Nothing

We are making our way through a letter Paul wrote to Jesus followers in Corinth. Today, Paul talks about nothing.


1 Corinthians 15
50 What I am saying, dear brothers and sisters, is that our physical bodies cannot inherit the Kingdom of God. These dying bodies cannot inherit what will last forever. 51 But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! 52 It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed. 53 For our dying bodies must be transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must be transformed into immortal bodies. 54 Then, when our dying bodies have been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will be fulfilled: “Death is swallowed up in victory. 55 O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” 56 For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. 57 But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.


Nothing. There are so many amazing thoughts crammed into this short passage that it is nearly impossible to narrow it down to one verse (51, 53, 55 or 58) let alone one word! It took a while; but I was finally able to narrow it down to verse 58. All the other verses present beautiful thoughts that offer hope for the future; but verse 58 provides encouragement and instruction for right now. Even in verse 58, there are a lot of thoughts that we could/should meditate on ... “be strong” because this journey can be a long, weary road ... “be immovable” because there will be many challenges to your faith ... “always work enthusiastically” because there will be setbacks and seemingly impossible obstacles. In the end, I chose “nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless” because it makes the other three seem more realistic and definitely more worth while.