04/04/2026
EASTER: Life out of Death
CONSIDER: He... is... risen! Yes, Jesus Christ is risen indeed! Only Christ is both the resurrection and the life. However, life—God’s Life—can only come out of death. So without the crucifixion, there could have been no resurrection: no death, no life. One died for all so that all might live—the just for the unjust. Hence, the glory of the cross and the wonder of the resurrection make Easter the supreme expression of God’s love. Oh, how He loves you and me!!!
Pause for a moment to reflect upon the fact that Jesus Christ took your place and died for your sins. Consider the implications of this. Would you want to relive all the horrible, sinful events of your past? Most certainly not! Yet, that is exactly what Christ did for you upon the cross. He felt your pain, your sin, your suffering, and your shame. He became you in every respect and agonized through every wretched detail of your life. Now that is truly amazing grace, and it’s motivated by pure, unconditional love. Always remember that God loves you very, very much, and the cross proves it.
REFLECT: When Christ died on the cross, love was manifested, and justice was served. Such an extreme sacrifice, by both the Father and the Son, is perfect love in action. That kind of sacrifice is inconceivable to me. I don’t think any of us can fully grasp it.
Christ, who knew no sin, became sin on our behalf. In that brief span of time (three days between His death and resurrection), Christ tasted death for every single person, and that includes you! Just as the three Hebrews in the third chapter of Daniel came out of the fiery furnace without the smell of smoke, so Christ came out of the fiery depths of hell untainted. “He seeing this before spoke of the resurrection of Christ, that His soul was not left in hell, neither His flesh did see corruption” (Acts 2:31). Christ arose victorious over death, hell, and the grave! Hallelujah!
However, for Christ, death was not the end but only the beginning. When God the Father raised Christ from the dead, it was the beginning of the new age . . . the age of the new creation in union with Christ. Life out of death: Christ died as you, so that you might live as Christ. Thus, upon receiving Christ, He becomes your life, which means that you are now alive forevermore—alive by His Life! Easter marks your new lease on Life—for all eternity!
Adapted from Introducing THE NEW YOU
Alive by His Life,
Dr. Lewis & Lue Gregory
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