HE IS RISEN!

“He is not here; He has risen, just as He said…” (Matthew 27:6)

When the angel of the Lord said those three words to Mary Magdalene and to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and to the other Mary, everything changed. Jesus had preached the gospel to the multitudes healing their sick and performing signs and wonders among them, but their lives were still encumbered by their normal worries and cares of life. Jesus had walked on water, but He could not keep Peter from doubting and sinking into a sea of fear and trepidation. He fed the five thousand, but the people were soon hungry again. Jesus told the truth to the Jews about His identity and His mission, but they still passed judgement to crucify Him. Pilate found no fault in Him because Jesus was perfect, yet he washed his hands and allowed the Jews to free Barabbas instead. Without those three words, life would be hopeless. We would be left to deal with all the problems and pain of daily living without the Good News that Jesus is alive.

 
He is Risen!

Those three words changed my life on January 6, 1956. When I trusted Jesus as my Savior as an 8-year-old boy, the risen Christ came to live within my heart. He changed everything. Because Jesus is alive, I have a living Savior “…who walks with me and talks with me and tells me I am His own.”  The Bible says, ​“If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him” (John 14:23). Because He is Risen, Jesus is at home in my heart.

 
He is Risen!
​

He lives inside me and all those who call Him Lord and Savior.

 
He is Risen!
​

Because Jesus is alive, He changes dark days into bright days. Remember what He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12). This world and all those who do not believe live everyday incumbered by darkness and all the stumbling blocks that litter their path. Unbelievers live with stumped toes and bruised shin bones. Things get very painful when you don’t have Jesus to light up your way.

 
He is Risen!
​

We walk in His light, like the Bible says, “…He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin” (1 John 1:7).

 
He is Risen!
​​

He helps me carry my burdens and gives me strength to overcome every problem I face. When Jesus walked away from death and the grave, any problem coming my way pales in significance.
 
     How can paying my bills compare with the freedom He achieved when He broke loose from a cold dark tomb?
    How can my burdens be heavy when He carried His own cross and watched an angel roll that 5,000 lb. stone away from the doorway of His burial place?
 
Jesus walked away from death so that every burden and care we have can be overcome in victory. The Bible says, “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting? The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:55-56)

 
He is Risen!
​​
Let the Risen Savior Give You Today
the Victory that Overcomes the World.