Posts with the tag “resurrection”

“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone.” - Colossians 3:13 Forgiveness is not appeasement; it’s resurrection in motion. Every time you lay down revenge and choose mercy, you’re declaring that what Jesus did was enough—enough to raise the dead, enough to mend what seems irreparable.Paul points to Jesus as our model. Just as we were raised from sp...  Read More

“Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus.” - Hebrews 12:1-2 When the initial excitement fades and the road grows long, perseverance is what remains. But in Christ, endurance is more than grit; it’s resurrection power helping us finish our story faithfully, even through setbacks.The writer of Hebrews paints the Christian life as a race, not a sprint. It’s r...  Read More

"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” - 1 Corinthians 10:31There’s a curious holiness in the everyday. Resurrection isn’t reserved for Sundays or the mountaintop moments. It comes disguised in alarm clocks, laundry baskets, and bumper-to-bumper commutes. Paul tells us nothing is too plain or trivial to sparkle with resurrection power.Paul urges first-cen...  Read More

"For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." — Ephesians 2:10 If you pause under a starry sky, you sense the vastness of creation and the careful artistry behind it all. It’s easier to appreciate God’s handiwork in a mountain range or a tapestry of wildflowers than when you look in the mirror. Yet, Paul insists: you are God’s m...  Read More

“And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile… If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.” - 1 Corinthians 15:17,19What do you live for? The world pulls us to focus on results, accolades, comfort—now. Even Christian faith can be reduced to strategies for happiness and success. But resurrection beckons us further: What if your deepest hope outla...  Read More

“The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, ‘Abba, Father.’” - Romans 8:15Childhood can be a game of belonging. On playgrounds or at dinner tables, we ache to know whether we are wanted, loved, and truly "home." So much of life, even in adulthood, is colored by the fear...  Read More

"Then he said to Thomas, 'Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.’" - John 20:27Some wounds change us forever—marks of deep sorrow, regret, or trauma that seem to set us apart. When we think about “new life,” we hope for pristine, unbroken beginnings, yet resurrection, in the way of Jesus, includes scars. The risen Lord carries th...  Read More

“And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.” - Romans 8:11The confetti of Easter has settled, and we are left with ordinary Mondays and everyday struggles. It’s easy to lose the wonder and to slip quietly back into survival mode. But here is the mind-b...  Read More

“In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!’” - Luke 24:5-6The sun rises on resurrection day and history splits wide open. The graveyard becomes a garden. Those who came to mourn find themselves swept up in a miracle—the world’s first Easter dawn. The phrase “He is not ...  Read More

Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them what he had said to her. - John 20:18Mary’s phrase, “I have seen the Lord,” carried significant meaning in the first century. It was the language of legal testimony. It implied firsthand witness. Mary was saying, “I saw Him with my own eyes. I encountered Him myself.” This was not secondhand information o...  Read More

“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.” - Colossians 3:1 Resurrection is not just something Christians believe happened to Jesus. It is something that is meant to show up in the way you live. When God brings someone to life in Christ, the change does not stay hidden. Over time, it begins to surface in how you think, respo...  Read More

“And you were dead in your trespasses and sins.” – Ephesians 2:1 It is easy to think the problem with our lives is that we need to do better. Try harder. Clean a few things up. Add better habits. Be more disciplined. That way of thinking feels natural because it keeps control in our hands. But Scripture tells a very different story about what was actually wrong. Before Christ, we were not just str...  Read More

"He is not here, for he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay." - Matthew 28:6 Easter changes everything. On Friday, the world saw defeat. Jesus was beaten, mocked, and crucified. His body was laid in a tomb, sealed behind a massive stone. His followers were filled with grief, confusion, and fear. But what looked like the end was only the beginning. Because on Sunday morn...  Read More

"Joseph took the body, wrapped it in clean, fine linen, and placed it in his new tomb, which he had cut into the rock. He left after rolling a great stone against the entrance of the tomb." - Matthew 27:59-60 The day between Good Friday and Easter is often overlooked. It is the day after the suffering but before the celebration. It is the in-between. The silence after the cross but before the resu...  Read More

"For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." - Romans 10:13  Have you ever wondered what sets Jesus apart from every other religious figure in history? It's a single event that distinguishes Him, a moment that echoes through time—the resurrection. Consider this: Mohammed, Buddha, Joseph Smith, Confucius—each left a mark on the world, but in death, their stories ended. You can vi...  Read More

“We all went astray like sheep; we all have turned to our own way.” – Isaiah 53:6 Isaiah 53:6 paints a vivid picture of humanity’s fallen state. Like sheep who wander aimlessly, we have all strayed from God’s perfect path and turned to our own ways. The Apostle Paul echoes this sentiment in his letter to the Romans, reminding us that we have all fallen short of the glory of God (Rom...  Read More

“And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins.” – 1 Corinthians 15:17  Do you know what a worthless faith is? It is having faith in something that is not alive forever. If your faith is in a statue or a monument, you have a dead faith. If your faith is in your job or your income or your possessions on earth, you have a worthless faith. If your...  Read More

“Moreover, we are found to be false witnesses about God, because we have testified wrongly about God that He raised up Christ, whom He did not raise up, if in fact the dead are not raised.” – 1 Corinthians 15:15  If Jesus didn’t live, die, and rise from the dead, then we are in a world of trouble. What kind of trouble? Well, our preaching would be in vain. Our faith would be in vain. ...  Read More