Today is the best day of my year every year. Better than my birthday, better than my kids birthdays, better than holidays, better than our anniversary, better even than Christmas Day.
My entire faith hinges and rests on the foundation of this day. Good Friday is not good if the resurrection never happened. Jesus would be dead, forsaken and abandoned. I would be helpless and hopeless and either still at the mercy of a righteous God or merely waiting for my atoms to return me to the dust. Neither offers me much meaning or hope. Not so the resurrection.
Why? Because the tomb is empty, the grave has not been robbed but has been left. Because a man who was crucified is alive. Because God raised Jesus from the dead. Today is a day of magnificent celebration the sign to the universe that freedom is coming, it is compelling, it is convincing.
Why? Because of the significance of this day I know that death will not have the last word, because of this day sin will not defeat me but has itself been defeated. Because of this day I am alive, I am free, I am forgiven, I am rich, I am healed, I am clothed with grace and am full of hope.
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