Hello dear friend,
Greetings to you in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Recently we all have celebrated the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Today I would like to share few things on the resurrection of Jesus Christ that the Spirit of God has put on my mind.
First of all I want to affirm you that Jesus is indeed risen from the dead and He is alive!
- Jesus Himself told His disciples that He will rise again from the dead. Matthew 26:32, Mark 14:28.
- After resurrection the angel of the Lord told Mary that Jesus is risen. Matthew 28:5-6, Mark 16:6.
- Jesus appeared to His disciples. Mark 16:14
- The apostles preached about Jesus’ resurrection. Acts 4:2
Now once we have established that Jesus is risen from the death, it is important for you to know the benefits you would receive of His resurrection.
I will share 4 things that I taught in our church this Sunday, it blessed me, hope it blessed our people, and I believe as you are reading this, you will also be blessed, encouraged, informed, and prepared.
- Jesus’ resurrection proves that Jesus is the Son of God:
Romans 1:4: And He (Jesus) was shown to be the Son of God when He was raised from the dead by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is Jesus Christ our Lord.
What does it mean to be the Son of God?
Many people argue whether Jesus is God, if He is “He didn’t tell it in His own words when He was here on earth. But when Jesus was arrested and was asked if He was the Son of God, Jesus said yes! The high priest tore his cloths and said, we don’t need any further evidence, crucify Him.
Because the word Son of God means God! Since Jesus is God, therefore death and grave couldn’t hold Him, in fact He was holding the grave till the appointed time to be risen.
The Bible says, those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. God wants us to live in the grace, power and authority just like Jesus Christ, our Lord.
- Jesus’ resurrection removed our sins.
1 Corinthians 15:17: And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is WORTHLESS and you are still in your SINS.
What is the Christian faith?
That Jesus is the Son of God, He was sent by God to redeem us, He lived a holy, righteous, and blameless life, died for all our sins, buried, and raised to life on the third day, and He is also coming to take us where He is.
If Jesus didn’t raise from the dead, all our faith is meaningless. But since He is risen from the dead, and we believe that he has paid the price for all our sin, therefore in Him we have become righteous. Amen
In Jesus all our sins (past, present and future) have been washed with the blood of Jesus.
- Jesus’ resurrection gives us new life:
1 Peter 1:3: Blessed be the Lord and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, because of His great mercies He has given us NEW BIRTH in the living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
Romans 6:4: Therefore we have been buried with Him by the baptism of into in death, in order that just as Christ has been raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too may walk in the NEWNESS of life.
We all have a story to tell, a story of our past. But the day we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Saviour, we become a new creature, born of the Spirit of God.
If Jesus was not been raised from the dead we would all be born in sin, live in sin, and die in sin; but since Jesus is raised to life, we have been given power to live a new life that bring glory to the Father and is also a blessing to the people around us.
- Jesus’ resurrection guarantees our future resurrection:
2 Corinthians 4:14: For we know that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise up with Jesus and present us with you.
1 Corinthians 12:20-23: But as it is, Christ has been raised from the dead, the FIRSTFRUITS of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead also comes through a man.For just as in Adam all die, so also in CHRIST ALL WILL BE MADE ALIVE. But each in his own order: Christ, the firstfruits; afterward, at his coming, those who belong to Christ.
At the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ all who belong to Him will raise up with Him!
My heart is willed with the joy as we remember and meditate on these benefits we have at the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I pray, may you live in a revelation to be a son of God, and has been given a grace to live a new life in Jesus, and whose sins are completely and eternally removed, and prepare to meet the Lord at His coming.
May the resurrection power of the Lord Jesus Christ manifest in every areas of your life for the glory of God and for the blessing of the people around us in Jesus name. Amen.
With much love and blessings;
Ps. Jeevan Kumar & Ps. Leena Jeevan
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