Every Sunday, we begin our worship service proper with the words, "King Jesus is risen from the dead! He is risen indeed!" Like anything else we say over and over, these statements — gloriously true as they are — run the risk of losing their power to amaze and transform us. So sometimes it's good to think about them when we're not saying them.
Bishop Wright mentioned once that a friend of his, the missionary to India and author Lesslie Newbigin, was asked if he was optimistic or pessimistic about some issue. Newbigin’s answer was, “I’m neither an optimist nor a pessimist. Jesus Christ is risen from the dead.” That says it all. Because Jesus lives, we are a new creation. Because he lives, we are being made new day by day. Because he lives, the glory that will one day be revealed is already evident in us and in our community. Praise his holy Name!!
You want a goosebump? Check out this little video "Because He Lives." Thanks to my friends over at "The Rabbit Room" for putting me on to it (as to so much other good stuff).
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