The Resurrection of Jesus answered the Psalmist when he asked, “Will the departed spirits rise and praise You?” Jesus provided a living example of Resurrection when His Father raised Him from the dead. Jesus is our true hope over death. His resurrected-new-creation body foreshadows the body we will have. In our Messiah, death does not have the final word, life does. Yes, the departed will rise to praise Him.
“Will You perform wonders for the dead? Will the departed spirits rise and praise You? Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave? Your faithfulness in Abaddon? Will Your wonders be made known in the darkness? And Your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?” Psalm 88:10-12 (NASB)
From the book, “Springs In Dry Places”, by H. Lamar Smith
