1 Thessalonians 5:10–
[He] died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. 

Philippians 1:21,23–
To live is Christ, and to die is gain. . . . I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. 

2 Corinthians 5:8–
We would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 

Our devotional reading is from the book, Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die by John Piper.

Our devotion for today is part of our devotional series entitled,

Fifty Reasons Why Jesus Came to Die.