O Death, Where is Thy Sting?

O Death, Where is Thy Sting?

My mom is very sick. She mostly lays in bed all day long and wants to go to heaven. She has lived a good and long life for 87 years. She’s been an amazing mother to me and we’ve been close for all of our lives. It’s hard for me to see her in the condition she is in. Death is a very hard thing to watch even if it’s an old person.

At the beginning of last September, I met a young and beautiful woman. She seemed healthy and and is a mother to six children; the youngest being only four years old. A month later, she was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer. Today as I am writing this post, she is fighting for every breath she takes as her husband lovingly sits by her side doing anything he can to help her be comfortable including rubbing her back and feet, reading the Word to her, and praying over her. Death is a very hard thing to watch no matter what the age. It will take a miracle of God for her to survive which many are praying will happen. (Sadly, Tesha passed away on Thursday.)

I have been reading through 1 Corinthians and I read this verse yesterday morning as I was grieving over my mom and this young mother. “The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death” (1 Corinthians 15:26). Yes, death is an enemy. It wasn’t supposed to happen but because of sin, it did. But then later in the chapter, it reads, “So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Christ conquered sin and death for us and gave us victory over death. We will rise again. My mom and Tesha will spend eternity with Jesus and with all of their loved ones who love Jesus. Knowing this makes it easier for us but death will always be a very hard thing. We mourn with those who mourn and yes, there will be a lot of mourning when these two women pass on to eternal life, but there will be great rejoicing, too, since we know where they will be and we will one day meet them again. Christ indeed conquered the grave.

Several women in the chat room have lost their children and we all grieved for them. We can’t imagine the pain they are going through but they have stood strong in the Lord. There is no hope without Him. Because of Him, they know that they will one day be reunited with their precious children.

Death is something we will all go through unless Christ comes to take us home. I love what Michael Pearl taught about this time on earth. It’s like Grand Central Station and we’re all buying a ticket to heaven or to hell. This life is a blip on the scene of eternity so make sure you choose the train that goes to eternal life.

And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.
Revelation 21:4

17 thoughts on “O Death, Where is Thy Sting?

  1. Lori my heart goes out to you and your dad. I wish I could there and give you a hug. I’m so sorry about Tesha. I will be praying for you and Teshas family.

  2. Dear Lori,

    *tears*

    This a road you nor I have been down before, the loss of a beloved mother. My heartfelt prayer is that the Lord’s perfect will be done and that He will comfort and keep you all, especially your dad.

    Rest assured, VERY many are covering you with our thoughts and prayers to God.

    *hugs*
    Kelley~

    P.S. I love “I Will Find You Again” sung by the Perrys. xo

  3. Prayers Lori,This is not an easy road.Bless you for sharing,I lost my dear Mother a year ago, and the pain is still very real,I do look forward to seeing her again, when I go Home to my Saviour.May His perfect grace and peace keep you,Love, Dawn E. Brown

  4. Dear Mrs. Lori,
    I will be thinking of you and your family today. May the Lord strengthen each one of you!

  5. Dear Lori, I echo the sentiments of Regina and Kelley as well. I will be praying for all of you.
    “Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.” (Psalm 116:15).

  6. The world will be a different place for me without my precious mom, Dawn. It’s such a blessing to have a mom that I’m best friends with. In fact, my dad told me yesterday that they can’t find my book anywhere and my mom piped up, “Yes, I want another one!” Even though she can’t read any longer, she still supports me!

  7. May God be the light of those days for you dear Lori, for your parents and all your family… Words cannot express my thoughts, but my prayer is that God’s presence and love with you may be real and obvious… xx

  8. I am so sorry to hear your mum is dying, Lori. It is so incredibly difficult to lose someone we love, but you are so right – there is such comfort in knowing they have gone home to heaven.
    Best wishes.

  9. I’m so sorry to hear about both of these situations. I will be praying for you and your mum, and for Tesha’s situation!

    Diana

  10. Beautiful Lori.

    Thank you for sharing, for sharing the totality of LIFE, for without death we would not have life. That is strange in the carnal, but our life came through the Death of Christ, that made His resurrection necessary! And we have life only through our own death; not just figurative, but our literal death, for without it, we do not see the completeness of Christ and the Father.

    It hurts many that suffer the loss here on earth, but that too brings us life by relying on the Word of God – Christ, all the more. It is all beautiful …in Him. Praise God.

    And, Lord, richly bless this woman’s husband and his children. So be it.

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