He is risen!

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the scriptures:” 1 Corinthians 15v3-4 (KJV)

There is a song which goes – I am serving a living God, His name is Jesus Christ, He died, and rose, and gave me victory, I have victory. I am reminded of another which goes – He’s alive amen, He’s alive, Jesus is alive, forever He’s alive amen. Hallelujah. Indeed Jesus came and died, but He rose again, amen. Romans 4v25 (AMP) says of Jesus that “Who was betrayed and put to death because of our misdeeds and was raised to secure our justification (our acquittal), [making our account balance and absolving us from all guilt before God].” Jesus died for us, was brought back to life by God, and is now an Advocate (1 John 2v1) for us, our Great High Priest (Hebrews 4v14), who lives forever to make intercession for us with the Father (Hebrews 7v25). Hallelujah. The apostle Paul addressed some who said there was no resurrection of the dead saying “And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that He raised Christ from the dead. But He did not raise Him if in fact the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied. But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man.” 1 Corinthians 15v14-21, (NIV). Thank God that we serve a living God.

Supplementary Text

““Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know. This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross. But God raised Him from the dead, freeing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on Him.” Acts 2v22-24 (NIV)

Prayer

Father, we thank You because Christ is risen. We thank You that one day He will come back for His church and we will be raptured. Thank You, thank You, thank You in Jesus name we pray, amen.