𝟏𝐂𝐨 𝟏𝟓:𝟔 𝐊𝐉𝐕 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞; 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩.
Today’s Devotional…
It is not a fairytale. Some 2000 years ago, a man indeed died, was buried for three days, then rose again to life and now lives forever.
His name is Jesus Christ.
In a world without recordings, cameras, or storage drives, living witnesses were the primary source of evidence. They were far more important than we realize today.
Having more than five hundred living witnesses to testify on a single case made it quite authentic at a time when two witnesses were enough to establish a case according to the law.
The Apostle Paul wrote the above letter at a time when more than 250 of these eyewitnesses to the resurrection of Christ were still alive, and no one contested his claim.
We can therefore boldly conclude that Jesus indeed died, stayed in the grave for three days, resurrected, and ascended into heaven bodily, according to the recordings of the eyewitnesses.
Having established that the resurrection of Christ was absolutely true, it is safe to conclude that the purpose of His death and resurrection has been accomplished – sinful mankind has been forgiven, and given the gift of righteousness in the life of Christ. Ponder…
May the Holy Spirit reveal Easter to you beyond a mere festive holiday, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen
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