Will You Prevail Against Death?

1. You can’t prevent death but you can prevail against it.
John 11: 25, Romans 5: 20, 6: 23

Have you ever read the Serenity Prayer? “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.” Do you want to develop your character? Practice this prayer. Practice reality.

Farm life taught us death and all other consequences of sin are real. I couldn’t prevent it but I could prevail against it. I raised my version of Arnold the pig three different times. The first two times the other pigs became jealous and killed the one I had befriended and trained. The third time, we killed the pet pig for food. I don’t have space enough here to share the pain of those events. I share this much to remind you everything in this world faces death.

The question is: “How much of us and our world can we turn to face Jesus?” Jesus alone introduces us and gives us access to a reality beyond death. How will you prevail to share that good news with someone today?