Abundant Life

I Corinthians 15:45 - So it is written: "The first man Adam became a living being"; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. 

I Corinthians 15:22 - For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.

Did you know that we are all destined to die? That's right. And its all because of one man's sin. It may not seem fair but we are all under the curse of sin and death because of one man and woman and their wrong choices. But that isn't the end of the story. There is a way to trade this curse of death for the blessing of life. How? By being born again in Jesus Christ. 

The first Adam (the one in Eden) was made a living being. He was alive but because of his sin he took death unto himself and passed death on to his descendants. (That's you and me.) The second Adam is Jesus Christ. He not only was made a living being but a life-giving spirit. The difference between the first and second Adam is this. While the first Adam traded life for death the second Adam gave his life to conquer death. The first Adam was alive but once he lost life he could not regain it. He was destined to die. But the second Adam gave his life and shed his blood to conquer death once and for all. So even though all must die because of Adam's sin, in Jesus Christ all can be made a alive because of his righteousness. Jesus Christ not only has life himself but he has the power and authority to grant eternal life to others. That is why he is a LIFE-GIVING spirit. 

Do you feel like the curse of sin and death is on your life? Nothing seem to go right? You've made all the wrong choices? Perhaps you've been diagnosed with a terrible disease or know someone who has. You can find life in Jesus for he is a life-giving spirit. He came that we could have life, and not just any life, but life more abundantly (John 10:10). All the life you need is available in Jesus.

For as many as received him to them gave he power to become the children of God. John 1:12.

Living Abundantly,

Sullivan Jones