Christ lives today!
April 13, 2009 (Monday) The day after Easter.
“We serve a risen Savior. He’s in the world today. He lives! He lives!”
A few years ago, I took an interest in studying my family history, and learned quite a bit about my ancestors. One truth is self-evident: most of my relatives have died. I have a special kinsman that the Bible names as my “Elder Brother,” and that is Jesus Christ. He died, too, but He lives today! He rose from the dead, conquering sin and death. He is risen!
Many people sincerely ask today, “Did Christ rise from the dead?” A group of about 150 religious scholars and writers organized in 1985 into what they named, “The Jesus Seminar.” They concluded that there was no resurrection and no one other than Mary Magdalene visited the tomb. Moreover, they said, the lack of this belief should not affect our faith. The Apostle Paul looked at it differently, when he wrote, “If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins” (1 Corinthians 15:17 NIV). Ample proofs are given in the New Testament record, not the least of which was the startling change in all the Disciples, who were transformed from a dejected and depressed disorganized group to a dynamic, enthusiastic band of individuals who spent the rest of their lives declaring the power of their resurrected Lord.
Since He rose from the dead back then, He is still alive today. The emphasis of the Resurrection is that Christ lives today! He is at work in the hearts and lives of those who trust Him. He is at work in this generation. He can help you right now.
Does Christ live in you? Does He live in your attitudes? Your activities? Your daily deeds? Your business life? Your work life? Your church life? Your home life? Does He live in you? The only way the people of the world are going to see Christ is to see Him in you, His child.
Christ can make His home in your heart by faith. Please receive Him today.