Devotional Guide—April 21

Easter Sunday

April 21, 2019
Praise:  Our Response to
God’s Generosity and Grace

“But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then Christ has not been raised; if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain.” I Corinthians 15:13-14

Do you wonder why we come to church every Sunday, gather to sing, pray, and listen to the pastor teach? Sunday is resurrection day, the day the Lord came from the grave, telling the world that he has overcome death, that we no longer fear, that he has provided eternal peace with God! Thus, Sunday worship!

And that changes our outlook on everything. Oh, we grieve when someone we love goes before us into that eternal realm that we read about but cannot imagine. We miss the person and long to have him/her back. But we know that those who have committed their lives to Christ live on in their resurrected lives!

How do we know? History. Josephus’ Antiquities records that Jesus was alive, seen by many after the crucifixion! And our Bible assures us of resurrection! Paul says if resurrection is not a fact, nothing in our faith means anything!

Yes, Jesus is alive! And one day we will be like him! Scripture tells us, “Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has it entered into the mind of man, the wonderful things that God has prepared for those that love him!” And some day we will be alive in a way that we cannot even imagine!

Prayer: Father, we praise you for our resurrected Lord! Anngels sang when he was born! Today we sing that we have been born through faith in him.

“I am the resurrection and the life.” John 11:25
Lenten Devotional Guide
prepared for Homosassa United Methodist Church, Spring 2009
by Patience Nave, Christian Education Director