How You Live Reveals What You Believe about the Resurrection

If the dead are not raised, "Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."1 Corinthians 15:32As long as you feel that this life is all you have, you will feel that you have to hold on to it and preserve it for yourself. But if you truly come to believe in the resurrection, you will feel that you can spend your life, and if need be, lay down your life, in serving God by serving others. Who will be ready to endure hardship so that the gospel will be taken to the ends of the earth? Those who truly believe that there will be a resurrection. Who will see the wealth they acquire as a trust to be stewarded for the advance of the gospel and the good of others? Those who truly believe there will be a resurrection. Who will awaken from their stupor and quit sinning? Those who truly believe there will be a resurrection. Who will show grace and forgiveness? Who will pursue peace in this world of hostility and conflict? Those who truly believe that there will be a resurrection.Believing in the resurrection will shape how you live. Are you living in a way that is fitting for a person who believes in the resurrection? If someone were to examine your life; your priorities, your diary, and your bank accounts, would they conclude that you are living for this life only? Or would it be clear that you are preparing for life in the world to come?What would an examination of your life—your priorities, diary and bank accounts—say about what you are living for?