This Week
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What Difference Does It Make? He lives to take me from death to life
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Without the resurrection of Jesus, death would be permanent. No one would have come back from the dead to explain what happens after death.
Jesus told his disciples what would happen on the third day, but they were slow to believe the Easter truth. So God ensured that his people had witnesses to assure others that Jesus did not remain dead.
He lives, and it makes a difference! I too shall live. Physical death is now a pathway to paradise. Jesus has already made me spiritually alive by giving me faith in his resurrection. In every possible way, Jesus takes me from death to life.
What Difference Does It Make? He lives to dry my tears and take away my fears​​​​
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I can walk through a cemetery where loved ones are buried. What do I feel? Sadness as I think of their departure? Fear that I will soon join them? Resignation and despair because everything returns to ashes and dust?
Without the resurrection of Jesus, I tremble at death, and my tears continue to flow.
But Jesus lives, and it matters. Jesus is the resurrection first fruits for the harvest of humanity. The dead are not dead forever. Death is not final at all! My deceased Christian loved ones are not gone forever. I will see them again. Jesus will do exactly what he promised.
He dries my tears. He takes away my fears. He opens the portal to heaven and gives me eternal life.
