Friday, the body of Christ commemorated the death of Jesus as a salvivic event, wherein humankind was redeemed through His death. However, it didn’t stop there, because though he died a greater event was about to take place. A physical resurrection of Jesus Christ from the grave. Jesus having been dead and buried, through the power of God overcame death and raised from the dead and so doing the redemption of mankind is acquired.
For every other religion in the world, this seems unexplainable and incomprehensible but for the church, it is the event in history that makes Jesus unique, not as a prophet, not as a seer, but as the church prophecies him to be the incarnation of God in flesh.
The Bible tells us that He is the first fruits of those who rose from the dead and it is this hope tied into the promise of eternal life that is celebrated throughout churches across the world. Jesus’s victory is our victory too and we scripture reminds us that we are more than conquerors through him that loved us – Romans 8:37.
In response to a question about why Jesus’s death was different to other ‘famous ‘people, Billy Graham replied ‘Jesus’ death “wasn’t that of a martyr,” but rather “His death was that of a Saviour!”
Jesus took on flesh, became human, entered our world to reach us, to redeem us, to save us. It is only in Christ Jesus that we find true hope, hope that never fades. Songwriters Stuart Townend and Keith Getty penned these words, now a modern Hymn…
In Christ alone, my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
here in the love of Christ, I stand.
This week let us spend time sharing with others of the hope we have found in the Resurrected Lord.
Happy Resurrection Sunday!
