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Wood frogs are similar to every other animal in the world, with one big exception. Every year, they freeze to death, only to come back to life when Spring arrives.

Each September, two-thirds of the water in their bodies turns to ice, their hearts stop beating, and their blood stops flowing. They are for all intents and purposes, dead. And then, as the months become warmer, they thaw out and hop away, as if nothing happened.

In Romans, Paul tells us “If we have united with Him in a death like His, we shall certainly be united with Him in a resurrection like His. We know that our old self was crucified with Him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.” (6:5-6)

Just as the wood frog comes back to life in the spring, our stories don’t end on earth. That’s why we as Christians should be known for our joy, our hope, and our peace. Death is not our ending. Because of the resurrection of Jesus, we will be raised to live with Him eternally. 

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