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Psalm 149 (NLT)
1 Corinthians 15–16 (NLT)
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TODAY'S EPISODE: The Resurrection Changes Everything In today's readings, we encounter the joy of worship and the extraordinary hope of resurrection life in Jesus Christ.
Psalm 149 calls God's people to sing a new song, to rejoice in their Maker, and to celebrate the Lord who delights in his people. It is a song of praise, reminding us that worship is our response to the goodness and faithfulness of God.
Then, in 1 Corinthians 15–16, Paul brings us to the very heart of the gospel: the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Some among the Corinthians have questioned the resurrection of the dead. Paul responds by reminding them of the good news they received, the risen Christ who appeared to his disciples, and the extraordinary promise that Christ's resurrection is the beginning of something far greater.
Jesus is the firstfruits of a new humanity.
Where death has held humanity captive, Christ has opened the way to life. Paul declares that death itself will ultimately be defeated, and that our labor in the Lord is not in vain.
In chapter 16, Paul turns this resurrection hope toward the practical life of the community, encouraging generosity, faithfulness, courage, and love.
Together, these readings remind us that resurrection is not simply a promise about what happens after we die. It is the announcement that a new creation has begun in Jesus Christ.
Today's invitation is to discover that the resurrection of Jesus includes us in God's great work of renewal, and that his life is already transforming the way we live and love.
TODAY'S DEVOTION: Our Inclusion in the Resurrection Life of Christ There's something extraordinary about Paul's words in today's reading from 1 Corinthians.
He's talking about resurrection.
And I think sometimes we've reduced resurrection to something much smaller than what Paul is describing.
We've imagined that the good news is simply that Jesus rose from the dead, and because of that, one day, when we die, we can go to heaven.
And certainly, the hope of life beyond death is a beautiful part of the Christian story.
But Paul is telling us something far greater.
He's telling us that in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, something has happened to the whole human family.
A new creation has begun.
And you and I have been included in it.
I love that.
Because Paul doesn't describe Jesus simply as an extraordinary individual who overcame death.
He describes him as the firstfruits.
The beginning of a great harvest.
The first sign of what God intends for all creation.
And then Paul says something remarkable.
Just as death came through Adam, resurrection comes through Christ.
And just as all die in Adam, so all will be made alive in Christ.
Think about that.
Paul is inviting us to see Jesus not simply as someone who has accomplished something for a select few, but as the One in whom God has taken hold of humanity itself.
The resurrection is not simply the victory of Jesus over his own death. It is the beginning of God's victory over death for the whole human family.
And that changes the way we understand everything.
Because if Christ is the firstfruits, then resurrection is not an isolated miracle.
It's the beginning of a harvest.
It's the promise that what God has accomplished in Jesus will ultimately reach into every corner of his creation.
And I think that's something worth celebrating.
Sometimes we've imagined the Christian life primarily in terms of separation.
Who's in and who's out.
Who's saved and who's lost.
Who's worthy and who's unworthy.
But Paul is inviting us to consider the extraordinary scope of what God has accomplished in Christ.
He tells us that the last enemy to be destroyed is death.
Not merely postponed.
Not simply escaped by a fortunate few.
Destroyed.
And when all things have been brought into the life and reign of Christ, Paul gives us this extraordinary vision of the future.
God will be all in all.
I love those words.
God all in all.
Not a creation forever divided between the places where God's love has succeeded and the places where it has failed.
But a creation brought into the fullness of God's life.
Now, I recognize that Christians have understood these passages in different ways.
But I think we should at...
