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Psalm 115:1,15-18

Not to us, LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness. \u2026 May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth he has given to mankind. It is not the dead who praise the Lord, those who go down to the place of silence; it is we who extol the Lord, both now and forevermore. Praise the Lord.

Exodus 14:10-14

As Pharaoh approached, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians, marching after them. They were terrified and cried out to the Lord. They said to Moses, \u201cWas it because there were no graves in Egypt that you brought us to the desert to die? What have you done to us by bringing us out of Egypt? Didn\u2019t we say to you in Egypt, \u2018Leave us alone; let us serve the Egyptians\u2019? It would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the desert!\u201d Moses answered the people, \u201cDo not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again. The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.\u201d

1 Corinthians 15:35-36, 42-44, 54-58

But someone will ask, \u201cHow are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?\u201d How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. \u2026 So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. \u2026 When the perishable has been clothed with the imperishable, and the mortal with immortality, then the saying that is written will come true: \u201cDeath has been swallowed up in victory.\u201d \u201cWhere, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?\u201d The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

Luke 8:49-56

While Jesus was still speaking, someone came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. \u201cYour daughter is dead,\u201d he said. \u201cDon\u2019t bother the teacher anymore.\u201d Hearing this, Jesus said to Jairus, \u201cDon\u2019t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.\u201d When he arrived at the house of Jairus, he did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John and James, and the child\u2019s father and mother. Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. \u201cStop wailing,\u201d Jesus said. \u201cShe is not dead but asleep.\u201d They laughed at him, knowing that she was dead. But he took her by the hand and said, \u201cMy child, get up!\u201d Her spirit returned, and at once she stood up. Then Jesus told them to give her something to eat. Her parents were astonished, but he ordered them not to tell anyone what had happened.

Prayer

Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory. \xa0Each of these texts today speak of death being overturned in life. \xa0Different pictures of salvation. \xa0Different pictures of resurrection. \xa0But in all of them, we see Jesus. \xa0Against all the fears and dangers that we face\u2014enable us to stand firm in the resurrection hope of Jesus, trusting that you will fight our battles and that our future is firmly anchored in your history and promise of life and salvation having the final word. \xa0In the name of Jesus, our risen Lord we pray. \xa0Amen.

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