So how is death working for you?

That's a strange title, but it is a thought generated from a strange verse at first glance. In 2Cor.4:12 Paul writes: "So death works in us..." I couldn't help faintly hearing Dr.Phil's voice, "So, how's death working for you?" in my mind. Sometimes Paul is hard to understand, so I had to mull over this one a while. I looked over several related Scripture verses, and finally got enough handle to be able to let it go. You know, death isn't an exciting word, and it has the connotation of THE END. So to say "...death works in me" well that's hard to understand.But if you are a follower of Jesus, by now you have probably been baptized (if not, you should go ahead and take care of that). At baptism we see the picture of one dying to the old self...in a sense you are joining the crucified Christ, and then you are raised into newness of life...like the resurrected Christ (albeit this is symbolic, because you haven't received your resurrected body yet). Get this, your eternal life begins the day you accept Christ. Death has no hold on you. Death- better understood as the crucifying of the flesh is a good thing. Killing off that old guy...our old ways is a wonderful testimony of Christ in us! ---Let's finish that verse, because Paul said, "...death works in us, but life in you." When people see that I have died to that old man, the flesh, it creates life in those that want what I've got and turn to follow Jesus; who by the way, is the Resurrection and the Life!" ---Come on! Getch yo dead body on out and show it off to somebody!