No Decay

 DEVOTION

THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES

NO DECAY

Acts 13:32-37

32 "We tell you the good news: What God promised our fathers 33 he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: "'You are my Son; today I have become your Father.'   34 The fact that God raised him from the dead, never to decay, is stated in these words: "'I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.'   35 So it is stated elsewhere: "'You will not let your Holy One see decay.'   36 "For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried with his fathers and his body decayed. 37 But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay.

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The news about Jesus is the only good news, and Paul wanted to tell it whenever he could. That is a great lesson we should take to heart. We sing about loving to tell the story of Jesus and his glory, but do we actually tell the story to whoever we can? In a world where there is wickedness and so much bad news is generated about something by so many, hearing good news should be a desirable thing. People look to human leadership to solve their problems; some look to it to meet their needs. Some look to themselves to provide their own needs and secure their future. But the only real problem is life and death, and the only one who provides all that someone needs and has secured their future is the Lord. However, each person is given a choice to accept life instead of death. Once we choose to accept the good news that Jesus has been raised from the dead and lives, we will have life. Because all flesh will decay in this world, that is, all will die, everyone who comes from the dust will return to the dust, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, but Jesus promised to those who accept him as their Lord and Savior that even through we die, we will live, and our flesh will be raised from the dead or we who are still alive will be changed. We will all have a new glorified body that will not see decay. Is there any good news better than having eternal life, never to see decay? Of course, we know that when this body does give out, we will leave it and then be present with the Lord, for we know that we only temporarily reside in this perishable and corruptible body that cannot inherit eternal life. However, to be absent from it is to be present with our Lord. However, someday, that body will be raised imperishable and uncorruptible to live forever, just as Jesus lives forever with his saints to reign. He arose, and so will we, where there is no decay.