IMMMORTALITY

“Who alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light” I Timothy 6:16.

The word immortality in the Greek is “Athanasia” meaning deathlessness or undeath in a literal sense. But in the New Testament “athanasia” expresses more than deathlessness, it suggests the quality of life enjoyed.

In our opening text we see that God is described as one who possesses this kind of life, immortal life, and eternal life. I was in a beauty salon once with a friend when I overheard two women whining about how they were ageing, this really hit me with the reality of man’s frailty. This experience made me realize the corruptible nature of man, man is not immortal he is very mortal and he is subject to decay, corruption, degradation and death.

However, there is good news God has done something about Man’s condition. He sent his Son Jesus Christ into the world to give the whole of Mankind life as God has it, through his death and resurrection. “For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” John 3:17

At the tomb of Lazarus Jesus made an authoritative remark “"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" John 11:25-26. Profound words indeed, Jesus has made immortality available to all who would receive the deliverance he purchased through his blood.
In times past, immortality was the exclusive preserve of God but He has chosen to bestow this quality of life to humanity through Christ “Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel” 2 Timothy 1:10.
Praise God that believers in Jesus Christ have immortality, even if they die physically they will live again at the resurrection but this time they will live the way God lives, free from death, pain, sickness, hunger and fatigue. They will be immortal as God.
Little wonder Paul the apostle stated in 2 Corinthians 4:16 “Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day”. Friends, we have immortality in our spirits as believers here in this world, but we eagerly await the resurrection, when this immortal life we carry in our spirits would be transferred to our physical bodies. This is the hope of our calling, the grand expectation of our hearts, the day when mortality would be swallowed up by the immortal life within.

Thank God for this everlasting consolation, immortality which was the exclusive preserve of the Father is now ours through the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Hallelujah immortality is here, rejoice!!!

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