04/05/2026
He is risen, the tomb is empty, death has been defeated, and everything has changed because what looked like the end was actually the beginning of everything.
The stone rolled away, the grave clothes folded, the body gone, and angels declaring what seemed impossible, He is not here, He is risen, just as He said.
Teach me to live as someone who believes in resurrection, to carry myself differently because the grave couldn't hold You, to face everything with confidence because You conquered death itself.
Death doesn't win, the enemy is defeated, hope is alive, fear is finished, and the worst thing that can happen is never the last thing.
Help me celebrate this truth not just on Easter but every day, to let resurrection power transform ordinary moments, to remember that the same power that raised Jesus lives in me.
Remind me that because You rose, I will rise, that Your resurrection guarantees mine, that death has lost its sting and the grave has lost its victory.
Give me joy that overflows from this reality, worship that matches the magnitude of resurrection, faith that's anchored to an empty tomb and a risen Savior.
Let me declare with all creation today, He is risen, He is risen indeed, and because He lives, everything is different, everything is possible, everything is new.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
