I SEE DEAD PEOPLE

I’m not talking about dead people the way the world thinks of dead people. I am talking about my neighborhood, your neighborhood, our city, our state and even our churches. In 1 Corinthians 15:22 we are told “For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.” So if we have been made alive in Christ, what does that make people who have not accepted Jesus Christ as his or her personal savior? Dead people.....right? If you’re not alive, you’re dead. The book of Ephesians tells us that at one time we were all dead in our transgressions and sins, but because of Gods’ mercy and because we have accepted Christ as our savior, we are no longer dead in our sins, but we are alive in Christ. “As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, 2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient. 3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved. Eph 2:1-5 (NIV).

If you have been made alive by Christ, you also see dead people. You’ve heard the saying, when people die; they are to look for the light and go into it. Well, maybe that’s just a metaphor, meaning that as Christians we are to help “dead” people find the true light. “When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." John 8:12 (NIV)