Max Lucado Devotional 19 July 2024 Message: Not the End
Max Lucado Devotional 19 July 2024 Message: Not the End
READ TODAY’S DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR 19TH JULY 2024 BY MAX LUCADO
TODAY’S TOPIC: NOT THE END
Max Lucado Devotional 19 July 2024 Message:
God’s view and our view of death tend to be different. We see death as the end. God sees it as a beginning. From God’s viewpoint death is not permanent. It is a necessary step for passing from this world to the next.
From God’s perspective death is a small price to pay for the privilege of sitting at his table. The scripture says, “Flesh and blood cannot have a part in the kingdom of God…This body that can be destroyed must clothe itself with something that can never be destroyed” (1 Corinthians 15:50, 53 NCV).
In other words, we must die for our body to be exchanged for a new one. So from God’s viewpoint death is not to be dreaded; it is to be welcomed.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR OF THIS DEVOTIONAL: Max Lucado is a pastor, speaker, and best-selling author who, in his own words, “writes books for people who don’t read books.” He serves the people of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, and his message is for the hurting, the guilty, the lonely, and the discouraged: God loves you; let him.
As a writer, Max is known for combining poetic storytelling and homespun humor with the heart of a pastor. All of his trade books began as sermon series at Oak Hills Church, and his sermons all begin with Max asking himself this question: “What can I say on Sunday that will still matter on Monday?” He’s been dubbed “America’s Pastor” by Christianity Today, and “The Best Preacher in America” by Reader’s Digest.
