All week we have been reflecting on the resurrection.

The women at the tomb. The wonder, the fear a stone rolled away what does it mean? The courage they show as they enter that tomb. They are greeted by a young man in glowing white – he has a message, but can it be true? They are told not to be alarmed and then we read ‘trembling and bewildered’… they flee the tomb.

The news of Jesus resurrection was (I am struggling for a word to use here as any word I think of does not seem to consider the enormity of the moment and the life changing reality of the action I will leave the sentence open as it is too big to fill with mere words). Jesus’ resurrection means hope and freedom from death something no one can achieve unless they are God, or the power of God is assisting them. The resurrection of Jesus is the action in history where God’s power should cause us to tremble but do not be bewildered as we can see how this was planned and this reflects God being totally in control. The resurrection is a show of power to the exclusion of all other power ever seen in the history of humanity. Death defeated. The humble servant King is ruler of all.

Does the resurrection fill you with awe and wonder? Does knowledge of it and reflection on it cause your heart to leap and your spirit to lift. We are the resurrection people. We are the children of hope.

‘You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the Spirit of God who lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness. And if the spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his spirit, who lives in you.’

Romans 8 verses 9- 11

Reflect his resurrection power today. 

Song by Stuart Townend All My Days

Emma-Jane McNicol – Creek Road