What does "He has risen" mean for our daily faith and hope? He Is Not Here; He Has Risen! “ ‘Do not be amazed! You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here.’ ” (Mark 16:6) What difference does that one sentence make when the alarm clock rings tomorrow? Everything. A Living Savior Means a Living Faith • Our trust rests on Someone alive, not on a memory (Romans 4:25). • Because He lives, He “always lives to intercede” for us (Hebrews 7:25), so prayer is never a monologue. • Failures need not define us; the risen Christ restores and reuses repentant disciples just as He did Peter (John 21:15-17). Resurrection Power for Everyday Obedience • The same power that raised Jesus now lives in us through the Spirit (Romans 8:11). • We “walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4)—habitual sins lose their claim when we count ourselves dead to sin and alive to God (Romans 6:11-14). • Ordinary tasks gain eternal weight; “your labor in the Lord is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58). Hope That Outlasts the Headlines • We are born again “into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3). • Future resurrection is guaranteed: “Because I live, you also will live” (John 14:19). • Grief is real, but despair is forbidden (1 Thessalonians 4:13-14). Freedom from Fear of Death • Death has lost its sting (1 Corinthians 15:55-57); for believers it becomes a doorway, not a dead end. • Courage in life’s risks grows when the worst-case scenario is already conquered (Philippians 1:21). Fuel for Holy Living • Knowing Christ lives heightens accountability: the Judge is risen and returning (Acts 17:31). • Purity is not legalism; it is resurrection gratitude (1 John 3:3). • Daily choices echo the empty tomb—choosing light over darkness (Ephesians 5:8-10). Purpose for Our Mission • The risen Lord’s first words to His followers: “Go” (Matthew 28:18-20). • Evangelism flows from certainty; we are witnesses, not marketers (Acts 1:3, 8). • Service becomes celebration: we announce good news, not offer religious guesswork. Settled Assurance in Unsettled Times • Economies wobble, cultures shift, bodies age—but Jesus Christ “ever lives” (Hebrews 7:24). • The empty tomb is history’s fixed point; our feelings fluctuate, His victory does not (2 Timothy 2:8-9). • Each sunrise echoes resurrection: new mercies, new beginnings (Lamentations 3:22-23). He has risen. Therefore, keep trusting, keep hoping, keep walking—because the One who conquered the grave walks with you today. |
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