"If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied."
Easter is the ballgame...it changes everything.
If Jesus didn't rise from the dead then we are pitiful fools worthy of the worlds sympathy.
If Christ was just a good guy, who had some useful advice, and was martyred for His opinions, then we have nothing but some interesting stories, and a mentor.
But if the grave is empty...that changes who, and what we are.
So there is no hedging your bet, no playing it safe...
Christ Himself said pick up your cross, give all you have away, leave all you know ... and follow me. That is not a mentor, that is a King. So it is either nothing, or everything, and Easter is the determining factor.
If they found His body, then He lied and we are fools. But if His tomb is empty we are redeemed. Those are your two logical choices. But the most common choice is somewhere in the middle and Paul says that is lunacy.
If you follow a guy who falsely claimed to be God, because you like some of the things He said, that is irrational. If you believe Jesus is God and rose from the grave, and yet it doesn't impact how you live, that too is insanity. So make the call.
This Easter make a decision ... if He is who He said He is ... it should change you. If faith, in fact, changes your eternal destination, then it is worth living and dying for and should impact everything you do from this moment on.
Easter is our deliverance, it is the most important event in human history and it is the only reason for Christmas and the Cross. When Christ walked out of that grave He changed our eternity.
This Easter don't be distracted by the pageantry. Instead contemplate the single moment in time that changed everything - and let it change you.
“Without the resurrection, the cross is meaningless.”
― Billy Graham
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