(philstar.com) Updated April 08, 2012
Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. — Mark 16:2
Think of what it would be like if we went to bed some night knowing
that the sun would not rise again the next morning. Think of the
coldness, the unending darkness, the inescapable fingers of death that
would gradually move across the earth. Plants would wither, flowers
would wilt, trees would die, and all of life would perish for lack of
sunlight.
But praise God, the sun does rise every day. Its warm, life-giving
light floods the earth. The “death” of a sunset each day is followed by
the “resurrection” of a sunrise the next day — and our hope is renewed.
Every morning the rays of the sun remind us that the long night of sin
and darkness will give way to eternal day in heaven.
Even more sure than the rising of the morning sun is the certainty
of our resurrection in Jesus Christ. The dark night of death came upon
Him, and His lifeless body was laid in the tomb. But He arose! And in
His resurrection is the promise of our own resurrection to life. The
apostle Paul declared, “Even so in Christ all shall be made alive” (1
Cor. 15:22).
The next time you see the sun rise and watch its ray brighten the
morning sky, let hope fill your heart. It is a reminder of your own
sure resurrection! — Dave Egner
Rejoice in glorious hope!
Our Lord the Judge shall come
And take His servants up
To their eternal home. — Wesley
READ: 1 Cor. 15:20-28
Christ’s resurrection is the guarantee of our own.
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