Easter: Celebrate Your Resurrection

The resurrection is not just about something that happened in the distant past. Nor is it about something that will happen in the far future. Paul didn’t say “we shall be raised with Christ,” he said “since then you have been raised with Christ....”  The resurrection is an accomplished action; a victory won.  It has already occurred, and it is a present reality – a reality that all those who have personally trusted in Christ have experienced. And Paul is basically telling the believers at Ephesus, and us as well, that we need to live and act like resurrected people. There was a cartoon in a magazine, that depicted a pastor addressing an overflow congregation on Easter Sunday and asking, “Are you not just a little curious as to what goes on here between Easters?” Well today we want to talk about what goes on between Christ’s resurrection 2000 years ago, and our blessed hope, when Christ shall come and we shall be taken up to spend all eternity with Him..But between those two Easters, or resurrections, we need to live a resurrection life. Resurrection is the key, the guide, the power, the reason for living life now in this world.  The resurrection changes the way we live life on earth.  It makes a difference in our day to day life.