What will you do with the resurrection of Jesus? Your whole world rises and falls on this question. You can’t take a passive approach to the resurrection, because if Christ has been raised from the dead, then this means you have a Lord and Master. If he was raised, then you will be raised, if you bow your knee before him.
This is the great hope of the gospel, that all that know themselves to be sinners in need of a Saviour, and who look to Jesus Christ for saving, have been uniquely and intimately united to Jesus Christ. So that all that is Christ’s is now theirs.
“Who is Jesus?” is the most important question in the world. The entire cosmos encircles around it, for it is the question at the heart of the universe.
God is the master painter painting the portrait of your life. Sometimes the master paints with dark colours to create a masterpiece far more beautiful than you could have ever imagined.
The One who rules and reigns over everything, who is seated at the right hand of God, comes to you in the night and says, “Take courage. I am praying for you.”
Have you ever fallen on your knees and repented before the Risen Jesus? It is possible to spend your whole life seeing Jesus, but never hearing and heeding his call.
If you find yourself in chains, see it as from the Lord. Our hardships shouldn’t be loathed or disdained, but embraced. Think about how this present hardship can further the gospel in your life and press you deeper into the grace of Jesus.
As a saved person, you have been tasked with a job that transcends all other vocations. Your calling is to take the message of salvation to others. It is a calling worthy of your life and it demands courage, conviction and determination.
In our culture, we have lost the virtue of valuing anything more than our own lives, but for the Christian, spending eternity with God is worth far more than our next breath.
There is encouragement in the gospel that displaces the troubles and burdens in your life.