Remember the days of the hotel “wake-up call?” I can’t remember the last time I’ve asked for one when I’ve traveled; the reality is that we have cell phones and a digital alarm clock as a backup. But I thought about that this week in terms of Easter. It’s the ultimate wake-up call!
As Jesus stood at the grave of his friend Lazarus, he said: “Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26). Life on earth is not a one-way journey to the cemetery. When we die, we wake up and go on living in a different place. We change locations!
How can we be assured of this? Because of Jesus’ resurrection! As Paul says in his great explanation of the resurrection, “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” (1 Cor. 15:14) Without Christ’s resurrection, we have no future. But because Christ has been raised from the dead, our future is assured. As the apostle Paul summarizes: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” And that victory includes our own resurrection in the new heavens and earth. We too shall be raised as Christ has been raised! Hallelujah!
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Aaron
As Jesus stood at the grave of his friend Lazarus, he said: “Jesus said to her, 'I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” (John 11:25-26). Life on earth is not a one-way journey to the cemetery. When we die, we wake up and go on living in a different place. We change locations!
How can we be assured of this? Because of Jesus’ resurrection! As Paul says in his great explanation of the resurrection, “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.” (1 Cor. 15:14) Without Christ’s resurrection, we have no future. But because Christ has been raised from the dead, our future is assured. As the apostle Paul summarizes: “Death has been swallowed up in victory.” And that victory includes our own resurrection in the new heavens and earth. We too shall be raised as Christ has been raised! Hallelujah!
Grace & Peace,
Pastor Aaron
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