Why the Resurrection of Jesus Matters on an Ordinary Day
Easter morning is a wonderful day to sing about the resurrection. It is also good news on a quiet Tuesday, when the laundry is waiting and you are deciding how to love the people around you.
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead,
(1 Corinthians 15:20, NIV, excerpt)
Some people in Corinth were denying the resurrection of the dead. Paul explained how much depended on the truth that Christ had risen: the Gospel, forgiveness, and the future of those who belong to Him. He then affirmed that Jesus had indeed been raised, the firstfruits of those who had died. Christ’s resurrection grounds His people’s hope of life with Him.
Carry resurrection hope into an ordinary day
The Savior we trust is alive. We can pray to Him, respond to His grace, and look toward the future He has secured for His people.
Take a moment today to name why that matters to you. Perhaps you need courage to turn from sin, patience for a responsibility, or hope as you remember someone who died in Christ. Bring that need before the risen Lord.
You could read a few verses from 1 Corinthians 15 with your family or a friend. Let the conversation stay simple: Jesus rose from the dead, and our hope rests in Him.
Then carry that hope into one act of love. The resurrection belongs at the center of Christian life, including the ordinary hours in which we learn to follow Jesus.
A prayer
Risen Lord Jesus, thank You for the hope we have in You. Shape our ordinary days with faith, grateful obedience, and love that looks toward life with You. Amen.
Read 1 Corinthians 15:12-22 in the NIV.
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