Jesus is my hope and
trust
Death is swallowed up in
victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? For sin
is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power. How we
thank God, who gives us victory over sin and death through Jesus Christ our
Lord!
1 Corinthians 15:55-56 NLT
Jesus lives, and so shall I: Death, thy sting is gone forever! He for me hath deigned to die, lives the bands of death to sever. He shall raise me from the dust: Jesus is my hope and trust.
Jesus Lives, and So Shall I
Christian Furchtegott Gellert (1715-1769)
Christian Furchtegott Gellert (1715-1769)
Just a happy ending?
What difference does
Christ's resurrection make? Is it just a happy ending to an otherwise tragic
tale? No, of course not. Jesus had to rise, as Peter eloquently stated
at Pentecost. It was impossible for death to defeat the Lord of life. The
Resurrection proves that Jesus was the Son of God. Our faith is built on this
solid foundation. As Paul wrote, "If Christ has not been raised, your
faith is futile; you are still in your sins.…If only for this life we have hope
in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men" (1 Corinthians 15:17,
19). But He has risen! And as Jesus promised His disciples,
"Because I live, you also will live" (John 14:19).
Without Christ, human
life is merely prolonged death. Everything is decaying. But Jesus gives us
eternal life, which radically changes our life on earth. Not only do we have
eternity to look forward to, but we have the power to live in right
relationship with God and others right now in our daily lives. Jesus is our
hope for the future and our trust for each day. Praise Him!
Our "Resurrection
Week" readings are adapted from The One Year® Book of Hymns by Mark Norton and
Robert Brown, Tyndale House Publishers (1995). Today's is taken from the entry
for April 2.
Digging Deeper/Telling
Others: For more on the meaning
of Easter, read Why the Resurrection by Greg Laurie (Tyndale,
2005), also available in 6-pack for distribution.
Content is derived
from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale
Publishing House
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