As we reflect on Easter, I find myself meditating on the resurrection of Jesus. Of all the ways to redeem humanity, God chose resurrection. In our 21st century post-modern thinking, it seems a bit ridiculous to believe in fairy tales, let alone the reality that someone could come back from the dead. Yet my whole life is oriented around the resurrection of Jesus. If it didn’t happen, then what we would have is just another religion and Jesus as just another religious teacher. Our lives would simply end in a death that is final.
However, as I’ve continued to walk with Jesus for over twenty years now, I know in my heart that He truly did rise from the dead. I know this truth not because of some hopeful wish. I know it because I’ve encountered, experienced, and heard Him and because my life has been changed in ways unimaginable. Once you encounter the risen Lord, walk with Him, and see His transforming power in your life, you’re left in awe, wonder, and amazement. You are left knowing that He came to earth in physical flesh, lived and died, and then rose from the grave. It is my hope that you will encounter Him and that your love for Him will grow as you praise Him and find yourself filled with inexpressible joy.