It's a Big Deal

“Our God is not dead, He’s alive, He’s alive!”  If this doesn’t make you excited I don’t know what will?  This is the basis for our faith.  If Jesus didn’t rise from the dead, then our faith means nothing and life is pretty meaningless.  Oftentimes, it seems like the resurrection of Christ is downplayed.  For some people, it is treated as just an event that happened a long time ago and that has a minor significance to our lives today.  But Jesus’ resurrection is a really big deal.  Our lives should reflect this not just one day of the year, but every day.

It’s easy to go to church on Easter Sunday and bask in the joy of the resurrection during that time, and afterwards, put any thoughts of Jesus’ resurrection on the back burner until the next year.  Maybe we too have at some point glossed over what it means for our lives.  But the resurrection is ultimately the reason for our faith.  It should impact the way we live each and every day of our lives.

If something as brutal and excruciating as Jesus’ crucifixion can turn into the greatest event in history and the biggest source of joy just a few days later, then everything we experience in our lives can also be an opportunity for joy.  If we allow Jesus to resurrect our hearts and let the truth of His resurrection change our lives, our suffering and burdens can be transformed into joy too.  The world sees suffering as meaningless, but as Christians, we know that our suffering can be offered up and that it can unite us to His Passion, even when it is hard to accept or when we don’t understand it.  We know that Jesus can transform us through the trials and challenges.

Jesus’ resurrection also gives us a reason for hope.  Because he defeated sin and death, he has opened up the path to eternal life with Him.  This reality should impact the way we live.  Who doesn’t want to get to heaven and live with God for eternity?  It is the resurrection that gives us reason to believe that we will be able to have life after death.
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Christ is risen from the dead!  And this is no small event.  We must realize the significance this has to our lives and allow it to impact the way we live.  Today and everyday, may you live in a way that allows others to believe in the power and beauty of the resurrection!