by Hazel Straub
It is amazing how God uses what seems certain defeat and turns it into victory! The enemy of our souls thought he had won a tremendous victory condemning Jesus to painful death. There were guards at the tomb and a huge rock covering the entrance. Surely, all this meant defeat. Instead it was the scene of the greatest miracle ever.
No force from hell, could keep Jesus in the tomb. God gives resurrection life and Jesus our Messiah came out of the tomb, victorious over death. Jesus’ victory brings redemption for all who are lost in their own pit of rebellion and sin, encased hopelessness for anything different. Everyone who accepts Jesus also experiences resurrection from certain death to new life in Christ. No longer defeated but gloriously transformed.
Christ’s resurrection brings new life to all who accept him and turn from their sinful ways. Those who walk with him show new life. Hallelujah! He is risen!
All honor to God, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; for it is his boundless mercy that has given us the privilege of being born again so that we are now members of God’s own family. Now we live in the hope of eternal life because Christ rose again from the dead. And God has reserved for his children the priceless gift of eternal life; it is kept in heaven for you, pure and undefiled, beyond the reach of change and decay. And God, in his mighty power, will make sure that you get there safely to receive it because you are trusting him. It will be yours in that coming last day for all to see. (1 Peter 1:3-5 TLB)
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