We Have Tomorrow
During the Korean conflict, Marguerite Higgins, an award winning reporter covering the war, asked a young soldier, “If I could give you anything in the world you wanted, what would you ask for?”
It was a freezing day. The soldier was eating out of a tin can. His face was a bit muddy. He thought about Miss Higgins’ question for a few seconds, and then replied, “Give me tomorrow.”
Christians are people who not only have today, but also have tomorrow. That is, because we are people who believe in the resurrected Christ, we believe that whatever comes, whatever happens to us in this life, we will be victorious. The Bible proclaims that “Death has been swallowed up in victory” (1 Corinthians 15:54, NRSV).
Paul put it this way: “Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:57, NRSV). We who trust in the God who raised Jesus from the dead have tomorrow already assured -- whether it be on this earth or experiencing eternal joy in the presence of our Savior!