"So when this corruptible has put on incorruption, and this mortal has put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written: 'Death is swallowed up in victory.' O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory? The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Cor. 15:54-57)

A boy and his father were traveling in a car when a bee flew in through the open window. The boy was so highly allergic to bee stings that both he and his father knew that his life was in danger. As the boy frantically jumped around trying to avoid the agitated bee, the father calmly reached out and grabbed the bee with his hand and killed it. The father took the bee sting so that his son would not be hurt.

Likewise, Jesus took the sting of death for us. We gain the victory through Him. Let us strive to overcome as He did.