Proverbs 14:32 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God says...

“The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his death.” (Proverbs 14:32 NKJV)

He gives us a profound warning against wickedness and a reassuring promise for righteousness. In this dimension of time and space, all our actions are subject to the law of cause and effect. Those who do things in wickedness and do not put their trust in Jesus, have no hope, as ominously cautioned by apostle Paul: "Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.” (1 Thessalonians 4:13 NIV)

But those who are made righteous and do things led by the Holy Spirit, in His grace through faith in Christ Jesus, have hope. Yes, as we rest in the Lordship of Jesus in an intimate relationship with Him (not religion), we have a place of refuge even in death, as it is written: "For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. For, the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. Therefore encourage one another with these words." (1 Thessalonians 4:14-18 ESV)

Apostle Paul further testifies, that in Christ dying is not loss, as he declares - "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain."(Philippians 1:21 KJV) 

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:
F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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