Resurrection Sunday

Grace, peace, and mercy from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! Greetings in the Name of the Lord!

Today is Resurrection Sunday - the day we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. What a marvelous day! This is the most joyous day for Christians around the world. Because of Christ's resurrection, we are dead to sin and alive in Christ (Romans 6). If Christ had not conquered death, we not be able to claim victory over sin. Remember what Paul said in 1 Corinthians 15:14-17, "And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins." The Bible makes it clear that we are free from our sins not simply because of his death on the cross, but because he defeated death and gloriously ascended!

Enjoy this Resurrection Sunday and take time to reflect on the goodness of God. He loved us so much that He sent His own Son to die for our sins - and then raised Him from the dead that we enjoy intimacy with Him.

Jesus, we thank you for our redemption.

-Stephen

Thanks to John Eldredge for inspiration for this post. Brothers and sisters, read Waking the Dead by John Eldredge for more inspiration and encouragement as to living life with a heart fully alive.