He is Risen

I sit in my recliner on this my 46th Easter morning. My thoughts do not drift to bunnies or eggs. This is my 29th Easter as a devoted follower of Jesus. I think back to my first Easter after being saved. I went to a Son Rise service and was fascinated. The thought of Jesus rising from the dead nearly overwhelmed me that first Easter after I had trusted Christ for salvation. I did not know back then I would stand and preach each Easter about the resurrected Christ. All I knew was Jesus changed my life and I loved Him.

29 years later I still love Him and Jesus is still changing my life. He is alive seated at the right hand of the Father always making intercession for me. I do not serve a dead religion made of up meaningless rituals. I serve Jesus and today I celebrate He is risen!

They tried to kill Him off. They succeeded for a Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. They were not prepared for resurrection Sunday. You see death could not hold Him. The grave could not keep Him. The stone could not contain Him. The cross did not finish Him. His enemies could not silence Him. The religious leaders could not get rid of Him. Mary could not find Him. Pilate could not wash His hands of Him. The Jews rejected Him. The power of God resurrected Him. His Father awoke Him. Hell feared Him. Satan could not defeat Him. Demons were no match for Him. Thomas could no longer doubt Him. Peter no longer denied Him. Many have trusted Him. The multitudes continue to believe in Him. Many others ignore Him.  The ages have rejected Him. Atheist deny Him. Pagan scholars cannot explain Him. America has little room for Him. The church still preaches Him. Few really want to follow Him. Fewer are really in love with Him.  Even now a remnant wait for Him.

He is my King of Kings. My Lord of Lords. He is my Savior, Redeemer, Prince of Peace, Lamb of God, the Lion of Judah, Emmanuel, the Way, the Truth, the Life, the Light of the World, the Bread of Life. He is the Alpha and Omega.  He is Jesus Christ and today we celebrate He is risen from the dead!

He is not a lifeless statue. He is not a dead revolutionary. He is not a forgotten religious teacher. He is the Messiah and He is risen and alive forever more. He is alive and active. He is still saving. He is still healing. He is still delivering. He is still loving. He is still drawing. He is still answering. He is still working. He is still reviving.

 Today I celebrate that truth. His death paid for my sins. I have been bought with a price redeemed by the precious blood of the Lamb. I once was lost but now I am found, was blind but now I see. His kindness brought me to repentance and now I am a new creation. Jesus who began a good work in me is faithfully completing that work until the coming of His day. Though I am aging on the outside I am continually being renewed on the inside. Soon the King will come back. Soon and very soon I am going to see the King. Hallelujah. Jesus is alive. He is risen. It is still fresh in my heart 29 years later after I first met Him. Have you heard of Him? Have you personally been introduced to Him? He is risen and He is coming back.