I know everybody was done talking about Easter a few days ago, but I’d like to share with you some things I was reminded of as I celebrated the resurrection of our Lord last weekend.
Good Friday was followed by Resurrection Sunday. Jesus didn’t stay in His grave, and therein lies the miracle that affects you and I today; when He stepped out of His grave, He made a way for us to escape ours. Each of us has to be broken by our sin before we can be resurrected by His sacrifice, and each of us has to recognize our sin and our inability to fix it before He can breathe life into our death and write another chapter in our stories. His victory over sin and death is the unexpected plot twist, it was the punch Satan didn’t see coming. If He has stayed in the grave, there would be no validity to His claims that He is God. If He had stayed in the grave, we wouldn’t have a solution to our biggest need. If He had stayed in the grave, I would still be a sinner destined for hell to pay my debt.
I serve a God who has power over sin and death, but do I live like it? The miracle He did when He stepped out of the grave is the same miracle He wants to do in each of our hearts and lives. It’s so easy to be mentally stuck in a situation that seems to have defeated me in every way; but if He stepped out of the tomb, I can rest assured that no situation is too far gone for Him to redeem if He chooses to do so.
Proclaiming His Goodness 