He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed

So as you might know, today is Easter Sunday in the Christian church. Sort of a big deal for Christians all over the world. But why? What does it mean, why does it matter?

Well, Easter Sunday is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.

res·ur·rec·tion

[rez-uh-rek-shuhn]

Yes. This man rose from the dead. How? The power of God. I can’t really explain it past that because I am not God. But that still doesn’t answer the question- what does it mean? Why does it matter?

Have you ever thought about what people are most afraid of? They’re afraid of death. One of the worst things that can happen to you is losing a loved one to death. It is hard, it is painful, it is something no one wants to suffer. However, I think something we often overlook is the fact that the fact that death is here is a direct consequence of sin.

“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23

I am not saying that once you sin, you die. It doesn’t work that way. I am saying that we suffer death because of our sin. Reverse that: if there was no sin, there would be no death. Death is not a natural thing- we were made to live forever when God created us in the beginning. But we sinned.

God doesn’t want us to suffer death. Easter reminds us that through God, through Jesus, death will be conquered and we will suffer no more.

“The last enemy to be defeated is death.” 1 Corinthians 15:34

This does not say, “After we die we shall be reunited with the Lord.” It says that through the miracle of Jesus’ resurrection, death will actually be destroyed- death will be no more. Can you imagine a world where you do not have to fear the day when death will strike? Because of Jesus, you can have the hope and vision that one day, death will be conquered, and we will be able to live forever with Him and with the ones we love.

Happy Easter :)