| “For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.” |
| —1 Corinthians 15:22 |
“I feel so alive!” My colleague at summer camp shouted with arms outstretched toward the hot summer sun. During the summer of 1965, he worked as one of the life guards. I had paused in my duties as kitchen worker/groundskeeper to sit with him a moment near the dock at Camp Findley in Findley Lake, New York—now known as The Camp at Findley.
A soft breeze kissed the leaves of a nearby shade tree, rustling the smaller branches. In the distance, at the other end of the small lake, I could hear the putt-putt of a fisherman’s trolling motor. It was a glorious moment nearly 57 years ago.
When was the last time you felt truly alive? Perhaps it was when you held your first child in your arms. Maybe it was when you achieved that long-desired promotion at work. Or perhaps, you felt truly alive as you watched your son or daughter walk down the aisle at his or her wedding.
As believers in the life-transforming power of the Lord Jesus Christ, we should begin each day with a keen awareness that while some remain dead in their trespasses and sins, we are truly alive in Christ. The Apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 15:20-22:
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.
For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
This day and every day, let us begin our mornings with praise on our lips and gratitude in our hearts that through Christ we are truly alive. Let us seek to share with others the blessed relationship that God has give us, as His dearly loved children. Let us allow the Holy Spirit to use us as vessels of God’s mercy, grace, and undying love.
Based on a blog originally posted on Monday, April 11, 2016
