Because He Lives

 May 21

"The voice of rejoicing and salvation
is in the tents of the righteous.
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly,
the right hand of the Lord is exalted,
the right hand of the Lord does valiantly."
Psalm 118:15-16

The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is the single most glorious deed in all of human history. In overcoming death, Jesus promises that all who believe in him will also overcome death. That Jesus lives is what makes Christianity different from all other religions. There is no other founder of any religion, no author of any 'holy' book who has overcome death. Buddha is dead. Mohammed is dead. Confucius is dead. Joseph Smith is dead. They are all dead. Only Jesus Christ is alive, promising eternal life to all who believe in him and surrender their lives to him.

vs 22-24:
"The stone which the builders rejected
has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the Lord’s doing;
it is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day the Lord has made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it."

Salvation was first offered to Israel, but was rejected. Yet that stone that was rejected is the very foundation stone upon which all else is built, and anyone who builds his house on that stone will weather all storms of life, will stand regardless of the intensity of Satan's efforts to destroy them, because that stone - the Lord Jesus Christ - is solid, is steadfast, is alive, and is totally trustworthy.

When one speaks of the resurrection of Christ he is looking to that awesome day and proclaiming, "This is the day the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it." Because of it, we have eternal life!

"Because he lives, I can face tomorrow ...Life is worth the living just because he lives."