Happy Resurrection Day!

I absolutely love the good news of Easter Sunday:

But the angel said to the woman, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here, for he has risen, as he said.  Come, see the place where he lay.  

(Matthew 28:5-6, emphasis mine)

He has risen indeed!  What wonderful news to Jesus' followers then and now: Christ has risen from the dead, just as he said he would.

Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled."  Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures, and said to them, "Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem.  You are witnesses of these things."

(Luke 24:44-48, emphasis mine)

Again, what amazing news- that the Messiah (the God-Man) would suffer and die (in our place because of our sin) and then rise from the dead (triumphantly) so that in his name (alone) we can find forgiveness of sins through faith and repentance.  incredible!!!!


Happy Resurrection Day!  I hope you can also find great joy in the incredible news!


I'm including a great song about Christ rising from the dead that I've been singing a lot lately (Matt Maher's Christ is Risen).  

 
Lyrics here..