Where is your sting?

The world lost a great hero of the faith today with the passing of Ps Neils Brown. Sickness never took him but he decided the leave us and be with Jesus. As I have watched over recent months his health deteriorate I realized that its no wonder that Paul could say, "O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?". (1 Cor 15:55) In Christ the stinger of death is pulled from our lives and we need to no longer fear. Death is really birth pains of us as Christ followers entering into the adoption that Jesus has planned for us. Neils fought this battle with a deep love for God and a faith in Christ that God was in control Lord help us to do the same.