"He is not here, he has risen!" Today brings the fulfillment of the weekend and all that it means. Today is the day we remember the resurrection of Jesus our Savior. All of Christianity rests on this day. As Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:17-19, if Christ has not been raised, our faith is futile; we are still in our sins and we are to be pitied more than all men. Why? Because if Christ could not defeat death itself than he was not above all things. Death would have been greater than him and therefore he would not have the power to deliver us from our sin. He would be subject to death just as we are.
But he overcame death! And this is the day where all of the good from the crucifixion culminates and is celebrated. Because without today, Friday would have meant absolutely nothing; the crucifixion would have not accomplished anything for the sins of the world. Friday is only Good Friday because of the events of Sunday. But at the same time Sunday only means something because of the events of Friday. You cannot have Friday without Sunday and you cannot have Sunday without Friday. That is why I like to celebrate the weekend as a whole and remember each day for what it means.
Today all of the mourning of the last two days disappears as we remember the great victory of Jesus over the grave. Acts 2:24, "But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him." That is why Easter is my favorite holiday, because without this event, the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, there is no salvation for anyone. But because of what we celebrate this holiday, I have been redeemed from my sin and I now have the promise of an eternity with the one who loved me enough to give his life for me even while I was still in sin.
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
Romans 5:8
He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!
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