20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in turn: Christ, the firstfruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him. 24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. -1 Corinthians 15:20-26
Happy New Year, everyone! 2020 was so awful in so many ways. Many of us have been looking forward to 2021. We’re hoping for a day when COVID is no longer a persistent threat. We’re hoping to hang out with our friends without fear. We’re hoping to be able to travel again. We’re hoping to actually start our college careers on campus. There is a lot we’re hoping for.
This is what today’s passage is about—hope. We see only 2020 as a horrible year, but from the point of Christianity, every year is like 2020 because of the problem of sin. We’re so use to living with sin that we’ve learned to co-exist with it, but sin is not the way we are meant to live.
Just like how we look forward to the COVID vaccine removing the fear and the effects of this physical disease, as Christians we ought to look forward to God’s ultimate plan of destroying sin completely and removing the fear and effects of sin as a spiritual disease.
Do we hate sin with the same intensity as we hate COVID? Do we look toward God with hope and anticipation that one day He will make all things new?
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