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The Power of the Resurrection

Greetings to you in the name of Christ! During the month of April, we will once

again celebrate the resurrection of our Lord.  We believe that Christ’s death and resurrection give us the certainty of forgiveness of our sin and the promise of eternal life.  In the world  in  which  we  live,  too many people  don’t know  or don’t understand the  power of the resurrection for their life.  Unfortunately, too many want nothing to do with the resurrection, but Jesus clearly tells us, “I  am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” (John  14:6 NIV).   As I   stop to think about the power of the resurrection,  I   am reminded of this story, “In a cemetery in Hanover, Germany, is a grave on which were placed huge slabs of granite and marble cemented together and fastened with heavy steel clasps. It belongs to a woman who did not believe in  the resurrection of the dead. Yet strangely, she directed in her will that her grave be made so secure that if there were a resurrection, it could not reach her. On the marker were inscribed these words: ‘This burial place must never be opened.’ In time, a seed, covered over by the stones, began to grow. Slowly it pushed its way through the soil and out from beneath them. As the trunk enlarged, the great slabs were gradually shifted so that the steel clasps were wrenched from their sockets. A tiny seed had become a tree that had pushed aside the stones.”  (--Bible Illustrator)

Isn’t it amazing how one little thing can have such a dynamic life force?  The power of the resurrection may seem small in that it was an event occurring about 2000 years ago, but in that event is the tremendous power of God's Word.  The above story continued by sharing the point that God’s Word will someday call to life the bodies of all who are in their graves.   He will also bring back every person drowned at sea, cremated, or destroyed in some other way.  We continue to do ministry in an environment that is hostile to the message of the cross, but we remember that the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us it is salvation.  Nothing could deter the resurrection long ago and nothing can deter Christ’s coming again.   As you celebrate the resurrection, may you be reminded again of God’s incredible love for you now and each day of your life.  Know with certainty that the glorious resurrection is coming.  May God find you faithful at His coming and may God use the gifts that He has given you to share again the resurrection message of Jesus Christ through your life.   God equips, strengthens, and sends you through His Word and through His Church.  May you be ever so faithful in your attendance and participation in His House.  I  pray that you have a blessed Easter!

In Christ

Pastor Jeffrey Geske

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