The recent plane crashes in Washington D.C. and Philadelphia were both tragic events with a large loss of life.  Our hearts go out to the families who lost loved ones in the two crashes.  We all know that our family and friends are precious to us and their loss can be crushing and we want comfort from someone who understands the pain from this loss. The Bible gives us an example of someone who suffered such a loss and how they dealt with the loss.  The prophet Job lost his entire family in a wind storm (Job 1:18-19), yet he remained faithful to God (verse 21) because he knew that God had the power to resurrect his family.  In Job 14:14 he states “If a man die, shall he live again? All the days of my service I would wait, till my release should come.”  Job knew that eventually they would be resurrected and that he would see them again.  The prophet Isaiah stated, “Thy dead shall live, their bodies shall rise, O dwellers in the dust, awake and sing for Joy!” (Isaiah 26:19).  Furthermore, Jesus gave us a beautiful promise that soon “…the hour is coming when all who are in the tombs will hear His voice and come forth” (John 5:28, 29). This hope of resurrection is something we can all look forward to.

Finally, the promise from God is that “He will swallow up death for ever, and the Lord God will wipe away tears from all faces” (Isaiah 25:8) which means that death will eventually end.  This is the hope that God gives to all of us.