He Has Risen

On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. 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 24:1–6 NIV

He has risen! (He has risen indeed).

Jesus was dead -- and then He wasn't. Think about that for a minute; really dead, then really alive, and still alive at this moment. The resurrection is an amazing reality that changes our lives. The amazing reality of Easter is that the resurrection is not just a ticket for another time and place, the resurrection is not an irrelevant part of the story, the resurrection is not just an Easter thing, the resurrection is an invitation to life, it is hope itself when all hope seems to be gone, it is peace in the midst of our greatest fears. Life, hope and freedom from fear. The resurrection is not a ticket to another time and place, but a reality that is meant to be played out every day in thousands of ways.

-- How has the reality of the resurrection played out in your life?
-- How might the reality of the resurrection be played out in your life tomorrow and the next day?

He has risen! (He has risen indeed).