Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.
Luke 24:5b-6a
It is the point that changed everything for everyone.
Had Jesus died for our sins but stayed dead, our relationship with God would be bridged but the victory would have been temporary. Death would still have the last word. Life would be minimized. The eternity and permanence of death would be the norm forever.
But because Jesus did rise from the dead, because He did defeat death, He reversed that narrative; that reality; that sentence. Death doesn’t get the last word – life does. Our adversary doesn’t get the last word – God does. Our sins don’t get the last word – mercy does.
The victory of God’s promised Messiah, Jesus is what the Old Testament prophecies pointed toward and what our blessed eternal reality flow from.
Our suffering will end. Our heartache will be healed. Our struggles will be supplanted. Through faith in Jesus all that affects us negatively will pass away; because death has passed away. Because Jesus rose. Because Jesus won. Because he is alive! Because the tomb is empty!
Now everything is different; everything has changed – and that’s the greatest news of all!
“Christ has risen! He is risen indeed! Hallelujah! Amen!”
Scriptures
- Psalm 118:19-29
- Luke 19:28-40
