He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead, just as he said would happen. Come, see where his body was lying. Matthew 28:6 NLT
He is risen! Today we look back on the day Jesus rose from the grave. What does that mean for us believers? It means that we share in His victory over death, sin and all the powers of hell.
You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross. Colossians 2:13-15 NLT
The ground began to shake The stone was rolled away His perfect love could not be overcome Now death where is your sting Our resurrected king has rendered you defeated
He lives to take away my shame And He lives forever, I’ll proclaim That the payment for my sin Was the precious life He gave But now He’s alive and There’s an empty grave…