THE RESURRECTION

THE RESURRECTION: OUR VICTORY, OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, OUR NEW BEGINNING 

A traditional Easter call-and-response in many orthodox churches goes like this:

CHRIST IS RISEN!

HE IS RISEN INDEED!!!

The origin of this powerful declaration is found in scripture:

“The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.”  Luke 24:34 (KJV)

While this confirms the resurrection of Jesus as a historical truth, it is so much more than an event—it is the foundation of our faith and our victory.

We know the story: Jesus was crucified, He died, He was buried, and on the third day, He rose again. But what truly happened in those moments?

As Jesus hung on the cross, He cried out:

“My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”  Matthew 27:46 (KJV)

In that moment, Jesus bore the full weight of sin—our sin. Along with it came condemnation, disease, sickness, pain, shame, reproach, and every burden known to man. Because God is holy and cannot behold sin, Jesus experienced separation from God, His Father, so that we would never have to.

When He died and descended, He carried all these things into the depths where they belonged—and He left them there.

And then… He rose.

Not with the burden.

Not with the pain.

Not with the shame.

He rose victorious.

HALLELUJAH!

“Because of our sins he was given over to die, and he was raised to life in order to put us right with God.”  Romans 4:25 (GNT)

The resurrection made us right with God.

We were given the gift of righteousness. Now, when God looks at us, He sees the righteousness of His Son, Jesus.

Another powerful implication of the resurrection is this: Jesus keeps His word.

“Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and I will raise it again in three days.”  They replied, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you are going to raise it in three days?”   But the temple he had spoken of was his body.   After he was raised from the dead, his disciples recalled what he had said. Then they believed the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken. John 2:19–22 (NIV)

This reminds us that every word Jesus has spoken—every single promise—will surely come to pass.

The resurrection is also proof of the life He came to give us: a life of abundance.

If by His stripes we were healed, and through His sacrifice we were made rich, then we must embrace all that He has made available to us.

“Though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.”.  2 Corinthians 8:9 (GNT)

“Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” 3 John 1:2 (KJV)

God desires our health.

God desires our prosperity.

How can we reveal Jesus to the world if we are bound by the very things He already paid for?

The resurrection signifies a new beginning.

The old us was nailed to the cross with Him.

The old us died with Him.

The old us was buried with Him.

But when Jesus rose, He did not rise with the old.

He rose, NEW.

And so have we.

“My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me…”. Galatians 2:20 (NLT)

This is the reality of the resurrection:

We are no longer who we used to be.

We are no longer bound.

We are no longer condemned.

We are alive in Christ.

The Resurrection of our LORD and Saviour Jesus Christ is our Victory, our Righteousness and our New beginning. 

HALLELUJAH

OLUYINKA EGO-MARTINS ©