Take a moment to read 1 Corinthians 15:24-34 before reading the devotional below.
Paul wrote this letter not long after Jesus’ time on earth, which was about 2,000 years ago. He thought the end of the world was imminent. He risked his life daily for the cause. Yet here we are, two millennia later, and Jesus has not come back to earth. Was Paul right about the end of the world, or was he all wrong? Did he risk his life for a cause that wasn’t all that urgent?
Perhaps a more important question comes from the rest of what Paul says in this passage: how are you living your life? We don’t know when Jesus will return to earth, but we need to live like Paul and assume it could be at any moment. Because once he comes, it’s too late to change.
Here’s your freedom for today:
It’s not too late to change your life.
There’s a lot we don’t fully understand about what Paul is saying in this passage. Jesus is reigning now, and he will reign until all his enemies have been brought down. Then he’ll turn control back over to the Father. There’s an interaction within God himself that we can’t fully grasp. But understanding everything isn’t required for following Jesus. If our attitude is, “Eat, drink, and be merry” we are acting as if Jesus death and resurrection don’t matter. We’re acting as if there is no end to this world. What do you believe about the end of the world? What makes you have that view? How does that impact the way you are living your life?