Resurrection Power, An Easter Message

Romans 8:10-11

(10) But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

(11) If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.

Christ IS the Resurrection, and that means when you are in Him, you are indwelt with Resurrection Power!

It still sounds a little religious. I am a theologian and I love Greek language, I love research and I love Bible doctrine. But I want you to understand that the theology, the depth of this thing is entirely practical. The Resurrection Power of Christ is not just for a seminary classroom or an in-depth Bible Study, it’s for every day life!

Approaching this day I asked several people in my own home, along with Facebook friends just what the Resurrection Power of Jesus Christ means to them in their daily lives. It’s given that you believe it, of course you believe it if you are a Christian! But when you wake up on Monday morning and head to school, work, whatever it is that you do, why does it matter that Jesus Christ rose from the dead? How is knowing this and celebrating this going to help you live in a chaotic, sin-filled and problem wearied world?

Resurrection Power means:

The second chance, the God of Grace and Mercy who fixes broken people-everything is fixable! (MJ-my daughter)

The Resurrection is the power of intercession: Jesus is alive and speaking on my behalf (A. my wife)

Satan and Death are defeated enemies (Ruth)

A Living Lord separates Christianity from Religion (Grace)

I can walk in His Kingdom TODAY (Mike)

Sin and Death no longer can hold me in bondage (Tracie)

Agreeing and hollering GLORY to all the above, I’ll add a couple of my own!

Whatever is messed up in this world, will be right one day! (me)

Everyone will get what’s coming, every wrong will be made right. (me)

It aint over, till it’s over! (Rocky Balboa and Yogi Bera)

and we got a ways to go yet! (me)

just imagine . . . those who are physically disabled today will one day dance in beautiful coordination and leap in ecstatic joy. Those who spend their lives absorbed in total darkness will see every color in the spectrum of light. In fact, the first face they will see will be of the One who gives them sight. And those precious souls whose minds and emotions are limited by mental disability, disease, or old age will enjoy to the full unhindered and uninhibited relationships. It's enough to put a smile on any weary face. There's nothing like the hope of resurrection to lift the agonizing spirits of the heavyhearted. (Chuck Swindoll)

The hope (the absolute assurance of a future event in Biblical terms, not just a dice roll) of a bodily resurrection…is what raises me from my bed in the morning! It’s the only reason that I can go on. (me)

When I take it in to the marketplace with me:

I can know that Christ is alive and helping me daily, I realize that His presence is real and it surrounds me.