The victory

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. – 1 Corinthians 15v57

Believe it or not, there are times in the Christian life when it does not feel like a victory. Sometimes it seems like we are hiding in a World War I trench, knee deep in muck, the skin on our feet rotting away, always wet, sleeping on wooden slats cut into the dirt, rats running over us while we sleep, cannon shots crashing around, machine gun fire buzzing over our heads, and no sign of an end.

Imagine with me for just a moment the same scenario with at slight difference. Imagine that you are in that trench, but you are a British soldier who has some how knows the future. Imagine that you know already that your side is going to be victorious and that you will soon be back home in Surrey reunited with your family and friends. Do you think you could handle that trench just a little bit better? It would be a little easier to say, “Just hold on a little longer, the end is in sight.”

Today the Christian life may look like the trenches. Today we are the image of the man of dust. Today we live in corruptible bodies prone to all the aches and pains and miseries and disappointments of that flesh. But one day it is all going to be different. One day the 11^th of November will be here. We will be changed, in an instant the command to “cease fire” will be heard and we will be on our way home. The slat in the trenchside will be replaced with a bed and duvet. Our rotting flesh with be replaced with a clean and purified body. The enemy fire overhead will be replaced with love and compassion. No man’s land will be gone.

Why? How? Because the victory has been won. In God’s timeline it is already the 12^th of November is already here. God has given is the victory through His Son Jesus Christ! Thanks be to God for our victory!!!