And if Christ has not been raised, then all our preaching is useless, and your faith is useless.

 And we apostles would all be lying about God—for we have said that God raised Christ from the grave. But that can’t be true if there is no resurrection of the dead.

But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. He is the first of a great harvest of all who have died.

1 Corinthians 15:14-15, 20 (NLT)

Jesus went willingly to the cross for us. He went without murmuring, without complaints, without hesitation, for us…

Good Friday in rememberance of His horrific death…nailed to the cross, let’s pause and give thanks, for His blood and sacrifice. He who is without sin, a perfect “Lamb” of God. It is beyond any scope of human understanding, yet we know it happened, and it was done for us!

Remembering what Christ did and realizing the extent of love the Father  as He sent His own Son to His death, should make us thankfuleveryday of our life.

The Resurrection of Christ will look a little different this year because of the restrictions due to this evil virus pandemic. The places of worship will be empty, but the meaning and the reason for rejoicing are unchanged. In fact, more reason than ever to rejoice as Christ’ victory over death, and evil, bring resilience and purpose, to our lives.

After all nothing can take us from Christ:

 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.  For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.  -Romans 8:37-39 (NIV)

My niece lost her father-in-law last night to this horrific Coronavirus. A man who was kind, loving, generous and gave back to society.  As my niece, and her in-laws mourn their loss, so too many others here in the USA, across the miles, and world.

It is a sad time, a dark time.

But, in Christ, we are strengthened, and confident that this too shall pass. However, not without an indelible mark upon our souls, as we are all affected by the invisible evil that has besieged the world, and gripped our hearts.

God will bring us through it and with it many ‘new things’ will be discovered, and new beginnings will emerge from the ashes.

While people are complaining about toilet paper, and items missing from shelves, it’s best to put our perspectives into a harsh reality. Toilet paper, purell, or soap, these items are just “stuff” —  Whereas, people have died. Grandfathers, grandmothers, sisters, brothers, fathers, mothers, friends, neighbors, so on and so forth.  These lives are gone…but they will live on here on earth, and in eternity.

Christ died for us…He lives on in each and every one of us who have accepted Him into their lives.

He alone is in control, and He alone can stop this chaotic frenzy with a wave of His hand.

He alone can heal the broken-hearted and He alone can bring about peace throughout our land.

The question is when, not if...because to Christ be the glory now and always, and all things according to His timing and will.

“Father God, thank You for Your Son and for loving us as much as You do, I surrender all to You, and love You always, in Jesus name, Amen.”

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