Jean Ann Williams | Author

“O death where is thy sting? O graue where is thy victorie? The sting of death is sinne: and ye strength of sinne is the Lawe. But thankes be vnto God, which hath giuen vs victorie through our Lord Iesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 15:55-57 1587 Geneva Bible). Father, You are perfect. You are merciful. You […]

“For this corruptible must put on incorruption: and this mortall must put on immortalitie. So when this corruptible hath put on incorruption, and this mortall hath put on immortalitie, then shalbe brought to passe the saying that is written, Death is swallowed vp into victorie” (1 Corinthians 15:53, 54 1587 Geneva Bible). Father, we are […]

“The first man is of the earth, earthly: the second man is the Lord from heauen. As is the earthly, such are they that are earthly: and as is the heauenly, such are they also that are heauenly. And as we haue borne the image of the earthly, so shall we beare the image of […]

“So also is the resurrection of the dead. The bodie is sowen in corruption, and is raysed in incorruption. It is sowen in dishonour, and is raysed in glory: it is sowen in weakenesse, and is raysed in power. It is sowen a naturall body, and is raysed a spirituall body: there is a naturall […]

“There is another glorie of the sunne, and another glorie of the moone, and another glorie of the starres: for one starre differeth from another starre in glorie” (1 Corinthians 15:41 1587 Geneva Bible).  Father, You are the Glory of the Universe. So all Your creation is glorious. Thank You for creating beauty for us […]

“But some man will say, Howe are the dead raised vp? And with what body come they foorth? O foole, that which thou sowest, is not quickened, except it die. And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shalbe, but bare corne as it falleth, of wheat, or of some other” (1 […]

“If I [Paul] haue fought with beastes at Ephesus after ye maner of men, what aduantageth it me, if the dead be not raised vp? let vs eate and drinke: for to morowe we shall die. Be not deceiued: euill speakings corrupt good maners. Awake to liue righteously, and sinne not: for some haue not […]

“Why are wee also in ieopardie euery houre? By your reioycing which I haue in Christ Iesus our Lord, I die dayly” (1 Corinthians 15:30, 31 1560 Geneva Bible). Father God, we must lay down ourselves to You daily. What is it You would have us do today? Who needs prayer? Do we have sins […]

“And when all things shalbe subdued vnto him, then shall the Sonne also himselfe be subiect vnto him, that did subdue all things vnder him, that God may be all in all. Els what shall they doe which are baptized for dead? If the dead rise not at all, why are they then baptized for […]

“For he [Christ] must reigne till hee hath put all his enemies vnder his feete.The last enemie that shalbe destroyed, is death. For he hath put downe all things vnder his feete. (And when he saith that all things are subdued to him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put downe all […]