The Special of the Day… From the Orange Moon Cafe
“The Remembrance of Resurrection”
“When therefore He was risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this unto them; and they believed the Scripture, and the word which Jesus had said” (John 2:22).
Remembering that the Lord Jesus Christ is risen from the dead, in accordance with what the Scripture hath said, comprises much of the life of faith to which God calls us.
Regarding every circumstance, condition, or situation, recalling the empty tomb prepares us to view our hearts and lives as full of the risen Lord Jesus. We do so by faith, affirming the resurrection regardless of anything that may contradict the truth that began our walk with God, and continues it forevermore. Indeed, the confession of the risen Christ that occurred in the first blessed moment of our salvation serves as the ongoing affirmation of faith whereby we live in the light of our Lord’s victory. “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him” (Romans 10:9; Colossians 2:6).
Such faith involves far more than simply the fact of our Lord’s life beyond life, glorious as that is. We must also remember and affirm the significance and application to our lives of such truth. A present, active, and engaged Lord Jesus is risen from the dead. We rejoice in His empty tomb not only at Easter, but also in the myriad opportunities life affords for the remembrance of resurrection. In all things, the confession of a vitally present and active Christ secures our hearts and strengthens our capacity to enjoy our blessings and face our challenges. “Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ” (II Corinthians 2:14).
Is the Lord Jesus risen from the dead? Is He present - vibrantly present and active - in our hearts and lives? Life will present countless opportunities, privileges, and responsibilities to remember and answer “Yes” to these most significant questions of our lives. An empty tomb means that this moment, whatever it may hold, teems with the risen life and active presence of our triumphant Savior. Such is “the faith which was once delivered unto the saints,” and such is the grace given to us for remembrance, affirmation, and confession (Jude 1:3). The tomb is empty. The throne above is occupied. Jesus Christ is Lord. This is truth. This is reality. This is the fact of this moment, and of all that will follow. May this, the remembrance of resurrection, be with us now and always.
“He is risen, as He said.”
(Matthew 28:6)
Weekly Memory Verse
Sanctify them through Thy truth. Thy Word is truth.
(John 17:17)
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