon on the day of Pentecost. He is quoting from Ps.16 - a Messianic Psalm.
We bump our heads against death and decay...
Decay is all around us. Decay in the environment, in morals, in hope, in health. Death is also about Decay. Death is where Decay becomes irreversible and final. And even after we have died our bodies are subject to decay.
Paul talks about Decay in Romans 8. He describes it like this:
"20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God."
Are you frustrated by the chaos you see on the news and in the world around you? The "bondage to decay" is a despair-creating reality all around us that sucks us dry and threatens to extinguish hope.
In this Resurrection Sermon Peter is quoting a 1000 year old prophecy that makes it clear - It has ALWAYS been the plan that Jesus would rise from the dead. It has ALWAYS been the plan that He would break the power of death and decay. He died but He did not decay. He died but He rose and now decay will NEVER have a hold on Him.
It's been Friday - NOW SUNDAY'S COMING!
One more sleep and we celebrate Christ's incredible victory over sin and death. Let's let our hearts be glad and and our tongues rejoice!!!!!!!
HALLELUJAH!
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That brings us to the end of of our Lent eDevs. I hope the journey has been meaningful to you! I have enjoyed the writing.
The eDevs will take a break until after the Worker's Day long weekend.
Much love,
God bless,
Theo
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Theo Groeneveld theo@emmanuel.org.za
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