They said to them, Why do you seek the living one among the dead? He is not here, but he has been raised. Remember what he said to you while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners and be crucified, and rise on the third day.
Luke 24:5-7
The message of the angels is clear: Jesus is the living one.
Jesus didnt come to have a deadening effect upon the world, or upon anything. He came to bring life Gods life. This life isnt something that switches on after we die. It pulses within us now. Paul put it clearly.
If the Spirit of the one who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, the one who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also, through his Spirit that dwells in you. (Rom 8:11)
The Christian way of life has its challenges, but it is never meant to be dull, listless, blank, stale, flat.
Thats something worth remembering, especially on a bad day.
Gods life Gods own life is pulsing within me.
Now. This very moment.
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