For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.
John 6:40
This is the certain hope of every person who puts their faith and trust in Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord. They will forever live in the will of God by looking to and believing in Jesus. They will know eternal life. And they will be raised by Jesus on the last day in the same manner as His own resurrection. The Christian is given the reality of victory over death... no more to live in fear, but to be the possessor of real eternal life.
All people will struggle with the reality of human mortality. It is inevitable. Loved ones grow older, get sick, and die. Eventually we all will die. And the hope we have after death is only known with certainty because of the gospel story. Jesus died so that death no longer must separate us from God. Jesus was raised from the dead so that we can know that He grants eternal life to those who believe in Him. And He has promised with certainty, that God will raise up all those who believe in Him. It’s a glorious, comforting, empowering, strengthening story with the ultimate happy ending!
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