READ: Daniel 12:2; Acts 24:15b
What does the term “sleep in the dust of the earth” mean? Everyone will one day die and be buried. Do our bodies just rot there, end of story? One day there will be a resurrection of your dead body. What differentiates where you end up? Today, for eternity’s sake, decide to live for Christ.
There are few topics in the Bible that have more verses than about eternity. While not a popular topic, the certainty of Hell is very real. This week’s Digging Deeper will take us to the very pit of eternity without Christ.
READ: John 5:24-29
When you think about life after this life, what do you believe? Do you believe in life after death? Do you know where you will be going? What does this passage teach as to when we will know for certain where our final destiny will be? How is someone assured eternal life in heaven? Who makes the final decision on where you will end up? Today, lay your sins at the cross of Christ and choose to live for Him.
Read: Matthew 16:25
What is the most important thing in your life? To answer that think about what you spend your time and resources investing in? It is that for what you are trying to save your life. But to save your life for temporal things, this verse says you will lose it. What sorts of things in life do we put a high value on that in the end are lost? What is the alternative in this verse? What does it mean to lose your life for Christ? Today, in order to gain all the fullness of life in heaven, give your life over for His will to be done.