He is Risen

He is Risen

Mark 16:5-6, “And entering into the sepulcher, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.  And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him.”

            Today is Easter Sunday.  This is the day each year that we celebrate Christ’s resurrection.  One major differences in Christianity and other world religions is the fact that Christians serve and worship a Savior who is alive.  Other religions serve aa god or a plurality of gods who once lived and are now dead.

            So, He lives on this Easter morning!  Ad a Christian I can sing with Joy “I serve a risen Savior.  He’s in the world today.  I know that He is living, whatever men may say.”  The thing that makes all the difference is the witness of the Holy Spirit that “He lives within my heart.”  That is the reason that many Christians refer to this witness as a “know so salvation”. 

            The story of redemption is a wonderful story, but it wouldn’t mean very much to me if I had not experienced Christ’s saving power in my life!  Romans 8:16 attests to the fact that, “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.”  If God’s Spirit witnesses to your spirit this Easter Sunday that you are God’s child, you are blessed beyond all expectation!

Song for the Day  “He Lives” by Alfred H. Ackley